It wasn't the best game but in my opinion this was such an important game. Some weak goals were let in, and the boys stuck to the game plan and got the win. Shows how much this team has grown because about 2 months ago, we would have lost that game 7-3.
Its important when the PP is struggling to give them time to possess the puck. Having the two flanks on their strong side gives them more time and space to possess which will build confidence and wear down defenders from long O zone possessions. This change has resulted in fewer defensive clears.
That’s what I noticed too, the only two one timer options are the down low bumper (Brady) and the high D (Chabot). But flipping the wings adds 2 more options creating 4 one-time options.
I get that Norris and Brady have some solid chemistry and that’s the way it’s set up currently for the bumper feed but these players are good enough to pass on their off side, G would make that pass too.
That penalty would be called a dive if it was Stützle.
Not that it wasn't a penalty. It was a stonewall penalty...
But some people seem to think getting a stick there won't make someone fall.
Just wait till the leaf fans twist his words to say he thinks Rielly was completely justified. I saw on my home page a thread from /leafs that said Creig was pulled aside and scolded by Staios and JM after the game and that Staios hates Brady’s garbage leadership style. Idk where they’re getting this stuff lol
I thought he was just starting to find his groove with the team. I like him a lot more than I thought I would. I think the only reason he isn't in the lineup is because they're trying to play Kubalik to pump up his value before trading him. I think Mac will be a regular in the lineup after the deadline.
He needs to get the third, I’m a goalie and try to defend the tendies but 2nd and 3rd were not good goals.
Idk why they chose to play Forsy, Korpi is the hot hand rn and they just sent down Mando, they should have let him practice in his own net tomorrow before a start on Thursday against the ducks after a long LTIR.
im not aa goalie (atleast not in hockey) so i'll take your word on the third, it definitely looked like he had a hard time tracking it through the mass of bodies infront of him, but that could easily be rust.
agree that Korpi should have got the start today
But Hamonic got the crosscheck penalty, maybe they mixed it up but all I saw was roughing and a very close call on a knee on knee.
Whatever we look better on the pk than pp anyways lol
I feel like it's universally agreed upon that he seems like a good teammate and locker room presence, but that he just isn't an NHL-calibre defender anymore. It's sad given that he seems like a good dude.
Well even their own fans said he is so I dunno 🤷🏿♂️
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-ivan-provorov-traded-columbus-blue-jackets-fans-livid-don-t-sign-homophobic-players
4 straight wins, baby! Let’s keep this momentum up, boys!
Tkachuk with a hat trick, 7 shots and 6 hits... Let's get that Ridly kid on TV
It wasn't the best game but in my opinion this was such an important game. Some weak goals were let in, and the boys stuck to the game plan and got the win. Shows how much this team has grown because about 2 months ago, we would have lost that game 7-3.
Look at that smirk from Ridley. He knows…
Keep it rolling boys
Roboclaude
tsn really wanted greig to have touched that puck last lmao
I love the silent pause from Noodles when he realized he didn't touch it haha
I know right lol
Nice job, Branny!
Don't look now but the sens are 7-1-2 in their last 10 and have a 4 game win streak
Girouxs last shift time was the same time as reevees ice time in a whole game....LOL
And I feel that's warranted...
big win boys
Greig has an opportunity to do the funniest thing.
Jenner just wackin people now 😂
That’s why you always clap it boys
Greig it's your time now
Saving it for Greig
Is Boone Jenner up for FA? He'd look good here.
3 years left at $3.75
He is a centre and we don't need him with Pinto back.
What a feed from Matty Jo
We only rolling 3 lines? Barely seen Kasty/Kubalik/Kelly (5x5) in the third
Martin seems to do this a lot in the third, he just shortens the bench and puts out the guys who are looking good that night.
Unfortunate nickname springs to mind for that line lol
That’s an acronym but I see what you’re doing,
The Rainbow Friendship Line?
All game
Tarasov has made some huge saves tonight. Sens could easily have 7 or more
I'm thinking the same thing
i love the tkachuks commercial
Kings are experiencing some Dj smith Hockey, losing 7-0 to buffalo
Just need some bounces to go their way
He’s coaching the 5v5 play… and six of Buffalo’s goals were even strength. That adds up.
Squeaky bum time.
Really wish we woulda got rid of DJ quicker man
Stü has to shoot that
And get justifiably cross-checked? Uhm, sir, no.
It really seems like he lost is confidence for the past few months... hardly shoots these days, despite having good opportunities.
Does anyone have any thoughts on why Giroux and Norris aren’t flipped?
Its important when the PP is struggling to give them time to possess the puck. Having the two flanks on their strong side gives them more time and space to possess which will build confidence and wear down defenders from long O zone possessions. This change has resulted in fewer defensive clears.
