-It was a good night off for Ottawa as they now need only two points to make the playoffs. Winnipeg (who lost to Washington last night) has one game left, so despite owning the tie-breaker against both the Sens and the Rangers, they need to win and have some help to make it into the post-season. If the Jets lose their final game then the Sens make the playoffs by default. The Rangers (who lost to Florida last night) have two games remaining while Ottawa has three, so any way you look at it the Sens are in good shape.
–Erik Karlsson will travel with the team to Washington, but no decision has been made on whether he will play or not. I expect the Sens will leave his participation vague until the last moment.
–Dave Young is concerned about the Sens scoring woes, as surely everyone is, but doesn’t reflect on how little we should be surprised. What was surprising was how much Ottawa scored in the absence of Jason Spezza, Karlsson, and Michalek. Scoring is cyclical however and I expect the Sens will break out; they should not be expected to be a high scoring team without the former two players.
–Nathan Lawson was the only Binghamton player to miss practice. Luke Richardson said:
He’s getting better and progressing, hopefully progress a little more tomorrow. Right now at this time of year if you’re not 100 percent, you don’t play. We want guys that are 100, 110 percent ready to go.
Matt Weinstein speculates that Cody Ceci and Buddy Robinson have done enough to be part of the playoff lineup.
-There’s still no indication that Louie Caporusso has been brought to Binghamton, so I wonder if his time as part of the organisation is over. It wouldn’t surprise me if that’s the case, as his performance has not warranted the Sens re-signing him.
-Central Scouting has released their final rankings and here are the top players from their various categories (CSS splits players into North America/Europe and skaters/goaltenders):
| 1 | SETH | JONES | PORTLAND | WHL | D | 6′ 3.5″ | 205 |
| 2 | NATHAN | MACKINNON | HALIFAX | QMJHL | C | 6′ 0″ | 182 |
| 3 | JONATHAN | DROUIN | HALIFAX | QMJHL | LW | 5′ 10.5″ | 186 |
| 4 | DARNELL | NURSE | SAULT STE. MARIE | OHL | D | 6′ 3.5″ | 185 |
| 5 | SEAN | MONAHAN | OTTAWA | OHL | C | 6′ 2.25″ | 187 |
| 6 | HUNTER | SHINKARUK | MEDICINE HAT | WHL | C/LW | 5′ 10.25″ | 181 |
| 7 | VALENTIN | ZYKOV | BAIE-COMEAU | QMJHL | LW | 5′ 11.75″ | 209 |
| 8 | FREDERIK | GAUTHIER | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | C | 6′ 4.5″ | 214 |
| 9 | MIRCO | MUELLER | EVERETT | WHL | D | 6′ 3.25″ | 184 |
| 10 | ANTHONY | MANTHA | VAL-D’OR | QMJHL | RW | 6′ 3.75″ | 190 |
| 11 | SHEA | THEODORE | SEATTLE | WHL | D | 6′ 1.75″ | 178 |
| 12 | RYAN | PULOCK | BRANDON | WHL | D | 6′ 0.5″ | 211 |
| 13 | ZACH | NASTASIUK | OWEN SOUND | OHL | RW | 6′ 1.25″ | 190 |
| 14 | CHRIS | BIGRAS | OWEN SOUND | OHL | D | 6′ 0.5″ | 186 |
| 15 | BO | HORVAT | LONDON | OHL | C | 6′ 0″ | 206 |
| 16 | RYAN | HARTMAN | PLYMOUTH | OHL | RW | 5′ 11″ | 181 |
| 17 | KERBY | RYCHEL | WINDSOR | OHL | LW | 6′ 0.75″ | 205 |
| 18 | WILLIAM | CARRIER | CAPE BRETON | QMJHL | LW | 6′ 1.5″ | 198 |
| 19 | MAX | DOMI | LONDON | OHL | C/LW | 5′ 9.25″ | 197 |
| 20 | CURTIS | LAZAR | EDMONTON | WHL | C/RW | 5′ 11.75″ | 190 |
| 21 | JAMES | LODGE | SAGINAW | OHL | C | 6′ 0.5″ | 166 |
| 22 | NIKITA | ZADOROV | LONDON | OHL | D | 6′ 5.25″ | 221 |
| 23 | SAMUEL | MORIN | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | D | 6′ 6.25″ | 202 |
| 24 | IAN | MCCOSHEN | WATERLOO | USHL | D | 6′ 2.5″ | 205 |
| 25 | MORGAN | KLIMCHUK | REGINA | WHL | LW | 5′ 11.25″ | 180 |
| 26 | ADAM | ERNE | QUEBEC | QMJHL | LW | 6′ 0.5″ | 210 |
| 27 | JOSHUA | MORRISSEY | PRINCE ALBERT | WHL | D | 5′ 11.75″ | 186 |
| 28 | LAURENT | DAUPHIN | CHICOUTIMI | QMJHL | C | 6′ 0″ | 165 |
| 29 | JOHN | HAYDEN | USA U-18 | USHL | C | 6′ 2.5″ | 210 |
| 30 | JASON | DICKINSON | GUELPH | OHL | C | 6′ 1.25″ | 179 |
| 1 | ALEKSANDER | BARKOV | TAPPARA | FINLAND | C | 6′ 3″ | 209 |
