Here’s the Senators news roundup of the day:
-Rob Brodie writing for the Sens website wrote about Stephane Da Costa after his hat-trick yesterday (senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=588168&navid=DL|OTT|home). Pierre Dorion said, “He’s someone that has a good shot, but knows where to put it on net. He’s someone with a lot of hockey sense, a lot of skill and a lot of puck poise. He showed a lot of good things today. (Da Costa) still has to get stronger and he still has to get quicker, but with his hockey sense, skill level, playmaking ability and shot, I think we’re going to see some good things out of him.” Kurt Kleinendorst added, “He’s very intelligent, very skilled, an honest player. We knew that he played the point on the power play in college. He’s very comfortable out there.” Da Costa himself said, “Everything went in, which was good. It gave me confidence for the third period. The first period, I wasn’t really happy with myself. I had a pretty bad period. I’m just here to play and try my hardest to make the team. If I make it, good, if I don’t, I’m going to keep trying and just do my best.”
–The Ottawa Sun‘s Bruce Garrioch wrote a packed article covering a wide range of subjects (www.ottawasun.com/2011/09/11/battle-has-begun-for-sens). The most interesting notes were Tim Murray talking about Zibanejad and Da Costa, “We’re happy and it kind of justifies what we’re thinking: They both have a chance to crack our lineup. Both won’t. It will be one or the other or neither.” Kleinendorst is impressed with Zibanejad, “There are no shortcuts in his game from what I’ve seen.” Binghamton’s bench boss also had an interesting comment about Shane Prince, “How many should he have had? He could have had a career (game) which is what you’re looking for, but you’re also looking for finish. I thought he played very well.” Incidentally, Garrioch mistakenly has Cowick scoring his fourth goal instead of his third (presumably meaning his fourth point).
-Pierre Dorion was interviewed on The Team 1200 during the game and called Andre Petersson the most talented prospect they had, but did not think he had much of a chance in camp. He mentioned that Petersson cheated defensively and that was one of the things the team wanted to curb.
–The Silver Seven‘s Dave Young explores how Nikita Filatov will perform by comparing him to other first round picks that have been traded (www.silversevensens.com/2011/9/ 12/2418199/can-nikita-filatov-become-the-next-low-risk-high-reward-success-story# storyjump). The sample size used is small (Michael Grabner, Gilbert Brule, Brian Boyle, and Kari Lehtonen), but it’s an interesting exercise.
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