Today’s news roundup (incidentally, I’ll be posting my Sens prediction this evening):

–The Ottawa Sun‘s Bruce Garrioch interviewed an unnamed NHL executive about the Sens (link) who had some interesting things to say.  About Ottawa’s prospects he said, “A lot of people at the draft felt he [Zibanejad] was like Gabriel Landeskog and he was NHL ready. He’s got high-end skill and he was chosen No. 6 overall for a reason.  The good news is they’ve got those kids [the prospects]. Nobody’s sure what role they’re all going to play, but they’re all prospects.”  On Craig Anderson, “Can Anderson handle it? The way I look at it, the situation is the same as it was in Colorado, he’s got absolutely nothing to lose. He seems to thrive in that scenario. There’s not a whole lot of pressure and he’s going to face some quality chances. He’s not like Carey Price, he doesn’t have to win. He’s not going to be under the microscope with expectations of winning.”

–The Ottawa Citizen‘s Wayne Scanlan wonders who will score for the Sens this year (link).  There’s not much new here, but Scanlan comments that Bryan Murray “dismisses Butler’s ineffective pre-season as a lack of opportunity and suggests  Butler will re-establish himself when the fur flies in the regular season.”

-Rod Brodie, writing for the Sens website, has an article on Nikita Filatov (link), where the winger says “The atmosphere is getting way easier, way better and I just feel more comfortable here. I also need to say the veteran group is very easygoing helping a lot … (there are) lots of jokes and it’s easy to get into the atmosphere here.”

–Sportsnet‘s Ian Mendes offers his prediction for the Senators (link).  It’s worth reading the entire piece, but some highlights: “Anderson is probably the fourth-best goalie in his own division. That’s not a knock against the Sens netminder, so much as it’s a credit to the strength of goaltending within the Northeast. Tim Thomas and Ryan Miller have combined to win the last three Vezina trophies. And Carey Price strongly deserved mention in both the Vezina and Hart conversations last year.” And “Look for the Sens to finish somewhere in the same neighborhood as they did last year — maybe 12th or 13th in the conference. But unlike a year ago, the expectations have been drastically lowered in Ottawa so missing the playoffs won’t be viewed as a disappointment by the fan base.”

–The 6th Sens Scott writes that it’s a bad idea for Mika Zibanejad to stay with the Sens the whole year (link, where he compares him to other Swedish teenagers) while The Silver Seven‘s Dave Young disagrees (link), comparing him to Jordan Staal.

-Joy Lindsay has posted Binghamton’s lines and combinations at practice (link): Hoffman-Locke-Parrish, Grant-O’Brien-Daugavins, Cannone-Dziurzynski-Petersson, Cowick-Hamilton-Lessard, Gratchev-Caporusso-Downing/Radja; Borowiecki-Conboy, Gryba-Wiercioch, Raymond-Schira, Godfrey-Ratchuk.

October 5, 2011
Categories: Binghamton Senators, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens

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