Re: GAME DAY: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Ottawa Senators – 7:30PM EST, Tuesday, March 16, 2010

by Michallica on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:19 am

would it be too much to ask to perhaps have our fans be louder than the visiting team's fans?

We owe the Leafs a whooping so they can revert back to

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:19 am

wprager wrote:"Quiet in here ... too quiet"

It's always bugged me that I'm almost 100% positive that's a line from a movie or TV show. But I could never figure out which one. Perhaps it's become one of those lines that has been repeated so many times in so many places that no-one remembers its origin.

I found this quote from "Repo Man":

Awful quiet in here ... too quiet.

Watched that movie more than 20 years ago. Just once. Don't think I really got it, so could that be the one line that stuck with me?

It is quiet. But I think that has a lot to do with:

1.The Sens suck right now and it's almost a challenge to come and rehash what's going wrong

2.We're so close to the playoffs, that's when the renewed interest will come in.

3.March break, a lot of families doing stuff together

That would be my thoughts. I was asking a mod at HF Boards if the traffic was down there and he said it was down around 55% from pre-deadline to now.

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:20 am

Michallica wrote:would it be too much to ask to perhaps have our fans be louder than the visiting team's fans?

We owe the Leafs a whooping so they can revert back to

Yeah, let's get a little louder than usual.

by Michallica on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:27 am

know what sucks? I had to book carry-over vacation days from work before the end of april, and I need to visit family in California around that period. So without hesitation I booked a ticket for the last week of April (23rd to 1st) without realizing that I could potentially be missing the Sens playoff games 5, 6, 7 for round 1 and the first couple of games for round 2. And since its the U.S., I probably won't be able to stream CBc from there either

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:36 am

SpezDispenser wrote:
wprager wrote:"Quiet in here ... too quiet"

It's always bugged me that I'm almost 100% positive that's a line from a movie or TV show. But I could never figure out which one. Perhaps it's become one of those lines that has been repeated so many times in so many places that no-one remembers its origin.

I found this quote from "Repo Man":

Awful quiet in here ... too quiet.

Watched that movie more than 20 years ago. Just once. Don't think I really got it, so could that be the one line that stuck with me?

It is quiet. But I think that has a lot to do with:

1.The Sens suck right now and it's almost a challenge to come and rehash what's going wrong

2.We're so close to the playoffs, that's when the renewed interest will come in.

3.March break, a lot of families doing stuff together

That would be my thoughts. I was asking a mod at HF Boards if the traffic was down there and he said it was down around 55% from pre-deadline to now.

That sounds about right for how low we are right now.

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:39 am

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
That sounds about right for how low we are right now.

Yeah, or more.

by **sens4win** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:57 am

is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to lose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they lose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:58 am

sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose? Sarcasm

by **sens4win** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:04 am

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose?

stop picking on me its always you

lol maybe im making it more dramatic by puting in more oooooo's

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:34 am

sens4win wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose?
stop picking on me its always you lol maybe im making it more dramatic by puting in more oooooo's

And less ttttttts?

I couldn't help myself that time.

by **sens4win** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:35 am

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose?
stop picking on me its always you lol maybe im making it more dramatic by puting in more oooooo's

And less ttttttts?

I couldn't help myself that time.

you have a problem lol having to spell check is a waste of valuable seconds

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:06 pm

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose?
stop picking on me its always you lol maybe im making it more dramatic by puting in more oooooo's

And less ttttttts?

I couldn't help myself that time.

Not 'less' -- 'fewer'. You use 'less' with things you can't count -- like water, snow, etc. 'Fewer' is used with things you can count, like 'fewer grammar mistakes'.

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:12 pm

So, Fisher is now "doubtful" with an upper body injury. Something that happened in practice or banged up from a game?

Interesting practice lines (from twitter):
Kelly-Cullen-Alfredsson
Michalek-Spezza-Foligno
Shannon-Regin-Kovalev
Ruutu-Winchester-Neil/Donovan

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:12 pm

Elliott to get the start.

