imo lehner doesnt deserve an a+. he was goaded into a fight with syracuse with a large lead and it ultimately lead to losing the game. if it was simply his play it would be an a+ but he needs to be stronger mentally.
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That loss was not on Lehner. Lawson was atrocious, no one can blame a goalie with a 5-0 lead in the less then half a game being confident his team can hold the lead.
While I agree that Lehner showed a lack of self control, Senatorsfan is right, Lawson was an AHL goalie last season, he should have been able to protect a 5 goal lead for 30 mins of hockey.
However, we did lose both Gryba and Cowen that game as well. Let's not forget that.
So I guess I sort of agree with you both, but there was much more that went into that loss than just Lehner getting in a fight and Lawson showing more stink than a stripper at 5 AM on Sunday morning.
And Lawson probably wasnt focused either. Most back ups never play unless they start, and if they do, its because the starter gave up 2 or 3 bad goals, not a shutout. Not making excuses because it was a horrific performance, but it wasnt all on Nathan.
Great report, BSF. I always enjoy your focused, in-depth analyses and wish more could follow suit. Wonder how many of the overconfident responders to your informative piece regularly attend the Binghamton games. My estimation would be few to none. In addition to many regular season games each year, I drove down for the Eastern Finals and Calder Cup Finals games in 2011, and can report there weren't many Ottawa Sens jerseys there for the party with the exception of one game where the team sent a bus down, hopefully a few of you took advantage.
It's nice to see Silfverberg adapting well to the N.A. style. He should gain confidence as the season progresses. Will also see whether Da Costa can provide timely offense. Nowhere near being sold on this guy being a legit NHLer. Encouraging starts for Stone and Prince, but we'll see their conditioning come March/April. I thought the Sens made a critical error in simultaneously dropping two of their tough guys and spiritual leaders in the off-season (Carkner, Konopka), but with the emergence of Borowiecki and others, this may not be as problematic as it looked in September.
While evidently the AHL is a physical, grinding league that favors veterans, it is interesting to note the Sens have earned a league-best 12-4-1-1 with a rookie leading scorer averaging just .67 PPG (Silfverberg). Given the .722+ winning percentage, one would expect a handful of guys operating at or near a point per game. Amazingly, the B-Sens don't have a single player in the top 100 in league scoring (granted, they have played 2-4 fewer games than most clubs). Presently there are 19 skaters with between 5-12 points, a pretty impressive distribution of wealth which speaks to their solid two-way concept and Lehner's stellar start. It's all the more impressive when the current month-long winning streak occurs without the services of their top dman from the start of the campaign (Cowen).
I did write to the Sens asking why they failed to bring any games to SBP, as has consistently been the case in recent years. The deliberate lack of B-Sens games in Ottawa is even more perplexing given that Sens management knew the strong likelihood of a lockout months in advance (consider that their summer ticket drive was scaled back and they didn't even bother producing a home/away pocket schedule, which in prior years they distributed throughout the city by August). The Sens blew a great opportunity to further market their young stars and future Senators, as this board suggests there is a healthy appetite in Ottawa for some quality hockey with the NHL on hiatus. With no semi-pro sports outside of a disastrous 7-21-0-3 OHL team, Ottawa has very little to offer the engaged sports fan. Look forward to hitting up more games on the road this winter.
Wonder how many of the overconfident responders to your informative piece regularly attend the Binghamton games.
to be fair to the detractors, a lot, if not all the game this year have been streamed and with the lockout, more posters are seeing games. a lot of the players on the roster are new to the team, and any grade on them would not be based on expectations from previous years, so the games that they most likely have seen (the ones this year) are the only ones the grades could be based off of. most people have been saying that it's a good write up, just the grades are high.
Well you went there..one of the reasons we aren't playing in Ottawa is the poor draw we have experienced at SBP..also the AHL scaled back the 80 gm schedule to 76, that's 2 less home games and being another one away would probably not settle well w/home fans here..
Great report, BSF. I always enjoy your focused, in-depth analyses and wish more could follow suit. Wonder how many of the overconfident responders to your informative piece regularly attend the Binghamton games. My estimation would be few to none. In addition to many regular season games each year, I drove down for the Eastern Finals and Calder Cup Finals games in 2011, and can report there weren't many Ottawa Sens jerseys there for the party with the exception of one game where the team sent a bus down, hopefully a few of you took advantage.
