Ottawa at the Fifty-Game Mark

The Sens are now fifty-games into the season (for the previous ten-game segment go link).  Ottawa went 7-2-1, earning 15 points (the same as their previous stretch).  They are 2nd in their division (unchanged), 5th in the conference (up from 6th), and 9th in the overall standings (up from 13th).  They are 6th in goals for (up from 13th), 27th in goals against (up from 29th), 17th in powerplay percentage (unchanged), 19th on the penalty kill (up from 25th).  They are 10th in 5-on-5 goals for/against ratio (1.03), up from 19th; they are 15th in the league in faceoffs (up from 21st); they are 29th in shots allowed (down from 28th) and 11th in shots-for (down from 7th).

Here’s a quick snapshot of player’s stats over the last ten games, although with TOI and faceoffs I’ve simply indicated if the numbers have changed significantly (INJ=games missed due to injury, SCR=scratched):
Jason Spezza 10-6-4-10 +4 TOI 20:07 FO% 54.2
Kyle Turris 10-4-5-9 +8 TOI 16:15 FO% 44.9 (TOI and FO% increasing)
Erik Karlsson 9-2-7-9 +7 TOI 25:29 1 INJ
Daniel Alfredsson 10-3-5-8 +7 TOI 18:30
Colin Greening 10-3-5-8 +2 TOI 16:11
Nick Foligno 10-1-7-8 +3 TOI 14:47
Milan Michalek 10-4-2-6 +1 TOI 19:32
Filip Kuba 10-1-5-6 +5 TOI 23:25 (TOI increasing)
Chris Neil 10-3-1-4 Even TOI 13:23 
Sergei Gonchar 10-0-4-4 +2 TOI 22:15
Jared Cowen 10-0-3-3 +3 TOI 20:13 (TOI increasing)
Bobby Butler 10-2-0-2 +2 TOI 11:12 (TOI decreasing)
Chris Phillips 9-0-2-2 +1 TOI 18:58 INJ 1 (TOI decreasing)
Erik Condra 10-0-2-2 +2 TOI 14:57 (TOI increasing)
Zack Smith 10-1-0-1 +1 TOI 15:02 FO% 47.7
Kaspars Daugavins 10-0-1-1 Even TOI 11:57 (TOI decreasing)  
Zenon Konopka 10-0-0-0 -1 TOI 7:34 FO% 59.5
Matt Carkner 8-0-0-0 Even TOI 12:39 SCR 2 (TOI decreasing)
Brian Lee 3-0-0-0 +1 TOI 14:38 SCR 2 INJ 5
Mark Borowiecki 1-0-0-0 Even TOI 13:01 (5-1-2-3 -1 AHL)
Andre Petersson 1-0-0-0 Even TOI 5:02 (5-4-4-8 -3 AHL)
Jesse Winchester (injured)
Peter Regin (injured)
Craig Anderson 7-2-1 2.85 .912 GAA and SV improved
Alex Auld DNP

A number of things stand out in the segment: Alex Auld simply isn’t playing while Chris Phillips see’s his ice time continuing to decline (most of the extra ice time is going to Jared Cowen).  Zack Smith and Erik Condra have gone ice cold, while Kyle Turris, Colin Greening, and Nick Foligno have heated up.  Erik Karlsson continues to be incredibly productive and Craig Anderson has hit his stride and is winning games for the team.  Turris leads the way at an incredible +8 while Kaspars Daugavins and Zenon Konopka are the only minus players at -1.

