Tissue Man Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 McGuire is almost always bang-on. WHAMMO!Mcguire really grinds my gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 GO SENS GO I just don't want to have to say told you so! Me neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 ...he thinks that Ottawa is in a much better position to win the Stanley Cup now because they will be able to keep their core intact, which they could not have done with Hossa remaining.I thought Hossa was a signifficant part of the core... but when you have Chara, Redden and Alfie taking up 40% of the Ice Time in the Game it's not hard to find the core. The peices are there... just a couple of upgrades... like upgrading Bondra to a guy who wants to learn the system (a la Havlat), and someone to centre Alfie (Or Heatley, or Havlat if Alfie plays Centre), which is probably the next big change that's being rumoured and one that might wait till the trade deadline so that the weakest link is exposed.I'm also really excited to see Antione Vermette and Josh Langfeld back with a couple more years under their belt... though the two players could go either way as Vermette usually was the guy falling all over the ice getting tripped up on a speed burst and Langfeld was usually the guy pounding away in the front of the net, or slowing someone coming out of the the defensive corner. A big thing with Heatley is he'll have to learn... which might be a problem for some young Gun players, but the way he whimpered out of Atlanta, I think he'll be open to the idea of learning and playing within the system (which as indicated by the dozen or so 5+ goal games the Sens had last year) isn't always boring. Plus throw in the A train back laying speedy forwards, and Zedno (I say Zed'yes'), what a package. I'm in Toronto now... but I'll be getting centre Ice. I'll probably get to see more Sens games this year than any other!!!Oh I remember the past... Magnus Arvedson... How many breakaways did he get... I'm not trying to say he was the best thing since cheese slices... but man... that guy could free himself from the pack... until one too many goal post broke his knees!Peace,~W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 By getting rid of Hossa for Heatley, the Sens can keep Chara. He is Ottawa's best and most valuable player. The only player on Ottawa ( and of only a few in the NHL ) that can change the course of a game by just stepping on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 The only player on Ottawat hat can change the course of a game by just stepping on the ice... BY CRUSHING PEOPLE!! YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!I love Chara.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I had a good chat with Sloth last night...I value his opinions very much...This being said, IMO the deal is looking better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Don't discount that the team chemistry has changed and in a very positive way - which will be more obvious in the playoffs over the regular season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 "I had a good chat with Sloth last night...I value his opinions very much..."That's because you are a moron that cant make up his own mind and need someone to tell you what to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 However...I made it very clear that we will just have to wait and see. Anything that comes out of yer mouth goes in one ear and out the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Baaaaaaaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 The only player on Ottawat hat can change the course of a game by just stepping on the ice... BY CRUSHING PEOPLE!! YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! I love Chara. AD Someone needs to make this their avatar: I also found the Zdeno mullet pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 hahahhahaa that's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Some lock-out beat down!! I'm gonna go Charavatar tonight!! AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 http://www.llstiftelsen.se/bilder/uppladdat/040504.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Wow, I go away for a week and miss this blockbuster! I'm surprised that Sens fans were questioning this deal, but it looks like you've all smartened up since... No question, Hossa is in his prime and should continue to put up big numbers, while Heatley is still teetering on the edge of super-stardom. As Jaimoe mentioned, Hossa (and linemate Radek Bonk for that matter) never scored when it mattered. With the right line mates, hopefully Heatley will finally fill that clutch goal scorer roll. The Greg Devries salary dump was a great move, and I can't believe they didn't buy him out when they had the opportunity. Devries was a career "partner to his team's #1 defenseman", the Sens needed someone to play with Redden, so he seemed like a great acquisition. Problem was Devries never learned the system, pinched too often and couldn't make the quick outlet pass that the Sens game depended on. He looked absolutely terrible in his stint in Ottawa. Brian Pothier ended up gelling with Redden, so Devries - at $3M a year - was the team's 5th or 6th defenseman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Heheh, Greg DeVries lives two doors away from my parents in Stratford... Turns out he had just finalised buying a house in Ottawa. The deal closed, the next morning he was traded. Turns out he did the same thing when he was traded away from the Rangers.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 haha I'm sure there's a lesson to be learned here... either don't give away the puck in your own end or don't invest in real estate unless you're a franchise player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Someone needs to make this their avatar: Ya, a Leaf fan to remind them that no matter how large their opponent, if he's in a Sens sweater, they can still win a playoff series no matter how many geriatric, concussed, or extremely small players with bulbous heads, they may have. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Ya, a Leaf fan to remind them that no matter how large their opponent, if he's in a Sens sweater, they can still win a playoff series no matter how many geriatric, concussed, or extremely small players with bulbous heads, they may have. :laugh: I think this Leaf fan needs a Sens fan to proofread this sentence for him...Remember when Chara picked McCabe up and threw him around like a little monkey? Yeah. Good times.AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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