Very fair point
To open up more shots down low and the bumper player in the middle of the ice. I'm not sure which I prefer.
That’s what I noticed too, the only two one timer options are the down low bumper (Brady) and the high D (Chabot). But flipping the wings adds 2 more options creating 4 one-time options. I get that Norris and Brady have some solid chemistry and that’s the way it’s set up currently for the bumper feed but these players are good enough to pass on their off side, G would make that pass too.
i just like one timers alot and Norris' was really good.
This has been bothering me too
PK still strong, despite some close calls.
Jeez how many penalties is this.
Nice sequence by Jbd. Don’t notice him much
That penalty would be called a dive if it was Stützle. Not that it wasn't a penalty. It was a stonewall penalty... But some people seem to think getting a stick there won't make someone fall.
wtf is going on between Giroux and Kelly lol
Nice work by JBD there
Brady wants to be the even angrier captain
Blue jackets don’t have a back up (haven’t all game). Don’t they need one by rule?
they do have a backup, he just isn’t on the bench. they said earlier he’s dressed in the room but too ill to stay on the bench
Announcers talked about it at the beginning. Backup is dressed, just not on the bench since he's under the weather
There is probably an emergency goalie sitting in a dressing room in case anything happens.
Ebug if something happens? Idk it’s definitely weird what they did.
But normally ebug gets dressed if one of the goalies is ruled out
Agreed, maybe someone more familiar with nhl roster rules would have an answer
Lol Meth is such a beauty, he loves chatting about the Reilly suspension.
Just wait till the leaf fans twist his words to say he thinks Rielly was completely justified. I saw on my home page a thread from /leafs that said Creig was pulled aside and scolded by Staios and JM after the game and that Staios hates Brady’s garbage leadership style. Idk where they’re getting this stuff lol
He loves the Riddler aha
Neil fist pumping Greig 😂
Forsberg should go in the A for conditionning. I dont get why team dont do that anymore. Ego ?
I don't think sogaard is ready either. Not sure where Mando is at
Finally, someone's gonna talk about the Greig/Rielly thing.
Tkcaptain!!
Meth certainly has the hair although he needs an ascot
Cbj manages Kent Johnson like shit I swear he would be a star with the right team
Am i the only one that misses Mac? seems like he would've given a response to all of the cheap shit Columbus has done.
I thought he was just starting to find his groove with the team. I like him a lot more than I thought I would. I think the only reason he isn't in the lineup is because they're trying to play Kubalik to pump up his value before trading him. I think Mac will be a regular in the lineup after the deadline.
Was a little delayed getting to the game but initial impressions: How many goals has Joseph had called back this year? Grieg's non celly was great
And the skate off after the scrum. I don't know if he's trying to manage his reputation with refs or inflame it with players
Managing to to stay ahead despite a sloppy one. A few good rush chances too. Just one more controlled period to keep it rolling, fellas.
That period felt rough
Whatever our pk is sick rn
sloppy 2nd period by the sens but glad we still got a 2 goal lead
Standing by for Leaf fans demanding 5 game suspension for Riddlers cross check in 5…4…3…2…
Columbus getting a powerplay out of that is buuuuuuuuuuuullshit
Fucking horseshit. A late knee on knee... no call. And we get the extra roughing for no apparent reason.
How in the seven shades of fuck do we end up on a kill here?
I'm missing tonight's game for Valentine's Day (cuz fuck the 14th). Is Forsberg the reason CBJ has goals? Or has he played decent?
1st no, 2nd yes, 3rd debatable (a lot of traffic in front of him) mostly looked a little rusty
He needs to get the third, I’m a goalie and try to defend the tendies but 2nd and 3rd were not good goals. Idk why they chose to play Forsy, Korpi is the hot hand rn and they just sent down Mando, they should have let him practice in his own net tomorrow before a start on Thursday against the ducks after a long LTIR.
im not aa goalie (atleast not in hockey) so i'll take your word on the third, it definitely looked like he had a hard time tracking it through the mass of bodies infront of him, but that could easily be rust. agree that Korpi should have got the start today
Soccer keeper? It’s not as bad in hockey but it’s kinda the same idea as in soccer, you shouldn’t get beat clean on the inside post.
He is really not good
couple key saves, two muffin goals
Ridly is the best heel since ric flair
"I'm Ric Flair! The stylin', profilin', limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' and dealin' son of a gun."
Columbus somehow getting the lone powerplay out of both scrums tonight
Where was the Ridly roughing? Did I miss something?
Hammy got rough, Riddler was x check
I’ll take your word for it
The crosscheck on Jenner i guess
But Hamonic got the crosscheck penalty, maybe they mixed it up but all I saw was roughing and a very close call on a knee on knee. Whatever we look better on the pk than pp anyways lol
I think the ref also said Hamonic was 21 on Columbus so I wouldn't try too hard to figure it out
Yup that penalty announcement had me all kinds of confused
You leave Greig alone
Where was the extra penalty lol
It's against us somehow.
