The Kids Are Alright - [NHL 21]

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Post by Captain Canada » 05 Jun 2021, 17:02

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Senators prepare for ushering in of new era
New uniforms, leadership group hopes to buoy Senators out of the basement


By Erica Flannigan (Ottawa Citizen)

OTTAWA, ON - With the Ottawa Senators unveiling their new uniforms - a call-back to the same uniforms the team wore when the franchise rejoined the National Hockey League for the 1992-1993 season - the team is looking to leave their recent history of performance disappointment and heartbreak in the past as they usher in a new era with high hopes in their youth movement.


The team will be led by franchise defenseman Thomas Chabot and power forward Brady Tkachuk.


Chabot, the team's 18th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, has paid dividends since taking the team's top defenseman role that was left behind following the seismic departure of former team captain Erik Karlsson. Chabot is hoping to return to his game after seemingly being forced to do too much when the Senators' offense dried up from lack of talent and effort from the forward corps. At times last season, it felt as though Chabot disengaged and was going through the motions; something that no one could really blame him for doing. Chabot, however, believes in what the Senators are building long-term and signed an eight-year, $64 million extension to keep him with the team long-term.


Tkachuk, the 4th overall pick that has turned into the face of their franchise, looks to be the next team captain of the year, though head coach D.J. Smith announced that the Senators will once again be running with multiple alternates this season and refused to name a captain for the 2020-21 season. Tkachuk has brought a sense of urgency and intensity to the roster that hasn't been seen since the Senators' run to the Eastern Conference Finals many years ago.


The team has been injected with youth that is finally ready to blossom into NHL mainstays, such as forwards Drake Batherson and Josh Norris and defenseman Erik Brannstrom. All three are expected to be on the Senators' opening night roster while another trio of youth prospects continues to grow.


Defenseman Jake Sanderson and Jacob Bernard-Docker and forward Shane Pinto will highlight the stacked Belleville Senators - the American Hockey League affiliate that has been stocked full of young talent the Senators hope to develop.


The team enters the 2020-21 season with a lot of questions about their current lineup and fairly low expectations. Does this team compete whatsoever? Should we expect any kind of progress out of the basement?


Most pundits do not expect much out of the Capital. The team needs to desperately find their identity, get pucks in the net, and find some sort of stability in net now that veteran Craig Anderson is no longer on the team.


In the competitive Canadian market, the team will compete for fans in seats with the juggernaut Toronto Maple Leafs and the mainstay Montreal Canadiens while trying to slowly improve and give some teams a run for their money.


The Senators don't expect to lay down and take the abuse.


They plan on making some noise from the gate.
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SAVE I
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SAVE II
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Post by Captain Canada » 05 Jun 2021, 17:03

ROSTER AND OPENING NIGHT DEPTH CHART

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Post by Captain Canada » 12 Jun 2021, 17:50

BROWN DOUBLES DOWN IN SEASON DEBUT
Connor Brown's two-goal effort has the Senators slipping past Chicago in Game 1

October 4th, 2020 - Chicago Blackhawks @ Ottawa Senators (Canadian Tire Centre - Ottawa, ON)

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ABOVE: Ottawa Senators forward Colin White takes a faceoff against Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.

GAME SUMMARY


The Ottawa Senators invited the All-Star Patrick Kane and his Chicago Blackhawks to the Canadian Tire Centre to kickoff the 2020-21 regular season and managed to escape in a low-shooting event with a statement 5-2 victory thanks to a two-goal effort from Connor Brown.


The Blackhawks got an early lead thanks to Dylan Strome off a bad bounce that snuck its way past Senators' goaltender Matt Murray. Less than four minutes later, Connor Brown would grab a tie off a beautiful assist from rookie forward Tim Stutzle; the 18-year old's first professional point.


Brown would grab two goals in the winning effort, leading the Senators to a victory while depth rookie forward Josh Norris would score his first NHL goal, calling the experience, "something that I will keep with me for the rest of my life."


Matt Murray got the starting nod and made 19 saves in a winning effort.


The Senators will travel to Toronto to face off against their rival Maple Leafs on Tuesday, October 6th. Murray is expected to get the starting nod once again.


SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST PERIOD
4:53: Dylan Strome (1) | Assisted By: Adam Boqvist & Dominik Kulabik | CHI 1 - 0 OTT |
8:36: Connor Brown (1) | Assisted By: Tim Stutzle & Drake Batherson | CHI 1 - 1 OTT |

SECOND PERIOD
0:47: Derek Stepan (1) | Assisted By: Brady Tkachuk | CHI 1 - 2 OTT |
5:04: Colin White (1) | Assisted By: Chris Tierney & Ryan Dzingel | CHI 1 - 3 OTT |

THIRD PERIOD
9:40: Dominik Kulabik (1) | Assisted By: Jonathan Toews & Dylan Strome | CHI 2 - 3 OTT |
12:35: Josh Norris (1) | Assisted By: Austin Watson & Nick Paul | CHI 2 - 4 OTT |
19:55: Connor Brown (2) | Assisted By: Thomas Chabot | CHI 2 - 5 OTT |

NEXT GAME
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Post by Captain Canada » 16 Jun 2021, 10:12

SENS AVOID COLLAPSE WITH NARROW SHOOTOUT VICTORY
First rivalry game against Leafs have Senators scrambling to keep it together

October 6th, 2020 - Toronto Maple Leafs @ Ottawa Senators (Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON)

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ABOVE: Ottawa Senators forward Chris Tierney is denied on the breakaway by Toronto Maple Leafs' goaltender Frederik Andersen in overtime.

GAME SUMMARY


The loaded Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Ottawa Senators in a gritty, well-rounded affair that saw Nikita Zaitsev and Nick Foligno drop the gloves in the second period. A typical rivalry game that has often seen the Maple Leafs dominate the Senators in recent years saw the Sens narrowly edge past the Leafs in a 4-3 victory in the shootout.


The Senators were originally up 2-0 thanks to two big goals from Colin White who is off to a wonderful start to the season before Joe Thornton and Wayne Simmonds tied the game up. With less than six minutes left in third, the Leafs’ young superstars teamed up, with Auston Matthews sliding the puck cross-crease to Mitch Marner to take the lead.


On the penalty kill and with the goalie pulled for the extra attacker, Evgenii Dadonov would tie the game in the final few seconds of the game with a mad scramble in front of Frederik Andersen.


After a tough overtime period, Dadonov would double up with the shootout winner in a gut-wrenching loss for the Maple Leafs.


SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST PERIOD
NO SCORING

SECOND PERIOD
3:22: Colin White (2) | Assisted By: Chris Tierney & Brady Tkachuk | TOR 0 - 1 OTT |
6:57: Colin White (3) | Assisted By: Chris Tierney & Thomas Chabot | TOR 0 - 2 OTT |
14:37: Joe Thornton (1) | Assisted By: Nick Foligno & Pierre Engvall | TOR 1 - 2 OTT |

THIRD PERIOD
7:30: Wayne Simmonds (1) | Assisted By: John Tavares | TOR 2 - 2 OTT |
14:05: Mitch Marner (1) | Assisted By: Auston Matthews | TOR 3 - 2 OTT |
19:35: Evgenii Dadonov (1) | Assisted By: Connor Brown | TOR 3 - 3 OTT |

OVERTIME
NO SCORING

SHOOTOUT
Evgenii Dadonov - O | Auston Matthews - X
Thomas Chabot - X | Mitch Marner - X
Drake Batherson - X | John Tavares - X

NEXT GAME
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Post by Caesar » 16 Jun 2021, 12:45

Don't know anything about hockey but good stuff to start the season with two wins.
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Post by Captain Canada » 18 Jun 2021, 09:21

Caesar wrote:
16 Jun 2021, 12:45
Don't know anything about hockey but good stuff to start the season with two wins.
Appreciate you checking in, King. The Senators are typically a bad team, but the first month or so, I struggled to find sliders.

Glad to have you!
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Post by Xixak » 18 Jun 2021, 09:45

Man it's been a long time since I followed NHL. Normally I'd recognize all the names.

GL with this. Would be interesting to see what your lines are.
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Post by Captain Canada » 18 Jun 2021, 13:37

Xixak wrote:
18 Jun 2021, 09:45
Man it's been a long time since I followed NHL. Normally I'd recognize all the names.

GL with this. Would be interesting to see what your lines are.
Thanks for checking in, brother.

The depth chart in the second post are the lines for the most part.
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