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david22
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 04.15.2008

Friday @ 11:56 AM ET
Cousins taking shots on Stol during the warmups ?

What's the likely penalty for that, other than the default first round pick forfeiture.
Turnitaround
Joined: 07.03.2011

Friday @ 12:02 PM ET
Cousins taking shots on Stol during the warmups ?

What's the likely penalty for that, other than the default first round pick forfeiture.

- david22


Sens also have to forfeit every battle of Ontario series’s after this one for as long as they have roster a player with a name that sounds like Cousins!
Trilla
Ottawa Senators
Location: ON
Joined: 06.02.2013

Friday @ 12:04 PM ET
I thought Sanderson would’ve had more jump in this series. Both him and Chabot have really done nothing substantial on the offensive end.

We’ve seen Jake be dynamic in games and I think he’s not able to find his game in their end. It’s unfortunate because when the offense dries up you rely on your dmen to generate opportunities and we can’t seem to break through
Turnitaround
Joined: 07.03.2011

Friday @ 12:05 PM ET
Leafs are doing a lot of good things that we can’t seem to match:

-Winning faceoffs and it’s not even close (probably scored 4-5g off faceoff wins)
- blocking a ton of shots from our dmen
- capitalizing on their pp…capitalizing on our pk
-boxing out/ preventing secondary chances from Stolarz
-opportunistic goals
- Stolarz outplaying ullmark
- core4 outplaying our best players
-depth scoring

I feel the games have been very close…a bounce here or there could’ve swung things differently at any given moment.

Gotta tip the hat…I can’t possibly walk out this series thus far feeling the Sens have been wronged..they’re simply not doing enough and they’re facing a team that’s better polished and prepared.

- Trilla



Probably the most balanced pov I’ve read from a rival team fan…ever?
Turnitaround
Joined: 07.03.2011

Friday @ 12:07 PM ET
Also when is the game 3 post coming from Zak or Gibby?
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Friday @ 12:07 PM ET
I thought Sanderson would’ve had more jump in this series. Both him and Chabot have really done nothing substantial on the offensive end.

We’ve seen Jake be dynamic in games and I think he’s not able to find his game in their end. It’s unfortunate because when the offense dries up you rely on your dmen to generate opportunities and we can’t seem to break through

- Trilla


So far, and it really isn't over quite yet, the sens come across as a "just happy to be here" from a lot of the players not named Brady.
Atomic Wedgie
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: At the centre of the hockey universe
Joined: 07.31.2006

Friday @ 12:14 PM ET
Cousins taking shots on Stol during the warmups ?

What's the likely penalty for that, other than the default first round pick forfeiture.

- david22

Have you seen the video?

It's absolutely nothing.

I was calling for suspensions, based upon the tweets. I couldn't believe there wasn't a brawl.

And then I saw the video.
david22
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 04.15.2008

Friday @ 12:17 PM ET
Have you seen the video?

It's absolutely nothing.

I was calling for suspensions, based upon the tweets. I couldn't believe there wasn't a brawl.

And then I saw the video.

- Atomic Wedgie


I saw a video but figured there had to be more to it, since like you said it was nothing.
david22
Ottawa Senators
Joined: 04.15.2008

Friday @ 12:24 PM ET
Leafs are doing a lot of good things that we can’t seem to match:

-Winning faceoffs and it’s not even close (probably scored 4-5g off faceoff wins)
- blocking a ton of shots from our dmen
- capitalizing on their pp…capitalizing on our pk
-boxing out/ preventing secondary chances from Stolarz
-opportunistic goals
- Stolarz outplaying ullmark
- core4 outplaying our best players
-depth scoring

I feel the games have been very close…a bounce here or there could’ve swung things differently at any given moment.

Gotta tip the hat…I can’t possibly walk out this series thus far feeling the Sens have been wronged..they’re simply not doing enough and they’re facing a team that’s better polished and prepared.

- Trilla


Yup, you can see how green this Sens team is. Even the guys they traded for Cozens and Zetterlund had 0 playoff games, ullmark like 10? A few people have mentioned its a role reversal for the leafs compared to the Bruins / Lighting series they've had.

They seem to be playing a little better each game, so lets see if they can keep learning and adjusting to improve their play into game 4, and hopefully beyond.

