Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators at Regina, Sk. Game Thread
by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 8:30 PM EDT
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Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sep 21, 2009 9:00 PM EDT
Game one of this week's Exhibition Gauntlet is tonight: Starting in Regina against the Senators, this Lightning team transverses the continent this week, playing back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back games. The Bolts will be facing Brian Elliot in net who will be playing the entire game. They'll also be facing many of Ottawa's regulars as well as 1st round draft pick Jared Cowen, who is playing in his first professional (albeit preseason) game this evening.
Radio coverage will be back on the Lightning's flagship station, 620AM WDAE
And for the curious, those who want to check out what's going on in Sensville tonight, head over to Silver Seven's game thread.
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Okay, so who’s going to listen to this whole thing? (Keeping up with sports on the East Coast so sucks!)
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dunno
You know I want to catch certain TV tonight…
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by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me, season opener of Dollhouse is this Friday. Figures – when I’m at a hockey game. Oh well, that’s what Hulu is for, right?
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Absolutely
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hulu rocks.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That, too.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’M DVRing (is that even a word??) CSI:Miami. Will watch it tomorrow morning.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s a word now! :oD
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good enough for me! Watching the Braves pound the Mets right now.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that’s multitasking. I’ve done things like that before. Usually watching football while listening to hockey.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's get this party started!
I’ll be up for the whole thing! Not working tomorrow, so I don’t have to worry about getting up too early. Until my dog wakes me up go to potty, that is…
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to be up at 6 am, so I’ll be leaving probably about halfway thru.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Both anthems tonight! Woohoo! Love “O Canada” – it’s so much nicer than “The Star Spangled Banner”.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Although they’re butchering it with this not-so-nice harmonizing. Ouch!
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I get weird looks anytime it’s played at a hockey game and I sing it. I don’t know if that’s because I know the words or because of my singing. Probably the latter. I can’t carry a note in a paper bag…..
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah – I get that, too. Except when I’m watching hockey in Canada. And I’ve been told that I have a good singing voice.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No French though.
I don’t do the first part in French thing. Don’t speak French. I had three years of Spanish and three years of Latin in High School. French with a southern accent just doesn’t sound right…
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still need to learn the French version! I took 7 years of French in school. Not fluent in it, tho I wish I was.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And it's been quite a long time since high school.... OUCH
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You and me both!
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Fisher scores for Ottawa. Is he still dating Carrie Underwood?
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Last I heard it was still and “on” thing.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, darn.
Not exactly the way Niitty wanted to start off.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m hoping this picks up for the Lightning. They’re not sounding like they’re doing all that great right now.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The point of this game really isn't to do that great
…but it’s certainly supposed to be more than go-through-the-motions.
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They’re not going thru the motions so much as they just don’t have a lot of jump.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prospects and third liners again. Interested to see how Matt Walker does in his first action of the year after a minor “lower body injury”. (I hate those vague references to injuries. I understand why, just don’t like them).
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that they can’t come right out and say what the injury is tells you right there that there’s no honor in hockey anymore.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still sounds weird...
To hear Kovalev’s name with the Sens.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who? ;o)
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Final score: Atl 4 Car 2
Kubina had a goal and an assist.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And just as additional info: Braves lead the NY Mets 11-3 in the bottom of the 8th….
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe it’s because they’re playing in Regina, and I started watching hockey with the WHL, but this just strikes me as a major junior game so far. It’s probably just an association thing, but is that bad?
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No, not bad at all. I got started with the hockey thing late in life (for me) so I’ve only seen NHL hockey and ECHL hockey. Not seen any juniors or major juniors games. Go to a lot of ECHL games since Charlotte has a team and that’s only about 45 miles away.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up west of Seattle. Not being able to go to that Everett game tomorrow is killing me. Luckily, I can go to the Norfolk-Tampa Bay scrimmage on Friday instead. But still. I want to go to Everett!!!
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NY Rangers 4 Det 2
Vinny Prospal had a goal.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Vinny!
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he does well this year.
Unless the Rangers are playing the Bolts, that is.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking about going to see the Rangers next weekend when they play the Caps. Rooting for the Rangers, of course. Might wait until the regular season to do that, tho. Gotta go see Torts, Vinny P…oh, and Lundqvist.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My “home” team, the ECHL Charlotte Checkers, is a NY Rangers farm team. Dan Girardi played for the Checkers a couple of years ago. You could tell he wasn’t going to be in the minors for long.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bolts already 0-2 on PP
Their lack of PP goals so far this year is disturbing…. I know it’s early, but still…
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Preseason
Can’t even say “this year” yet. It’s practice.
