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| Kovalev let Murray know that he's doing a great job...no changes necessary (photo via randomjottings.net) |
My plan to attend the game on Wednesday didn't come to fruition, which ended up not being such a huge loss (pun somewhat intended). As is always the case during the holidays, friends and family are first in line. 2nd is beer (which can be mixed with holiday option #1). 3rd is the World Junior Championship. And last but not least is pretty much everything else, from hockey to sleep.
All I saw from Wednesday night's game were the highlights from NHL.com and it looked like the Sens had their chances. I also cruised through the World O Senators blogs to get some background for this post and the conclusion is a 2 part breakdown: missed opportunities and weak defensive play.
It looked like Elliott let in a few softies with no thanks given to his first line of defense. Kuba....what more can be said about the high priced veteran? He brings nothing to this team except giveaways and turnovers.
Well it's time to go over a few New Year's resolutions for your favorite Ottawa based pro team located in Kanata:
Filip Kuba
Work on hitting offensive players from the opposing team, remember that clearing the puck out of the defensive zone is a good tactic and stop with the giveaways.
Mike Fisher
Take the rest of the season off to get healthy and realize that he's a 3rd line centre getting primo minutes. Be thankful.
Chris Kelly
Thank the good people at Easton for the magical sticks of goal scoring. Get more.
Alexei Kovalev
Ease off the saxophone practice and work on attacking the offensive zone alone against 5 defenders.
Jason Spezza
Stop crying himself to bed while clutching his Heatley plush doll and repeating "I'm a creative guy and those turnovers are gonna happen."
Cory Clouston
Buy a Hugo Boss suit and hire Ray Emery as his personal fashion advisor.
Erik Karlsson
Continue to embarrass the forwards on the team. Out: Two and a Half Men. In: CSI: Byward Market.
Brian Lee
Start a food vendor business at Scotiabank Place featuring the Lee Me Down: a battered deep fried burger topped with jalapeno cheese and chicken fingers (preferably dinosaur shaped) and 2 regular burger patties used as buns.
Daniel Alfredson
Keep doing what he does and continue to bleed out profusely for this team...and not complain about it. Can someone give this guy the fuckin Order of Canada already?
Bryan Murray
Get a nice letter of recommendation from Melnyk and ask players to give recommendations on LinkedIn.
New Year's Eve Showdown
Columbus is on tap tonight with Jim O'Brien getting the call up to play. So I'm assuming that Mr. Smith will hang out with Lee in the press box and Jimmy O will get his shot. Looking forward to seeing the kid play.
Also looking forward to the Canada / Sweden tilt today which will showcase the future of Ottawa's last line of defense: Lehner from Sweden and Cowen from Canada.
-MP
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