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:18 pm

From Clouston's presser after the skate:
- Campoli and Foligno playing
- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:47 pm

wprager wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:
sens4win wrote:is it just me or is it that everytime we play the leafs i feel that were going to loose, there not that free easy to get a win on team any more, they always find a way to pull an upset vs a better team but then they loose to teams like carolina and atlanta.

Or perhaps they lose?
stop picking on me its always you lol maybe im making it more dramatic by puting in more oooooo's

And less ttttttts?

I couldn't help myself that time.

Not 'less' -- 'fewer'. You use 'less' with things you can't count -- like water, snow, etc. 'Fewer' is used with things you can count, like 'fewer grammar mistakes'.

Kinda like 10 items or less. Yes I know it's wrong. My mother in-law won't shut up about it.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:48 pm

wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:
- Campoli and Foligno playing
- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Campoli and Foligno both back ahead of schedule. Nice.

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:51 pm

I've also seen it written as "10 items and less", but in software circles that is wrong, since the expression "X = 0 && x < 10" always evaluate to FALSE.

by 111519 on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:53 pm

everyone relax, Ottawa is going to win this game by three goals or more-they are just due, remember we won 10 straight against some of the top teams, it's not skill thats the problem-they are just not working together.

When they get back into form, teams like Toronto will look like teams from Toronto.

Ottawa 8
Toronto 1

by Michael Fisher Portnoy II on Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:55 pm

wprager wrote:So, Fisher is now "doubtful" with an upper body injury. Something that happened in practice or banged up from a game?

Interesting practice lines (from twitter):
Kelly-Cullen-Alfredsson
Michalek-Spezza-Foligno
Shannon-Regin-Kovalev
Ruutu-Winchester-Neil/Donovan

Interesting indeed.

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:11 pm

wprager wrote:So, Fisher is now "doubtful" with an upper body injury. Something that happened in practice or banged up from a game?

Interesting practice lines (from twitter):
Kelly-Cullen-Alfredsson
Michalek-Spezza-Foligno
Shannon-Regin-Kovalev
Ruutu-Winchester-Neil/Donovan

Interesting is one word I would use...

Since when can Foligno play a RW?

Why not do:

Foligno - Spezza - Kovalev
Michalek - Cullen - Alfredsson
Kelly - Regin - Shannon (sorry Regin

)
Ruutu - Winchester - Neil

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:12 pm

wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:

- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Is it the reason he's been sucking arse?

by Hobiesens on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:25 pm

SpezDispenser wrote:
wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:

- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Is it the reason he's been sucking arse?

It better be the only reason he's been sucking arse. Hopefully he resolves it quickly and comes back to play like he started the year.

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:30 pm

Hobiesens wrote:
SpezDispenser wrote:
wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:

- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Is it the reason he's been sucking arse?

It better be the only reason he's been sucking arse. Hopefully he resolves it quickly and comes back to play like he started the year.

Yep. We're dying out there with Alfie sucking, Fisher, Kovalev, Spezza (although I maintain he's been decent). They all need to wake up - badly. Michalek, Regin. Everyone, but it really shows when our top guys are all wandering around the ice like they're lost.

by **SensGirl11** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:39 pm

Man I hope we pull the one out tonight and convincingly. I will start to get extremely worried if we don't win.

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:43 pm

SpezDispenser wrote:
wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:

- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Is it the reason he's been sucking arse?

No. He saw another AI Finalist -- Katherine McPhee -- on NBC's "Community" last week and figured he picked the wrong one. If anyone remembers, Katherine McPhee was the one who sang Somewhere over the Rainbow that still gives my wife chills (but she lost to Tyler Hicks). She's now on TV and she's pretty good. Didn't recognizer her at all.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:47 pm

wprager wrote:
SpezDispenser wrote:
wprager wrote:From Clouston's presser after the skate:

- Fisher's injury is an old, nagging one, not something new from practice

Is it the reason he's been sucking arse?