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by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not too worried about the PP right now. That’s typically the last piece to fall into place in a season – particularly with a new coaching staff.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On a totally different note
Read that Len Barrie’s window of opportunity is closed. Koules has the ball in his court.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was talking to a guy from Vancouver (BC) at the Caps training camp, and he was saying he expects Barrie to be behind bars when everything’s all said and done.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wouldn’t surprise me. What makes me wonder is how he got past the NHL’s background check to see if there were any irregularities before they’d even approve him as an owner.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait – the NHL does a background check on potential owners? Since when?
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL...
thought they did, anyway…
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to tell the executive committee
…that checking out potential owners from behind is not a “background check”
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by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a quick period.
9-5 Ottawa on shots on goal.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate it when the Lightning get outshot. It just grates on me.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Niitty settled down nicely. Made a couple of good saves.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just shows a lack of confidence. Confident players shoots. An insecure player doesn’t. Insecure teams don’t typically win a lot of games. And, sadly, it’s the one thing that teams can deliberately control.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I’m hoping that takes care of itself as the preseason goes on. This road trip (hopefully) will determine a lot.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Final score
Atlanta Braves 11 NY Mets 3.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of shootingq
I asked a friend what they would ask Ryan Malone if they had a chance to interview him. “Why don’t you shoot more often?” wa what he came up with…
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good question.
He had a really good shooting percentage last year. He’s got a good shot. And I think he does need to shoot more.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again?
Tanguay’s in the same boat… Freddie Modin was in the same boat too in TB.
Someone DOES need to take the shot but I don’t think it’s as big a deal with some players with high shooting percentage. If they shot more, they’d miss more. A smart player picks and chooses his shots.
Though, as the comment above suggests, avoiding shots all together suggests insecurity.
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by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But sometimes avoiding shots doesn’t mean insecurity as much as trying to set up a linemate for a perfect play or scoring chance. Sometimes you just gotta take the shot and hope for a tip in or rebound or something. Shooting percentage is good, but it’s not always the best judge of how good a shooter actually is.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If a guy is in a better position for a shot than you are, then you should pass. However, it’s not situational that I’m talking about, but over the course of the game(s). If a player would rather pass than shoot – consistently throughout the game – then that’s a problem.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking at it over the course of the year, I agree, yes it can be a problem.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Su never answered me because – I finally realized – that I never sent her that text. Bad me. Do you want to come up with some questions anyhow? She’s hoping to interview Malone (mostly because she’s a Pens fan), and Tokarski, and Helenius (because they played in the WHL in Washington State).
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
On my mind already Cassie
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by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are going to have to be a little more greedy…shoot instead of trying to pass and set up the “perfect shot”. That’s the MSL-Stammer-Bugsy line as well as VL and Alex and whoever they get to play on the right side. Really hard to score when you don’t shoot the puck.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think Ashton has a good chance to make the team out of training camp?
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’d say it’s 50-50. What do you think?
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really don’t know. It almost seems like they are pushing for him to make it, but honestly I think another year in junior might do him some good. He’s go the body for it, just not sure the mentality is there yet.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that he should go back to junior, but I thought that about Stamkos, too. If it were up to me, he’d go back for another year.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, though I think Lawton is high on him
I think he’s going to get as much of a taste as he can with the team… but ultimately he’ll end up back in juniors this year.
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
by John Fontana on Sep 21, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he’s gonna be a good one. He’s definitely got the size.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And we’re tied up.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And as I type that, he scored.....LOl
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course. That’s the way it usually goes.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
They can keep him for up to 10 games before sending him back to juniors, right?
in the regular season, that is.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think so. That sounds right.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One shot for the period so far…. :o\
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Darn you Kovalev!
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
6-1 outshot by Sens so far in 2nd.
Would like to see more shots….
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Always.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, wait – what team are they playing again? :oD
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They keep talking about Everett like it’s somewhere important. I’ve been there. Quite a few times. It’s really not that nice.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The arena is relatively new, so that should be very nice. I’ve never been inside, but I’ve driven past it a few times. It looks like a nice place. Supposed to seat 8300 for hockey.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is Everett? Not familiar with Washington state.
by TB_hockey_fan on Sep 21, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s about 30 miles north of downtown Seattle on Puget Sound.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, in local speak, it’s half an hour north of Seattle. (We measure distance by the time it takes to drive it, not by actual mileage.)
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alrighty, I need to sleep. 6 am comes awfully fast, and I’m so not a morning person. See you tomorrow – at least for a little bit.
Cassie
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by Cassie McClellan on Sep 21, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm still here for now
Well, sort of here. Sort of not
To strive, to seek, to find, and to forever keep it Raw. Raw Charge.
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