January 22, 2012
Categories: Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 2 Comments

Senators News: January 22nd; Ottawa 1, Anaheim 2

Ottawa’s two-game winning streak came to an end in Anaheim yesterday as the Ducks were able to slow down the pace of the game and minimize the Sens chances.  It was not a great night for the officials (Dan O’Rourke and Greg Kimmerly–the latter was also brutal in San Jose as well as in Dallas back on December 2nd).  Andre Petersson‘s debut was wasted as he was given just 5 minutes of ice time–what Paul MacLean could have learned from that is beyond me.  Matt Carkner continued his trend of barely playing when he’s in the lineup.  Click here for the box score.  A look at the goals:
1. Anaheim, Perry
Karlsson leaves the front of the net to help Kuba in the corner and Spezza doesn’t react to it, leaving Perry wide open (reading Karlsson comments after the game it’s clear Spezza should have rotated down to cover for him, link)
2. Anaheim, Visnovsky
Karlsson tips the puck into his own net
3. Neil (Foligno, Karlsson)
Neil bangs in his own rebound

Top-performers:
Craig Anderson – no soft goals and kept the team in it
Chris Neil – threw a couple of big hits and scored

Players Who Struggled:
Chris Phillips – the unforced mental errors in his own zone continue
Erik Karlsson – he wasn’t terrible, but his mistakes contributed to both goals
Jason Spezza – had more than 24 minutes of ice time but was unable to generate offense

-Referee Dan O’Rourke told Paul MacLean that Erik Karlsson is considered a diver.  I haven’t noticed that myself, but it does explain why there was no call when he was elbowed in the face by Patrick Marleau and went down.  That reputation (even unwarranted) is extremely hard to shake so I feel for Karlsson.

-Sens players weren’t happy with their game with Chris Neil saying, “It’s definitely disappointing. We obviously let down in the second period and they took advantage of it. You can’t just expect to play 20 minutes in the third and win a hockey game” and Daniel Alfredsson simply, “I don’t think we were at our best“.

–Andre Petersson had a great quote when asked if he was nervous about his NHL debut, “Not much. It’s just hockey. Played the same way as down there in Binghamton. So no, not nervous.”

-Elmira won last night, with Maxime Gratchev scoring twice (his first points since being re-assigned five games ago) and Louie Caporusso adding a single.  Brian Stewart sat as the back-up.

-It’s probably a waste of time correcting Don Brennan‘s errors, but Luca Sbisa is Swiss, not Italian.

January 22, 2012
Categories: Binghamton Senators, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 1 Comment

Senators News: January 21st; Binghamton 4, Hershey 3

–Andre Petersson will play tonight while Bobby Butler sits; Mark Borowiecki will sit in favour of Matt Carkner.

–The Ottawa Sun‘s Don Brennan looks at why the Sens are fifth in the league on the road and provides five reasons: 1. Goaltending, 2. Coaching, 3. Strength down the middle, 4. Penalty-killing, 5. Team comaraderie.  Brennan has a short memory when it comes to goaltending, as early in the season the team was winning despite their goaltending.  I agree with #2 and #5, but the team’s penalty-killing has spent most of the season at the bottom of the league while the parade of different centerman belies strength throughout the season.

-The Binghamton Senators halted their losing streak with a 4-3 win over Hershey.  They blew a 3-0 lead, but Jim O’Brien gave them the game with a late short-handed goal.  Robin Lehner got the win, making 42 saves.  O’Brien scored twice while Corey Locke and Pat Cannone added the other goals.  Click here for the box score and here for Joy Lindsay’s game summary.

-Elmira won last night, with Louie Caporusso picking up a goal and an assist and Brian Stewart getting the win.  Maxime Gratchev was held off the score sheet.

January 21, 2012
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Senators News: January 20th

-The Sens have recalled Stephane Da Costa

–Colin Greening talked about last night’s win, “We’re very confident right now. This shows that we’re a very good road team. You’ve got to be able to get points on the road, especially when we’re coming on the west coast and we have a three hour time change … I’ve never experienced it before, but talking to the veteran guys this is a very tough place to play. Coming in here and being able to win, especially 4-1, is a testament to how resilient we are.”  One of the things I like about Greening is his willingness to shoot–something many of Ottawa’s veteran players are reluctant to do consistently.

