Official Ottawa Senators Thread

[Sucker Punch]

Sounds like Regin will be ready to go for the opener, and Zibanejad and Cowen have made the team.

That Zibanejad kid seems like a keeper.

He's starting to win me over.  I'm still a little pissed that he's not Landeskog.

 

[Madferret]

Sounds like Regin will be ready to go for the opener, and Zibanejad and Cowen have made the team.

That Zibanejad kid seems like a keeper.

He's starting to win me over.  I'm still a little pissed that he's not Landeskog.

He's big already and he's still a kid. Great job by the scouts / Murray on this one not many people here knew anything about him or of him and the media didn't pay any particular attention to him...there was a bit of landeskogitis going around here for a while though

Cowen - it pleases me to no end how we "lost out" and got this kid instead. <assist - hockey Gods>

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Sounds like Regin will be ready to go for the opener, and Zibanejad and Cowen have made the team.

That Zibanejad kid seems like a keeper.

He's starting to win me over.  I'm still a little pissed that he's not Landeskog.

He's big already and he's still a kid. Great job by the scouts / Murray on this one not many people here knew anything about him or of him and the media didn't pay any particular attention to him...there was a bit of landeskogitis going around here for a while though

Most mock drafts had him around 10 no?  Not that huge of a leap.

 

[Madferret]

Sounds like Regin will be ready to go for the opener, and Zibanejad and Cowen have made the team.

That Zibanejad kid seems like a keeper.

He's starting to win me over.  I'm still a little pissed that he's not Landeskog.

He's big already and he's still a kid. Great job by the scouts / Murray on this one not many people here knew anything about him or of him and the media didn't pay any particular attention to him...there was a bit of landeskogitis going around here for a while though

Most mock drafts had him around 10 no?  Not that huge of a leap.

11th-12th yeah, not that much of a leap no but he still flew under the radar.

 

[bustaheims]

11th-12th yeah, not that much of a leap no but he still flew under the radar.

Many had him in the top 10 in their final pre-draft rankings. For instance, mynhldraft.com had him going 8th. By the time the draft rolled around, he was all but a consensus top 10 pick.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

A Zetterberg-esque pick?

 

[Sucker Punch]

For me, it wasn't so much the rankings as it was that during the months leading up to the draft, there was a handful of high end guys that were considered a step above the rest.  Nugent-Hopkins, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Larsson, Couturier, Strome and Murphy have all had that high end, potential franchise player label slapped on them at times, and Zibanejad was always considered outside that elite group.

Obviously, players were drafted where they were for a reason, but after the year we had, I really wanted to swing for the fences.  I like Zibanejad, but I still don't see the big offensive potential some of the others have, and point production up front is something we're still really hurting for in the prospect department.

There's a handful of guys that may be able to put up points in a supporting role, but there's no one we can pencil in as a cornerstone of the top line in the next few years.

Damn you, Craig Anderson.

 

[Madferret]

11th-12th yeah, not that much of a leap no but he still flew under the radar.

Many had him in the top 10 in their final pre-draft rankings. For instance, mynhldraft.com had him going 8th. By the time the draft rolled around, he was all but a consensus top 10 pick.

I know! I'm not disputing that. I'm talking about how he flew under the radar of the media here in Ottawa.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

11th-12th yeah, not that much of a leap no but he still flew under the radar.

Many had him in the top 10 in their final pre-draft rankings. For instance, mynhldraft.com had him going 8th. By the time the draft rolled around, he was all but a consensus top 10 pick.

I know! I'm not disputing that. I'm talking about how he flew under the radar of the media here in Ottawa.

The jig is up.

 

[Madferret]

For me, it wasn't so much the rankings as it was that during the months leading up to the draft, there was a handful of high end guys that were considered a step above the rest.  Nugent-Hopkins, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Larsson, Couturier, Strome and Murphy have all had that high end, potential franchise player label slapped on them at times, and Zibanejad was always considered outside that elite group.

Obviously, players were drafted where they were for a reason, but after the year we had, I really wanted to swing for the fences.  I like Zibanejad, but I still don't see the big offensive potential some of the others have, and point production up front is something we're still really hurting for in the prospect department.

There's a handful of guys that may be able to put up points in a supporting role, but there's no one we can pencil in as a cornerstone of the top line in the next few years.

Damn you, Craig Anderson.

If Anderson plays like he did against the Bruins the other night every night he'll win the Norris <but lose the Vezina to Reimer>

 

[Madferret]

11th-12th yeah, not that much of a leap no but he still flew under the radar.

Many had him in the top 10 in their final pre-draft rankings. For instance, mynhldraft.com had him going 8th. By the time the draft rolled around, he was all but a consensus top 10 pick.

I know! I'm not disputing that. I'm talking about how he flew under the radar of the media here in Ottawa.

The jig is up.

Leave me alone!

 

[Madferret]

Heritage Jersey officially unveiled -

Design elements

The O logo on the front of the jersey and on the uniform pants pays homage to the O that was often emblazoned on the uniforms worn by the early Senators teams prior to leaving Ottawa in 1934.

Following championship seasons during the early days of the NHL, clubs would often adorn its sweater with a special crest to commemorate the achievement. The Senators' shoulder patch is designed with inspiration from the "World Champs 1926-1927" crest that was worn following the Senators' Stanley Cup win in 1927. The patches appear on both shoulders but the original 1927 text has been replaced with Ottawa Senators Senateurs d'Ottawa to acknowledge the team's bilingual fan base in the region.

The uniform features the club's official colours of black red and white, with the heritage jersey using an antique white that reflects uniforms of the past.