No. He saw another AI Finalist -- Katherine McPhee -- on NBC's "Community" last week and figured he picked the wrong one. If anyone remembers, Katherine McPhee was the one who sang Somewhere over the Rainbow that still gives my wife chills (but she lost to Tyler Hicks). She's now on TV and she's pretty good. Didn't recognizer her at all.

recognizer? Is that a new type of recognition software? Wink

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:03 pm

OK, I deserved that one. It's still fewer mistakes than most Smile

by **wprager** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:04 pm

Game notes, for those with no life:
http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/100316_OttvsTor.pdf

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:05 pm

wprager wrote:OK, I deserved that one. It's still fewer mistakes than most

Indeed. I try to make jokes rather than give grammar lessons though. Razz

by **marakh** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:17 pm

I noticed while watching other NHL games that the Sens don't skate enough. I don't know if it's lack of chemistry or laziness, but when the defense get the puck on the point, nobody's moving and they just dump it in or shoot on goal and, of course, if nobody's moving, the opponent will block that shot very easily.

by PKC on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:21 pm

I think the key to winning this game is going to be scoring more goals than we allow.

by Hobiesens on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:22 pm

marakh wrote:I noticed while watching other NHL games that the Sens don't skate enough. I don't know if it's lack of chemistry or laziness, but when the defense get the puck on the point, nobody's moving and they just dump it in or shoot on goal and, of course, if nobody's moving, the opponent will block that shot very easily.

Tottally agree, I watched the Wings / Flames game last night and was in awe to see all the players skating so damn hard, if they had the puck or not. If you're going to only be on the ice for 50 seconds, might as well work your tail off while you're out there.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:23 pm

PKC wrote:I think the key to winning this game is going to be scoring more goals than we allow.

Did you rip that off from Gordie's keys to victory? Sarcasm

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:25 pm

PKC wrote:I think the key to winning this game is going to be scoring more goals than we allow.

Let's start by scoring...say 4 goals. Including 2 in the first 10 minutes. That'll be a nice start.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:27 pm

How about a Sens goal in the first minute of play followed by no more than 1 goal for the Leafs all game.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:39 pm

691 page loads all yesterday vs. 623 so far today. Nothing like a BoO to get the page loads back to respectable levels. We should easily crack 1500 by the end of the day. I still find that Monday page load count very odd.

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:41 pm

Cap'n Clutch wrote:691 page loads all yesterday vs. 623 so far today. Nothing like a BoO to get the page loads back to respectable levels. We should easily crack 1500 by the end of the day. I still find that Monday page load count very odd.

It's still not as busy as usual in here though.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:48 pm

SpezDispenser wrote:
Cap'n Clutch wrote:691 page loads all yesterday vs. 623 so far today. Nothing like a BoO to get the page loads back to respectable levels. We should easily crack 1500 by the end of the day. I still find that Monday page load count very odd.

It's still not as busy as usual in here though.

I agree there. Not as many people on at any given time and not much posting.

We're on pace for less than 7000 posts and only slightly more than 100 topics. The previous two months saw us hit over 10,000 posts. We should also be seeing about 50 to 60 people online right now but we're hovering around 25.

by Hobiesens on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:52 pm

When I'm actually writing versus only reading on these boards you know it's slow.

by **marakh** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:53 pm

Have you guys seen that weather out there? It should take part of the blame

by **SpezDispenser** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:56 pm

marakh wrote:Have you guys seen that weather out there? It should take part of the blame

And March break is a big one too.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:12 pm

marakh wrote:Have you guys seen that weather out there? It should take part of the blame

Weather smether.
June - 202 topics, 11,047 posts and 22 new members
July - 315 topics, 9,974 posts and 27 new members
Aug - 253 topics, 8,434 posts and 10 new members

March so far: 55 topics, 3,950 posts and 5 new members

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