–Mark Borowiecki wasn’t nervous in his first game, getting the nerves out in warmup (Ottawa Senators.com). “I’m definitely very excited. It’s something you work all your life toward and it’s just nice to get a chance now. I’m excited to get out there. I got them all out in the pre-game skate. The first strides around the rink were pretty wobbly, but I’m feeling good now … I’m just (going to) keep it simple. Get the puck, move it to my first option and don’t try to play outside myself.”  Borowiecki plays a mature game and could easily replace Brian Lee on the team.

–Steve Lloyd speculates that Andre Petersson will play on Jason Spezza‘s right wing against Anaheim tomorrow.  This may be based on a conversation Denis Potvin had with Bryan Murray which was referenced on last night’s Sportsnet‘s broadcast (where Murray said he expects Petersson to be Spezza‘s future right-winger).  I’ll be interested to see how Petersson handles the physical play in the NHL–the AHL is physical, but not at the same pace.

–Joy Lindsay reports that Robin Lehner will get the start tonight against Hershey, looking for his first win since December 4th (he’s on a five-game losing streak).

January 20, 2012
Categories: Binghamton Senators, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 2 Comments

Ottawa 4, San Jose 1

Ottawa prevailed in a game that featured some ugly hits and brutal officiating (by Greg Kimmerly and Steve Kozari).  The Sens lost Kaspars Daugavins to a blocked shot, Zack Smith to an “inadvertent” head-shot from Brad Winchester, and for the second time in a week saw a deliberate knee on Jason Spezza.  Craig Anderson was full value for the win and it was a solid debut for Mark Borowiecki.  Click here for the box score.  A look at the goals:
1. San Jose, Winchester
Butler doesn’t react to Konopka rotating down low leaving Winchester wide open in the slot
2. Turris (Gonchar, Alfredsson)
Gonchar slides the puck through a crowd and Turris buries the puck with Niemi over-committed the wrong way
3. Karlsson (Turris, Foligno)
Bangs home a one-timer in a two-on-one
4. Greening (Kuba, Spezza) (pp)
Beats Niemi short side
5. Greening (Spezza, Cowen)
Blows a shot by Niemi from a long way out

Top-performers:
Erik Karlsson – was strong defensively and gets the game-winning goal
Kyle Turris – good defensively, ties the game and assists on the winner
Filip Kuba – another strong night in his own zone and picked up an assist
Craig Anderson – some great saves and no bad goals

Players Who Struggled:
Bobby Butler – despite two forwards knocked out of the lineup he was AWOL the entire game
Chris Phillips – lead the blueline in turnovers once again

January 20, 2012
Categories: Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 1 Comment

Senators News: January 19th

-I have started Tweeting, so site updates will appear there (among other things)

-The Sens lineup for tonight won’t be updated until 4:00, so we won’t know until then if either call-up will see action against the Sharks tonight

–The Ottawa Sun‘s Don Brennan talked to Bryan Murray about the team thus far, with Murray saying, “When you get into the playoffs, you know anything can happen. My thought has always been at deadline time that if you can add something to your team that the players believe is a good addition, that really adds a lot to your roster. They see we’re trying. I think our depth is okay right now, but we made need a substantial piece.”  Brennan points out the Sens don’t have a great track record with deadline deals.  Murray talked about the process of making those trades, “We do depth charts of every team, we look at the teams that look like they’re going to have a tough time down the stretch to make the playoffs, then we take players on that team that might be unrestricted or might be available. Those are the people we talked about. We’ve got a bit of a handle on that now.”  The Ottawa Citizen‘s Allen Panzeri writes about the same subject, pointing out that the recall of Mark Borowiecki and Andre Petersson is about testing the team’s depth to see if a trade is required.  It’s also possible one or both are being showcased for a trade, although I’d like to think the organisation won’t give up on them for potential short-term gain.

-Joy Lindsay Tweet‘s that Patrick Wiercioch returned to practice for the first time since his throat injury.  Kurt Kleinendorst thinks he could be ready to play before the all-star break.  Here were the lines at practice: Klinkhammer-Locke-Downing, Dziurzynski-Cannone-Bartlett, Hoffman-Da Costa-O’Brien (Lessard), Cowick-Hamilton-Grant; Henningson-Gryba, Raymond-Conboy, Thomas-Schira, Wiercioch-Godfrey.