| 2 | VALERI | NICHUSHKIN | CHELYABINSK | RUSSIA | RW | 6′ 4″ | 202 |
| 3 | ELIAS | LINDHOLM | BRYNAS | SWEDEN | C | 6′ 0″ | 192 |
| 4 | RASMUS | RISTOLAINEN | TPS | FINLAND | D | 6′ 4″ | 207 |
| 5 | ALEXANDER | WENNBERG | DJURGARDEN | SWEDEN-2 | C | 6′ 1″ | 190 |
| 6 | ANDRE | BURAKOVSKY | MALMO | SWEDEN-2 | LW | 6′ 1″ | 178 |
| 7 | JACOB | DE LA ROSE | LEKSAND | SWEDEN-2 | LW | 6′ 2.25″ | 190 |
| 8 | ROBERT | HAGG | MODO JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | D | 6′ 2.25″ | 204 |
| 9 | ARTTURI | LEHKONEN | KALPA | FINLAND | LW | 5′ 11″ | 163 |
| 10 | PAVEL | BUCHNEVICH | CHEREPOVETS 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | LW | 6′ 1″ | 176 |
| 11 | BOGDAN | YAKIMOV | NIZHNEKAMSK 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | C | 6′ 5″ | 202 |
| 12 | MARKO | DANO | BRATISLAVA | RUSSIA | C | 5′ 11″ | 183 |
| 13 | LINUS | ARNESSON | DJURGARDEN | SWEDEN-2 | D | 6′ 2″ | 187 |
| 14 | VIKTOR | CRUS RYDBERG | LINKOPING JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | C | 5′ 11″ | 190 |
| 15 | WILHELM | WESTLUND | FARJESTAD JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | D | 5′ 11.25″ | 184 |
| 16 | LUCAS | WALLMARK | SKELLEFTEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | C | 5′ 10.5″ | 175 |
| 17 | ANDREI | MIRONOV | DYNAMO MOSCOW | RUSSIA | D | 6′ 2″ | 176 |
| 18 | CARL | DAHLSTROM | LINKOPING JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | D | 6′ 3.25″ | 211 |
| 19 | VIKTOR | ARVIDSSON | SKELLEFTEA | SWEDEN | LW | 5′ 9″ | 172 |
| 20 | ANTON | SLEPYSHEV | UFA | RUSSIA | LW | 6′ 2″ | 194 |
| 21 | RUSHAN | RAFIKOV | YAROSLAVL 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | D | 6′ 2″ | 181 |
| 22 | EMIL | DJUSE | SODERTALJE | SWEDEN-2 | D | 6′ 0″ | 185 |
| 23 | JUUSO | IKONEN | BLUES | FINLAND | LW | 5′ 9″ | 169 |
| 24 | ALEXANDER | HENRIKSSON | FARJESTAD JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | LW | 6′ 1.75″ | 190 |
| 25 | ANTON | CEDERHOLM | ROGLE JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | D | 6′ 1.5″ | 204 |
| 26 | NIKLAS | HANSSON | ROGLE JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | D | 6′ 0.5″ | 175 |
| 27 | FABIO | HOGGER | KLOTEN JR. | SWISS-JR. | C | 6′ 0″ | 169 |
| 28 | PETER | CEHLARIK | LULEA JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | LW | 6′ 2″ | 192 |
| 29 | VICTOR | OHMAN | MODO JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | C | 5′ 8.5″ | 170 |
| 30 | SERGEY | STETSENKO | CSKA 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | D | 6′ 3″ | 191 |
| 1 | ZACHARY | FUCALE | HALIFAX | QMJHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 181 |
| 2 | ERIC | COMRIE | TRI-CITY | WHL | 6′ 0.75″ | 167 |
| 3 | TRISTAN | JARRY | EDMONTON | WHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 183 |
| 4 | CALVIN | PETERSEN | WATERLOO | USHL | 6′ 2.0″ | 183 |
| 5 | SPENCER | MARTIN | MISSISSAUGA | OHL | 6′ 2.25″ | 198 |
| 6 | EAMON | MCADAM | WATERLOO | USHL | 6′ 2.25″ | 188 |
| 7 | PHILIPPE | DESROSIERS | RIMOUSKI | QMJHL | 6′ 1.25″ | 182 |
| 8 | PATRIK | BARTOSAK | RED DEER | WHL | 6′ 1.0″ | 187 |
| 9 | ANTOINE | BIBEAU | PEI | QMJHL | 6′ 2.5″ | 207 |
| 10 | AUSTIN | LOTZ | EVERETT | WHL | 6′ 0.0″ | 188 |
| 1 | JUUSE | SAROS | HPK JR. | FINLAND-JR. | 5′ 10.25″ | 178 |
| 2 | EBBE | SIONAS | AIK JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 5′ 10.25″ | 183 |
| 3 | LUKA | GRACNAR | SALZBURG | AUSTRIA | 5′ 10″ | 185 |
| 4 | MARCUS | HOGBERG | LINKOPING JR. | SWEDEN-JR. | 6′ 4″ | 205 |
| 5 | IVAN | BOCHAROV | MVD BALASHIKHA 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | 6′ 2″ | 172 |
| 6 | VILLE | HUSSO | HIFK JR. | FINLAND-JR. | 6′ 2″ | 192 |
| 7 | MELVIN | NYFFELER | GCK ZURICH | SWISS-2 | 5′ 10″ | 172 |
| 8 | RENE | SVOBODA | VITKOVICE JR. | CZREP-JR. | 5′ 9″ | 170 |
| 9 | ANDREI | FILONENKO | CSKA 2 | RUSSIA-JR. | 6′ 5″ | 220 |
| 10 | MAROS | MIKOLAS | ZILINA JR. | SLOVAKIA-JR. | 6′ 2″ | 196 |
This article is written by Peter Levi (@eyeonthesens)
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