Stages.
Scoreboards.
Stages.
Scoreboards.

Silence.

I am enjoying this

Well I guess we are into a full moon because there is lots of lunacy and talk about the Sens continuing to look stronger as the season goes forward.

I think the Sens will do a deal for either Duchene or Landeskog (more likely).

Sens are 2 points out of first with 3 games in hand. Canadiens' fans can handle it. Situation is more problematic for Leaf fans.
- spatso

A huge problem for the Leafs. Sens are just firing on all cylinders. Can't.......handle......it.

A huge problem for the Leafs. Sens are just firing on all cylinders. Can't.......handle......it.
- systemtool

Poor guys been working for a week solid now.

This series has to happen.
- Cape Breton Bruins

i hope it goes seven games and is decided on a controversial replay review in overtime

Poor guys been working for a week solid now.
- walshyleafsfan

His boss is a jerk

i hope it goes seven games and is decided on a controversial replay review in overtime
- Crimsoninja

A blown offside call.

Imagine how epic this thread will get if the Leafs poop the bed in their remaining games
- daeth

It could happen

Someone needs to invoke the mercy rule on Systemtool vs Sens fans.

Systemtool




Sens Fans

Sens in the WC spot.

If Tampa goes 4-1 and Ottawa goes 1-4, guess who's in the playoffs?

It's unlikely Tampa can get those wins, but it's entirely in their hands the way Ottawa's been playing.

Sens in the WC spot.



- Tumbleweed

Now that's partially because Boston has 2 more games played. But the way the Sens are playing, it's shaping up to be a battle for that 3rd Atlantic division seed, between the Bruins and Sens.

They'll have to give it everything in this home and home against Detroit. They are the only 2 games that there should be no question. If they don't come out of it with at least 2 points, it's an uphill battle for the playoffs. Tampa could within a point by then.

Anyone seen Spatso, Dopps or SensArmy?

Someone needs to invoke the mercy rule on Systemtool vs Sens fans.
- Aetherial

If Tampa goes 4-1 and Ottawa goes 1-4, guess who's in the playoffs?

It's unlikely Tampa can get those wins, but it's entirely in their hands the way Ottawa's been playing.
- Feeling Glucky?

Change that to 3-1 for Tampa. They are now 3 points behind the Sens.

i hope it goes seven games and is decided on a controversial replay review in overtime
- Crimsoninja

on a play by phaneuf

Ottawa outplayed Chicago missing their top forward and with their back up. And darling must be one hell of a backup....1st in the league in sv%, 3rd in gaa, and like 20 wins. He's better than your starter.

I'm happy, Ottawa has showed consistently that they can play with and beat the top teams in the league.....and usually when they have 2-3 key pieces out of their lineup. When healthy Ottawa will compete with any team in the league......I know that you know that, but I know you'll also never admit it on here given the nature of this thread. Ottawa is .500 or better against every playoff team in the east.

They have young guys like white and chabot ready to replace older or useless guys like Neil, Kelly, and boro....which will make the team better.

I'm very happy with where Ottawa is
- sensarmy_11

someone say mercy rule?

Don't forget, the leaf trolls in this thread always claim that teams are "supposed to beat the teams below them in the standings" .......... The Blackhawks have the 4th best overall record in the NHL, Ottawa the 8th.......... so no big deal with the loss last night, as it's an out of conference game ....... and the three games vs the Habs, over eight days, beginning tomorrow, are way more important to Senator fans.

Last night's games just showed that Ottawa can play with the Best Teams in the League, and hold their own. Ottawa knocks the puck into it's own net last night, they hit a couple of posts, pucks hopping over sticks in front of the Chicago net when their goaltender was down and out ............. a couple of missed calls, a couple of questionable calls, these games happen to all teams .......... could have gone either way ........... but no one in Ottawa is complaining on how the Senators played, Chicago had few more bounces go their way than Ottawa did.

The Backhawks are now the hottest team in the NHL, accumulating 30 points since February the 2nd ........... Ottawa has only 27 points in the same time frame.
- D0PPELGANGER

sigh....I'm just picking random pages and it's just so ......easy.

Each team in a given division, play the exact same number of games vs the same teams ....... the exact same schedule (minus playing themselves) ....... the only variances are the number of back to back games, returning from road trips and playing a rested visiting team, and the number of 3 games in 4 nights.

Therefore no one team can claim that their schedule is vastly better or worse than another team's, in their division, as it pretty much balances out when you take into account the number of times a team benefits from the variances described above.


you know as well as I do, there are leaf trolls in this thread that always trash the Sens no matter what, it's burned into their DNA, and their default comment when the Sens lose vs a team below them in the standings is that they're supposed to win those games .... you know that, and I know that.


Right now the Senators are sitting pretty comfortably in a playoff position ....... the only way they they could be knocked out of the playoffs, is for two teams to catch and pass them in the conference ............ so the leafs (7 pts back) and either the Lightning or Islanders (8 pts back) ............. and Ottawa would have to collapse over the next 13 games and those are pretty long odds.
- D0PPELGANGER

Too long.

We don't see the leafs as a rival to worry about, as they have no chance of catching and passing the Senators in the standings, and it would take astronomical odds for them to catch and pass the Bruins.

The best the the leafs can do, is four games and out vs the Metro winner.



So in terms of a "rival" it's next year for the leafs for Ottawa fans, we're concerned with the Habs, Bruins and the other top teams in the Conference, no the bubble teams.
- D0PPELGANGER

Oh...

No Ottawa fan in their right might would "wish" to be anything like the leaf organization, an organization that has the title of the longest absence from participation in the Stanley Cup Finals, weeks away from 50 years.

An organization that has continuous cycles of "re-builds" with each incarnation being hailed as "the way to do it right" and every time ending in failure ........

An Organization that has a fan-base of followers who look at the much better franchise in Ontario with so much jealousy, that they are compelled to troll sites like these, as if in some way they'll convince themselves that "this time" the re-build will miraculously work and Cup will somehow be a reality.

Ottawa is guaranteed to add to those 63 Playoff games (over twelve years) as the Senators are a clear contender to emerge from the Atlantic division ................ while the jealous leaf trolls can only hope their team gets "some help" from other teams, so that the leafs can back their way into the playoffs.
- D0PPELGANGER

mmmmmmm

BRUINS

BRUINS
- Nucker101

a Bruins-Habs series would be amazing

Change that to 3-1 for Tampa. They are now 3 points behind the Sens.
- Feeling Glucky?

The Lightning are three points behind the leafs, and play the leafs this week.

So the leafs should roll over and let them win, so the Lightning can catch the Senators ............. right?





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