–Mike Ratchuk was released from his PTO and returned to Elmira

–Red Line Report‘s latest issue is out with an updated list of 2012′s top prospects (with the position changes noted; for the previous report go here).
1. Nail Yakupov (Sarnia, OHL)
2. Filip Forsberg (Leksand, Sweden)
3. Mikhail Grigorenko (Quebec, QMJHL)
4. Andrey Vasilevski (Salavat, KHL) (+20)
5. Matt Dumba (Red Deer, WHL)
6. Ryan Murray (Everett, WHL) (-2)
7. Morgan Rielly (Moose Jaw, WHL)
8. Pontus Aberg (Djurgarden, Sweden)
9. Alex Galchenyuk (Sarnia, OHL)
10. Jacob Trouba (US NTDP, USHL)
11. Griffin Reinhart (Edmonton, WHL) (+1)
12. Sebastian Collberg (Frolunda, Sweden) (-1)
13. Matt Finn (Guelph, OHL) (+9)
14. Cody Ceci (Ottawa 67s, OHL) (+7)
15. Slater Koekkoek (Peterborough, OHL) (+2)
16. Damon Severson (Kelowna, WHL) (-1)
17. Jordan Schmaltz (Sioux City, USHL) (-2)
18. Zemgus Girgensons (Dubuque, USHL) (-12)
19. Derrick Pouliot (Portland, WHL) (+1)
20. Olli Maatta (London, OHL) (-6)
21. Radek Faksa (Kitchener, OHL) (+5)
22. Phil Di Giuseppe (U. Michigan, NCAA) (+10)
23. Nick Ebert (Windsor, OHL) (-7)
24. Gianluca Curcuruto (Sault Ste. Marie, OHL) (-6)
25. Scott Kosmachuk (Guelph, OHL) (+3)
26. Brendan Gaunce (Belleville, OHL) (-3)
27. Oscar Dansk (Brynas, SEL) (-2)
28. Martin Frk (Halifax, QMJHL) (-1)
29. Henrik Samuelsson (US NTDP, USHL) (-16)
30. Teuvo Teravainen (Jokerit, Finland) (-1)
One player fell out of the top-30 this month: Colton Sissons (#31, -1).  Here’s the movement among former top-30 players: Chandler Stephenson (#39, +2), Troy Bourke (#58, +1), Scott Laughton (#60, +2), Calle Andersson (#66, -14), Ryan Olsen (#72, +3), Patrik Machac (#81, -28), Eric Locke (#83, -50), Jarrod Maidens (#84, -29), Matia Marcantuoni (#85, -29), and Luca Ciampini (#180, -65).

Both ISS and CS have highly ranked players who do not appear in RLR’s list.  Here’s a look at the ISS and CS players who don’t appear the lists (Central Scouting has wonky divisions between North Americans and Europeans and skaters and goaltenders).

ISS
13. Andreas Athanasiou (#55 RLR, #24 CSNA)
16. Jarrod Maidens (#84 RLR, #21 CSNA)
20. Brady Skjei (#38 RLR, #18 CSNA)
22. Tomas Hertl (#42 RLR, #3 CSE)
23. Stefan Matteau (#61 RLR, #13 CSNA)
25. Mike Matheson (#45 RLR, #29 CSNA)
26. Colton Sissions (#31 RLR, #14 CSNA)
27. Nicolas Kerdiles (#32 RLR, #27 CSNA)
28. Thomas Wilson (#48 RLR, #33 CSNA)
29. Anton Slepyshev (#33 RLR, #13 CSE)
30. Ludwig Bystrom (#35 RLR, #8 CSE)

CSNA (not appearing above)
19. Daniil Zharkov (#52 RLR)
20. Gemel Smith (#68 RLR)
22. Tanner Pearson (#43 RLR)
26. Mike Winther (#70 RLR)
30. Dalton Thrower (#34 RLR)