It's nice to see Silfverberg adapting well to the N.A. style. He should gain confidence as the season progresses. Will also see whether Da Costa can provide timely offense. Nowhere near being sold on this guy being a legit NHLer. Encouraging starts for Stone and Prince, but we'll see their conditioning come March/April. I thought the Sens made a critical error in simultaneously dropping two of their tough guys and spiritual leaders in the off-season (Carkner, Konopka), but with the emergence of Borowiecki and others, this may not be as problematic as it looked in September.
While evidently the AHL is a physical, grinding league that favors veterans, it is interesting to note the Sens have earned a league-best 12-4-1-1 with a rookie leading scorer averaging just .67 PPG (Silfverberg). Given the .722+ winning percentage, one would expect a handful of guys operating at or near a point per game. Amazingly, the B-Sens don't have a single player in the top 100 in league scoring (granted, they have played 2-4 fewer games than most clubs). Presently there are 19 skaters with between 5-12 points, a pretty impressive distribution of wealth which speaks to their solid two-way concept and Lehner's stellar start. It's all the more impressive when the current month-long winning streak occurs without the services of their top dman from the start of the campaign (Cowen).
I did write to the Sens asking why they failed to bring any games to SBP, as has consistently been the case in recent years. The deliberate lack of B-Sens games in Ottawa is even more perplexing given that Sens management knew the strong likelihood of a lockout months in advance (consider that their summer ticket drive was scaled back and they didn't even bother producing a home/away pocket schedule, which in prior years they distributed throughout the city by August). The Sens blew a great opportunity to further market their young stars and future Senators, as this board suggests there is a healthy appetite in Ottawa for some quality hockey with the NHL on hiatus. With no semi-pro sports outside of a disastrous 7-21-0-3 OHL team, Ottawa has very little to offer the engaged sports fan. Look forward to hitting up more games on the road this winter.
What about the STH in Binghamton? We are paying to watch this team play in Binghamton, not Ottawa.
Good writeup BSF. Love that 3rd line with DD, Grant & Stone. They all have size, they can all score & they all play a very good two way defensive game already, that would be a great 3rd line in Ottawa some day.
As die-hard Bingo fans, I completely understand your sentiments and appreciate your contributions to the team and this board. It just strikes me as odd that the year there is no hockey in Ottawa, the Ottawa Sens pull the plug on Bingo in Ottawa. We have had a weekend November game for a few years now.
The Ottawa club generally does a poor job of marketing the B-Sens game and 98% of Ottawa fans do not connect with Binghamton, hence your stance is respected from me. Still, I believe given the lockout, 2-3 games in Ottawa (especially the rival Marlies and Bulldogs games) would really help energize the loyal fan base, of which there are nearly 11,500 season ticket holders, including myself. While the NHLPA would never endorse it, I would actually prefer an NHL season closer to 70 games (35 home) as opposed to the current 41. Will result in better quality hockey.
Just wishful thinking considering we have to endure a gorgeous 20,500 rink sitting empty with the mild exception of a rebuilding 7-24 OHL team.
As die-hard Bingo fans, I completely understand your sentiments and appreciate your contributions to the team and this board. It just strikes me as odd that the year there is no hockey in Ottawa, the Ottawa Sens pull the plug on Bingo in Ottawa. We have had a weekend November game for a few years now.
The Ottawa club generally does a poor job of marketing the B-Sens game and 98% of Ottawa fans do not connect with Binghamton, hence your stance is respected from me. Still, I believe given the lockout, 2-3 games in Ottawa (especially the rival Marlies and Bulldogs games) would really help energize the loyal fan base, of which there are nearly 11,500 season ticket holders, including myself. While the NHLPA would never endorse it, I would actually prefer an NHL season closer to 70 games (35 home) as opposed to the current 41. Will result in better quality hockey.
Just wishful thinking considering we have to endure a gorgeous 20,500 rink sitting empty with the mild exception of a rebuilding 7-24 OHL team.
The boys are playing great with a lot of confidence. One thing I notice this year is that they spread the puck out more and use their defence to open up room. Last year the forwards would cycle and cycle down low until it was taken away from them. The fact that they can actually finish this year has been awesome and the goaltending fabulous to say the least.
Heard Gryba is still playing with an injured hand. Any body have any info on this? Whats with Boro and Zibby?
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