Following the playoffs in general, just hope the core continues to develop. Stuzle and Sanderson are the most important pieces to this team and how they continue to improve, although both could have been better this series.






Kinger34
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: We may have already seen Matthews at his potential - SMBDragon, ON
Joined: 07.04.2011

Friday @ 1:43 PM ET
Yup, you can see how green this Sens team is. Even the guys they traded for Cozens and Zetterlund had 0 playoff games, ullmark like 10? A few people have mentioned its a role reversal for the leafs compared to the Bruins / Lighting series they've had.

They seem to be playing a little better each game, so lets see if they can keep learning and adjusting to improve their play into game 4, and hopefully beyond.

Following the playoffs in general, just hope the core continues to develop. Stuzle and Sanderson are the most important pieces to this team and how they continue to improve, although both could have been better this series.

- david22


I don't dislike the Sens at all. Brady Tkachuk for all of his silliness is a guy I would want on my team 100 times out of 100. I think Stutzle has looked really good so far, just not getting the points. He was the most dangerous player on the ice last night IMO.

The Sens remind me of the 2016-2017 Leafs vs Caps round one. A green team with a lot of talent and potential but need to learn how to play playoff hockey. I think that the Sens are a much heavier team than the Leafs were back then and their defensive structure is better than the Leafs was then.

At the end of it all a couple of bounces had gone the other way the series could be 2-1 Leafs or 2-1 Sens.
Aaron_85
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 04.22.2014

Friday @ 2:26 PM ET
Yup, you can see how green this Sens team is. Even the guys they traded for Cozens and Zetterlund had 0 playoff games, ullmark like 10? A few people have mentioned its a role reversal for the leafs compared to the Bruins / Lighting series they've had.

They seem to be playing a little better each game, so lets see if they can keep learning and adjusting to improve their play into game 4, and hopefully beyond.

Following the playoffs in general, just hope the core continues to develop. Stuzle and Sanderson are the most important pieces to this team and how they continue to improve, although both could have been better this series.

- david22


What you gotta hope for is a close game 4. You don't want the leafs to 1. score first or 2. get up a couple goals.

I can see how younger guys would kind of sink in their attitude that "It's over" and kind of run out the clock. Giroux may be able to rally them to some amount but I don't think Green has it in him.
AlfieisKing
Ottawa Senators
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 11.05.2007

Friday @ 2:33 PM ET
I don't dislike the Sens at all. Brady Tkachuk for all of his silliness is a guy I would want on my team 100 times out of 100. I think Stutzle has looked really good so far, just not getting the points. He was the most dangerous player on the ice last night IMO.

The Sens remind me of the 2016-2017 Leafs vs Caps round one. A green team with a lot of talent and potential but need to learn how to play playoff hockey. I think that the Sens are a much heavier team than the Leafs were back then and their defensive structure is better than the Leafs was then.

At the end of it all a couple of bounces had gone the other way the series could be 2-1 Leafs or 2-1 Sens.

- Kinger34

AlfieisKing
Ottawa Senators
Location: Canada, ON
Joined: 11.05.2007

Friday @ 3:08 PM ET
You walk into a room, David Perron has been moved for picks.

Claude Giroux is ready to sign a 1 year @5.25M.

The following deals are ready to be signed:

A) Brock Boeser - 7 years @7.625M

B) Nikolaj Ehlers - 7 years @7.25M

C) Ryan Donato - 6 years @5M

D) Taylor Hall - 1 year @4.75M

E) Brock Nelson - 2 years @6.5M

F) Jeff Skinner - 1 year @4.5M

What are you doing?
Mithos
Joined: 04.14.2021

Friday @ 3:28 PM ET
You walk into a room, David Perron has been moved for picks.

Claude Giroux is ready to sign a 1 year @5.25M.

The following deals are ready to be signed:

A) Brock Boeser - 7 years @7.625M

B) Nikolaj Ehlers - 7 years @7.25M

C) Ryan Donato - 6 years @5M

D) Taylor Hall - 1 year @4.75M

E) Brock Nelson - 2 years @6.5M

F) Jeff Skinner - 1 year @4.5M

What are you doing?

- AlfieisKing


Donato is not worth 5M he had a career year and is 29, he doubled his previous career record, easy pass, future buyout for the team that signs him.

Boeser is slow

Ehlers is Norris 2.0

skinner sucks, the others are too old and too great a risk of regression for long term contracts
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