Fan involvement in design of the uniform concept

Prior to the 2007-08 season, the Senators unveiled home and road jerseys with a shoulder patch that featured the distinctive O logo used by the early Ottawa teams. Inspired by this history, Jacob Barrette, a Gatineau-based graphic designer and Sens fan, designed a jersey rooted in Senators history. Barrette posted this image of the jersey online to solicit feedback from fellow fans, with the results being overwhelmingly positive.

In 2009, Senators vice-president of marketing Jeff Kyle, aware of the fan reaction to Barrette's design, commissioned Barrette to help create the concept for the uniform. Barrette, along with the Senators and local hockey historian Paul Kitchen, conducted extensive research at Library and Archives Canada and the City of Ottawa to ensure the historical accuracy of the uniform's heritage elements. Barrette then presented design concepts to the Senators and Kitchen. After a number of revisions, they worked with Reebok to adapt the design to fit the Edge jersey, resulting in the uniform that was unveiled earlier today.

 

[Chev-boyar-sky]

For me, it wasn't so much the rankings as it was that during the months leading up to the draft, there was a handful of high end guys that were considered a step above the rest.  Nugent-Hopkins, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Larsson, Couturier, Strome and Murphy have all had that high end, potential franchise player label slapped on them at times, and Zibanejad was always considered outside that elite group.

Obviously, players were drafted where they were for a reason, but after the year we had, I really wanted to swing for the fences.  I like Zibanejad, but I still don't see the big offensive potential some of the others have, and point production up front is something we're still really hurting for in the prospect department.

There's a handful of guys that may be able to put up points in a supporting role, but there's no one we can pencil in as a cornerstone of the top line in the next few years.

Damn you, Craig Anderson.

If you're lucky he'll make it up to you this year.

 

[Madferret]

Cowen, Rundblad, Zibanejad, & da Costa all survived final cuts.

 

[Madferret]

Mika survives as Sens chop roster
Bruce Garrioch

Mika Zibanejad can unpack his bags.

At least until a couple of injured players return, the 18-year-old rookie sensation will get a chance to prove he belongs in Ottawa.

After cuts were announced on Saturday, Zibanejad made the Senators roster along with rookies Stephane Da Costa, Jared Cowen and David Rundblad. Five players ? Robin Lehner, Mark Borowiecki, Patrick Wiercioch, Kaspars Daugavins and Mike Hoffman ? were sent to Binghamton.

After a strong performance by the top draft pick in June, Zibanejad will make his debut in the Senators? season opener Friday in Detroit and there?s a good chance he?ll start on a line with captain Daniel Alfredsson....MORE





Spezza gets an 'A'
Bruce Garrioch

The ?A? on Jason Spezza?s jersey is there to stay.

While he wore the letter after Bryan Murray?s selloff last spring, this time it?s here to stay ? coach Paul MacLean has named the 28-year-old Spezza an alternate captain...MORE

 

[Madferret]

    25 Man Roster:

    Daniel Alfredsson
    Bobby Butler
    Erik Condra
    Stephane Da Costa
    Nikita Filatov
    Nick Foligno
    Colin Greening
    Zenon Konopka
    Milan Michalek
    Chris Neil
    Peter Regin
    Zack Smith
    Jason Spezza
    Jesse Winchester
    Mika Zibanejad

    Matt Carkner
    Jared Cowen
    Sergei Gonchar
    Erik Karlsson
    Filip Kuba
    Brian Lee
    Chris Phillips
    David Rundblad

    Craig Anderson
    Alex Auld

 

[Madferret]

Carkner out 1 momth + after knee surgery today.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=377330
Enter Rundblad.

 

[Madferret]

per SC..

• Sens skated this morning and Rundblad looked to be the odd man out on Defence. Pairings included Phillips-Lee, Kuba-Karlsson and Cowen-Gonchar.
• Forward combinations were as follows, Michalek-Spezza-Filatov, Greening-Zibanejad-Alfredsson, Foligno-Smith-Neil, Condra-Konopka-Butler.  Da Costa skated as the 13th forward.
• Peter Regin, Jesse Winchester and Matt Carkner were all absent at the skate this morning.

 

[Madferret]

Binghamton Senators 2011-12 Season Preview
Written by: John Henkelman on 10/03/2011

What do they do for a repeat? The Binghamton Senators won the Calder Cup after an incredible playoff run that saw the seventh seed in the AHL's Eastern Conference turn a 42-30-3-5 regular season into the league championship. Senators also collected a considerable amount of the AHL individual hardware with Corey Locke taking home the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP, winning the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the AHL leading scorer, and being named to the First All-Star Team. Rookie goaltender Robin Lehner captured the Jack A. Butterfield as playoff MVP, unsung Cody Bass received the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for man of the year for service to his local community and wily veteran defenseman Andre Benoit was named to the Second All-Star Team.

The baby Sens will have many new faces this season to blend in with their returning players under the tutelage of second-year coach Kurt Kleinendorst. Among the departed are Bobby Butler, Erik Condra, Zack Smith, and Colin Greening who all turned their success from last season into one-way contracts and positions on the Ottawa roster. Key contributors Ryan Potulny, captain Ryan Kellar, and alternate captains Cody Bass and Derek Smith signed on with other NHL organizations. Others veterans who made significant contributions such as Andre Benoit, Roman Wick, Geoff Kinrade and Barry Brust have gone overseas for new opportunities this season.

Corey Locke, Jim O'Brien, and Robin Lehner will be looked upon to provide the leadership on the ice with other players expected to emerge and share the responsibilities. The baby Sens will have considerable skill, size, and talent so there is every reason to expect a return trip to the AHL playoffs and an opportunity to defend their league title....MORE

 

[Sucker Punch]

http://www.whl.ca/stats/show