CSE (only those also ranked by RLR)
5. Ville Pokka (#65 RLR)
6. Hampus Lindholm (#51 RLR)
9. Nikolai Prokhorkin (#62 RLR)
10. Mikko Vainonen (#162 RLR)
11. Esa Lindell (#132 RLR)
12. Christian Djoos (#166 RLR)
20. Alexei Filippov (#161 RLR)
24. Niklas Tikkinen (#129 RLR)
25. Mikko Lehtonen (#121 RLR)

CSNA Goaltenders (only those also ranked by RLR)
1. Malcolm Subban (#90 RLR)
2. Matthew Murray (#114 RLR)
3. Brandon Whitney (#53 RLR)
4. Jon Gillies (#128 RLR)
5. Jake Paterson (#170 RLR)
6. Francois Tremblay (#117 RLR)
7. Daniel Altshuller (#92 RLR)
8. Andrey Makarov (#49 RLR)
9. Collin Olson (#72 RLR)
10. Patrik Bartosak (#120 RLR)

CSE Goaltenders (only those also ranked by RLR)
4. Marek Langhamer (#108 RLR)

January 19, 2012
Categories: Binghamton Senators, NHL Draft, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 1 Comment

Senators News: January 18th

-Paul MacLean talked about last night’s effort, “I didn’t think we were very good at all in the first two periods. I thought we were real sluggish. We looked like we were playing uphill and they were playing downhill. I thought Craig Anderson really played well and I thought our defence did some yeomen’s work, even though our execution at times wasn’t very good. We played too much in our end of the rink, but we found a way to play well defensively and not give up too many goals.”

–Toronto Star‘s Lance Hornby points to the big swing in the standings between Toronto and Ottawa since they met back in November, with the Leafs 10 points ahead at the time and now 9 points behind.

-The Sens have confirmed the inevitable: Peter Regin‘s season is done with shoulder surgery forthcoming.  I feel bad for Regin who plays hard and is a smart player, but his career may be over in the NHL.

-There’s been a lot of chatter about Bryan Murray making a deadline deal to help the Sens playoff run, but it’s not something that excites me.  Murray’s deadline track record is poor and I wouldn’t want key assets (top prospects or high draft picks) moved for a rental.  I don’t think the Sens have a realistic shot to go deep into the playoffs, so there’s no point in sacrificing some of the future for a short playoff run.

–Sports Illustrated‘s power rankings are out with Ottawa 10th

–Joy Lindsay reports that Binghamton has called up Jack Downing from Elmira while signing defensemen Dan Henningson (Chicago Express, 27-1-2-3) and Andrew Thomas (Trenton Titans, 24-0-3-3) to PTO’s.

