jetsniper Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 losing to Columbus ... you gotta be kidding me ... 6-2 gosh... Gerber sux put him on waivers this guy will no longer regain his previous form, no one wants Gerber from now on... Sens need to get rid of him now! It was total control by the Columbus ... actually it was quite impressive game they played .. but Gerber giving stupid weak goals AGAIN !!! I always feel embarrassed a Canadian team losing to 1 of the worst team in the league... that team had no superstar beside Fedorov that I know! You need to give Columbus a ton more credit, they've been a completely different team since Hitchcock took over. Teams that normally kick their ass (namely the Northwest division) have struggled against the Jackets. Definitely a team on the rise (everyone knows they're underachieving anyway) and not one to be taken lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_faerie87 Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 You need to give Columbus a ton more credit, they've been a completely different team since Hitchcock took over. Teams that normally kick their ass (namely the Northwest division) have struggled against the Jackets. Definitely a team on the rise (everyone knows they're underachieving anyway) and not one to be taken lightly. Yepp. I had them making the playoffs this year...so we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Well, Ottawa's not that great of a team. I still don't get why so many scribes are saying they're now a lock for the playoffs - as mentioned previously they've got only a little secondary scoring from guys like Vermette and Fisher after their top line. And defensively, they're not as strong as they were that's why they are losing games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Ryder Posted December 11, 2006 Author Share Posted December 11, 2006 Funny how last week Ottawa looked so confident and how they completely fall apart after that. The main reason is no leadership on the ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 it's very interesting, goal differential has like a .9+ correlation to pts. I've never seen a team have such a good differential without getting anywhere near the predicted points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quebecois Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Its consistency Simonus, blowouts are fine and dandy but its still only 2 pts in the standings. The Habs and Sabres have both yet to go 2 games without registering a point, Sabres havent lost two in a row yet, and thats why they are 1-2 in the NE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Its consistency Simonus, blowouts are fine and dandy but its still only 2 pts in the standings. The Habs and Sabres have both yet to go 2 games without registering a point, Sabres havent lost two in a row yet, and thats why they are 1-2 in the NE. yeah, I know thats what must be happening, but its an unlikely and rare phenomenon. Sure there are blowouts and close losses, but historicallya team that is able to score more goals than it allows will have a winning record. The bigger that differential, the better a winning percentage they should have. Either Ottawa is due for a big correction in the standings, or they are a unprecedentally fundamentally flawed team (which i guess is possible). I haven't the time to check it out, but have they been blowing out crap opponents and losing tight games to better ones? I know Red Wings have done that for a few years but were able to cover it up (during the regular season) thanks to a laughably horrible group of divisional opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 The Senators have done that aplenty in terms of blowing out opponents. They had the same problem last season, running roughshod over weaker teams in blowouws but failing to compete in the close ones.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 just checked it out - ottawa is 7-8 (simplified) against the top 16 teams in the NHL. This about the same as its record against the bottom 14 teams - (8-8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre the Great Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Sens just ain't consistent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smon Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Well, like I said previously they just aren't that great of a team - that's why I'm surprised that Senators fans were so shocked by their performance. They've lost so many good players from last year's squad and downgraded on all levels.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Puck Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Its their goal tending. Gerber is not very good. Emery is okay but not great. The other players they lost hurt but having a good goalie is vital. The Sens don't play a trapping style and so they need consistent tending to win. When they fall behind in a game their opponents usualy trap and the Sens often end up losing a close game. When the Sens get ahead, the opponents open up their game and this often leads to a Sens blowout. IMHO this is why their goal differential is better than their record indicates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc906 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) I don't think Gerber is the man for the job in Ottawa... and that's where the biggest problem is. Beside that, I'll say the average not to say poor performance from Redden, you have to give more than what he's giving right now. Edited December 12, 2006 by kayc906 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iblewafuse14 Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 Yep now they are doing bad again. They are very inconsitent @ times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsniper Posted December 12, 2006 Share Posted December 12, 2006 I don't think Gerber is the man for the job in Ottawa... and that's where the biggest problem is. Beside that, I'll say the average not to say poor performance from Redden, you have to give more than what he's giving right now. Keep in mind, Reds has been hobbled by either a nagging injury or a current one. It's hard to perform at 100% when you're body isn't 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 haha, a good friend of mine is a big Ottawa fan and he say he's boycotting them until the coach is fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 So I went to their game against tampa with a friend.. Man that team is so awful No emotion, no intensity, no desire to win. They just dont give a ****. They simply have no excuse to make only 18 shots on goal against on the worst D in the league and to completely give up when they trail by a goal with 15 min to go. Tampa didnt even played that good but Ottawa players failed to care enough about the game to win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nasty Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 It doesn't get any better for them as Spezza is out for up to 6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 (edited) How humiliating for them.. Philly is in advance 2-1 on them as I type this Come on guys , you playin the worst team of the entire league Edited December 23, 2006 by Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMMR Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Score is now 3-3 in the 2nd intermission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtoVuoti Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 and Sens finally win 6-3 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcat1 Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 First of all see who's masterpiece missing. Devries: Still doing a nice job in Atalnta for 2.052 000 Chara : Redden makes 6.5 a year Pothier: Logging 27:32 minutes a game with Washingtin Havlat : Was leading NHL before getting hurt 6 000 000$ Hossa : Currentr leading scorer of NHL $$ 4 500 000 Heatley against 6 000 000 for Hossa Hasek :8 w 3l this year So after all even if he log points Heatley will never be a leader. Nobody is there to clear the net like Chara did. Redden is always hurt mentally and physically Devries and Pothierare much better than Corvo and Preissing. Havlat would have been the star of that team if they let him the chance. Hossa actually makes too much money for them. Hasek vs Gerber 750 000$ vs 3 700 000$. Jacques Martin is way much a better coach than Murray. Muckler actually looks like a senator and should go in the other basement just downtown and leave the job to new blood. i'm not giving you any explanations 'cause i really don't know but what i hope dearly for the senators is that they don't become the buffalo bills of the nhl... so very good for so very long and getting so very close so very often but never quite reaching it... for buffalo, it was a missed short-yardage field goal that was flubbed by the kicker... for the senators it was a 'last-minute goal' that was flubbed by the goalie... i'm afraid that the next shot will never come again for a very long time GO :hlogo: GO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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