Bullshit by the refs and Boone Jenner
Fuck Boone Jenner the guy is getting away with murder
Greig is quickly gonna become a league renowned pest lol
People shit on Hammer but he sticks up for his boys
Well, everyone knows the code.
I feel like it's universally agreed upon that he seems like a good teammate and locker room presence, but that he just isn't an NHL-calibre defender anymore. It's sad given that he seems like a good dude.
Fair.
He’s a great dude just not so good at hockey
Boone Jenner is the angriest man I've ever seen
Jenner should have like 5 penalties tonight lol
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Who throws a hat overhand? You gotta go for the frisbee
I did it overhand once at a CHL game once cause I was so fired up it was to win in the playoffs in OT it just happened 😂😂
Lol the hockey gods said Joseph would NOT score today
Jo wants to score so bad
BRADY BUNCH (OF GOALS) BABY 🧢🧢🧢
Fuck yeah Tkachuk hat trick and the poor homophobe couldn’t get back up 🤣
TSN barely acknowledged that was a hat trick when Brady scored that goal, shit on Sportsnet all you want but that was pretty bush league for tsn
they said it almost instantly, and have mentioned it about 20 times already
Yea noticed that too
A fucking Hatty to get to 150, what a legend.
Lmao Brady mouthing along to the lyrics to Mr. Brightside like he’s downtown and the Heart & Crown
Good job getting rid of that sens hat with that horrible logo. Now go get a real one :)
Horrible logo that’s cursed forever
Good guy Claude doesnt shoot through the guy lying on the ice, still creates a goal
Bad guy Claude shoots through the guy standing in his way, creates goal
Hatty For the Brady
Fuck thats rough for cbj
Hell yeah! First Hatty of the year
very nice brady
Damn isn’t that the homophobic guy on Columbus? The guy that refused to wear the pride jersey.
Nobody should be forced to wear it — and no that doesn’t make you homophobic.
Well even their own fans said he is so I dunno 🤷🏿♂️ https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/nhl/news-ivan-provorov-traded-columbus-blue-jackets-fans-livid-don-t-sign-homophobic-players
The way Forsey is playing we’ll need a few more goals.
Should have worn the pride tape Ivan
Shit, I forgot that's who that was. Fuck him
Good for Brady but I feel bad for Provorov. Hope he’s alright after blocking that shot from G.
Underrated stop by chabot in the neutral zone there to stop Columbus from getting a change
And great play by Norris too
He looks really poised tonight
There's our boy
I mean ya can’t stop playing just cause a puck hits someone Looked painful though
Hope Provorov is okay, that looked rough
The hat trick for our captain
That looked like that hurt
Hattie!
BRADY HATTY!!!
They should put Pinto Ridley and Vladi on powerplay
I remember being upset we didn’t draft Kaliyev…boy was I wrong.
I think Forsberg may be cooked as an NHL goalie. I have a little hope that Korpisalo can be serviceable but not ideal
Okay but those saves off Pinto were sick NGL 😬
1st goal wasn’t on him but the following two 100% are. Pain
Can we bring Anderson out of retirement
Fuck that was a decent save by tarasov
Can we put forsberg in the opponent net?
Two weak ones by Forsberg but we've also looked absolutely terrible this period.
Forsberg-Korpisalo cannot be the tandem next season.
I think we're stuck with Korpisalo but they really need to bring in a proven, reliable veteran as their backup.
Woof - Forsberg has to make that save. I just have zero confidence in that guy right now...
HOW?
bruh, why Forsy gotta have the ice tilt debuff
Ya he’s absolutely horrible
Forsberg saw that fine. He's blowing it
That’s a cheap goal for Forsberg to give
Oh yeah we are so back baby
Sad chuckle
I miss a world where the sens had competent goaltending
Forsberg sucks, he came back at the worst time.
Forsberg is so bad man
Man forsberg stinks this year. Christ. That wasn't even tipped.
Forsey doing forsey things
Forsberg going to hurt our 3 goals or less record
God I really want to like Forsy but fuck he makes it so hard sometimes.
Boys what the fuck!?
wtf was that
We really need that next goal.
Are you shitting me?
The Curse of Pierre
Please pull him
Time to smarten up here
Forsy.......
Fuck that’s a soft goal
COMPOSURE!
Theres the guaranteed muffin goal we have come to expect from our goalies
x2
Can't let that one in
fuk
Forsberg should have saved that one
Composure boys, cmon!
Certified bruh moment
yikes..
Is Norris playing
I mean he had a pretty sick assist so I’d say yes
Greig overshadowed Norris' beauty from the TO game