-ISS has updated their rankings (click here for the last update; I’ve listed their previous ranking in brackets where applicable):
1. Grigorenko, Mikhail, RW 5/16/94 L 6.03.25 200 Québec QMJHL
2. Yakupov, Nail, LW 10/6/93 L 5.10.5 189 Sarnia OHL
3. Forsberg, Filip, RW 8/13/94 R 6.01 176 Leksands SweAl
4. Trouba, Jacob, RD 2/26/94 R 6.02 196 USA Under-18 NTDP (6)
5. Murray, Ryan, LD 9/27/93 L 6.00.5 201 Everett WHL (4)
6. Dumba, Matt, RD 7/25/94 R 5.11.75 183 Red Deer WHL (5)
7. Gaunce, Brendan, C 3/25/94 L 6.02 215 Belleville OHL
8. Rielly, Morgan, LD 3/9/94 L 5.11.5 190 Moose Jaw WHL (9)
9. Reinhart, Griffin, LD 1/24/94 L 6.03.75 207 Edmonton WHL (12)
10. Maatta, Olli, LD 8/22/94 L 6.01.5 202 London OHL (11)
11. Ceci, Cody, RD 12/21/93 R 6.02.5 207 Ottawa OHL (10)
12. Collberg, Sebastian, RW 2/23/94 R 5.11 Vastra SweJE (15)
13. Athanasiou, Andreas, C 8/6/94 L 6.00 179 London OHL (16)
14. Aberg, Pontus, LW 9/23/93 R 5.11 187 Djurgarden SweE (8)
15. Koekkoek, Slater, LD 2/18/94 L 6.02 184 Peterborough OHL (13)
16. Maidens, Jarrod, C 3/4/94 L 6.00.5 178 Owen Sound OHL (14)
17. Finn, Matthew, LD 2/24/94 L 6.00.25 195 Guelph OHL (24)
18. Galchenyuk, Alexander, RW 2/12/94 L 6.00.5 198 Sarnia OHL
19. Faksa, Radek, LW 1/9/94 L 6.03 202 Kitchener OHL (28)
20. Skjei, Brady, LD 3/26/1994 L 6.03 203 USA Under-18 NTDP (30)
21. Pouliot, Derrick, D 1/16/94 L 5.11.25 186 Portland WHL (20)
22. Hertl, Tomas, LW 11/12/93 L 6.02 198 pounds Slavia CzeE (NR)
23. Matteau, Stefan, LW 2/23/94 L 6.01 210 USA Under-18 NTDP (29)
24. Girgensons, Zemgus, F 1/5/94 L 6.01.25 201 Dubuque USHL (19)
25. Matheson, Mike, LD 2/27/94 L 6.01.25 180 Dubuque USHL (23)
26. Sissons, Colton, C/R 11/5/93 L 6.01 189 Kelowna WHL (25)
27. Kerdiles, Nicholas, C/L 1/11/94 L, 6.01.5 200 USA Under-18 NTDP (21)
28. Wilson, Thomas, RW 3/29/94 R 6.03.5 203 Plymouth OHL (27)
29. Slepyshev, Anton, LW 5/13/94 R 6.02 187 Novokuznetsk KHL (22)
30. Bystrom, Ludvig, LD 7/29/94 L 6.00.75 208 Modo SweE (26)
Falling out of the top-thirty: Martin Frk (17)

January 18, 2012
Categories: Binghamton Senators, NHL Draft, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 1 Comment

Ottawa 3, Toronto 2

The Sens handed the Leafs a 2-0 lead, but were able to come back and earn a regulation victory to continue Toronto’s slide.  The game wasn’t a Picasso, but had a lot more energy (and entertainment value) than last night’s debacle.  The Sens held the advantage in physical play, but still need to work on their defensive coverage.  Click here for the box score.  A look at the goals:
1. Toronto, Lombardi
Phillips tips the shot through Anderson’s 5-hole
2. Toronto, Lupul
Cowen turns the puck over at the blueline and Lupul finishes off the ensuing 2-on-1
3. Alfredsson (Michalek, Turris)
On a delayed penalty call Alfredsson scores on the backhand with Reimer out of position
4. Spezza (Daugavins, Kuba)
Cleans up the garbage off Daugavins’ deflection
5. Turris (Alfredsson, Cowen)
Beats Reimer top-shelf short-side

Top-performers:
Craig Anderson – he was excellent
Erik Karlsson – didn’t pick up a point but was the best defenseman in all three zones
Kyle Turris – his game winning goal was the icing on a solid night

Players Who Struggled:
Chris Neil – was noticeable only for a dumb penalty and a couple of turnovers
Jared Cowen – lead the team in turnovers, one of which lead to Toronto’s second goal

January 17, 2012
Categories: Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: 4 Comments

Senators News: January 17th

–Jason Spezza‘s comments about last night’s game make for an interesting brain-twister: “We worked hard. I don’t think we had a letdown. They played well. They didn’t give us much and we didn’t do enough to generate our own chances. I think we were ready.”  Unpacking that statement is difficult–they were ready and didn’t have a letdown, but they didn’t do enough to create chances?  I’d be very concerned if Spezza really thinks the team played well.  Erik Karlsson had more realistic comments, “We didn’t play as planned and they did a good job in the neutral zone and they limited us to only a few scoring chances and their goalie played great. We didn’t come up to our normal standard.”

–TSN and The Hockey News have their power rankings out, with Ottawa 11th and 10th.

–Andre Petersson has been called up to join the team on their road trip.  Given that there are no injuries among Ottawa’s forwards (Brian Lee is hurt) he’s going to be taking someone’s place and I’m interested to see both how many games he plays and how much he plays in those games.  At a guess I’d think either Kaspars Daugavins or Bobby Butler will sit when he plays.

-Prospect updates (their position in team scoring is noted in brackets, defence compared to defence; I’ve also indicated if the player’s scoring position has change (with a + for up, – for down, and = for unchanged):
CHL
Mark Stone (RW, Brandon, WHL) 39-30-43-73 (1st=)
Shane Prince (C/LW, Ottawa 67s, OHL) 33-22-28-50 (3rd=)
Stefan Noesen (C/RW, Plymouth, OHL) 38-19-29-48 (1st=)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (RW, Chicoutimi, QMJHL) 26-26-20-46 (3rd+)
Matt Puempel (LW, Peterborough, OHL) 30-17-16-33 (4th=)
Darren Kramer (C/LW, Spokane, WHL) 41-15-10-25 (5th+)
Jakub Culek (C/LW, Rimouski, QMJHL) 34-8-15-23 (6th-)
Jordan Fransoo (D, Victoria, WHL) 43-2-10-12 (2nd+)
SEL
Jakob Silfverberg (C/RW, Brynas) 32-13-17-30 (1st=)
Mika Zibanejad (C/RW, Djurgarden) 14-3-4-7 (15th=)
Fredrik Claesson (D, Djurgarden) 31-1-4-5 (5th-)
Allsvenskan
Marcus Sorensen (RW, Boras) 21-7-5-12 (6th=)
NCAA
Ryan Dzingel (C, CCHA-Ohio State) 21-5-12-17 (3rd=)
Michael Sdao (D, ECAC-Princeton) 20-6-9-15 (1st=)
Chris Wideman (D, CCHA-Miami) 24-1-11-12 (1st=)
Ben Blood (D, WCHA-North Dakota) 23-2-9-11 (t-2nd+)
Bryce Aneloski (D, WCHA-Nebraska-Omaha) 24-1-10-11 (t-2nd+)
Max McCormick (LW, CCHA-Ohio State) 15-3-7-10 (7th+)
Jeff Costello (LW, CCHA-Notre Dame) 19-3-6-9 (9th=)
Brad Peltz (LW, ECAC-Yale) 6-1-0-1 (20th=)

January 17, 2012
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Ottawa 0, Winnipeg 2

Tonight’s coma-inducing game was one of Ottawa’s worst (the only excitement was the retribution Chris Neil got against Evander Kane after a questionable hit on Erik Karlsson).  In fairness, the Sens poor play over the last few games simply caught up to them.  Other than a brief flurry at the end they were unable to generate any offense.  Oddly enough, if Craig Anderson hadn’t let in two soft goals they might have stolen a point.  Click here for the box score.  A look at the goals:
1. Winnipeg, Slater
Spezza turns it over and Anderson lets a soft tip from Slater go between the wickets
2. Winnipeg, Enstrom
Spezza gets confused in coverage leaving Enstrom wide open; he fires a shot that somehow goes through Anderson

Top-performers: None.  No one excelled tonight.

Players Who Struggled:
Craig Anderson – he was great after it was 2-0, but two soft goals is too many
Jason Spezza – the goat on both goals
Chris Phillips – too many mental errors leading to turnovers (he was tied with the team lead)

The entire team was bad–unable to generate any offence until the final minutes and sloppy in their own zone.  It will be interesting to see who sits for Andre Petersson (who was just called up from Binghamton).

January 16, 2012
Categories: Binghamton Senators, Ottawa Senators . . Author: Eye on the Sens . Comments: Leave a comment

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