I haven't seen enough of Cowen yet in the pre-season to be willing to write him off - he has shown flashes of the player that he may be able to become, so I'm still holding out hope.
Not that I think he will ever become quite that calibre, but remember how bad Chara was in his early years? D take longer to develop to start with, and I think these tall, gangly ones take even longer. He needs to learn to use his size effectively. Too bad we don't have anyone around to show him how to do that.
I'm willing to wait and see on Cowen, rather than write him off right away. He's still quite young with lots of potential.
I really, REALLY enjoyed Borocop taking on PK's usual after-whistle pushing-and-shoving shenanigans with some bombs. I think PK was surprised to find someone who was more than willing to escalate his usual crap while looking him in the eye and smiling about the whole thing. I doubt he learned much from it, but if more of the league does the same thing it might tone his arrogance down a bit. If it doesn't, I'll be satisfied with him getting fed and sitting in the box on a regular basis.
Montreal fan typical: the Habs fan behind us was bragging about the 4 minute power play, but forgot the fact that Subban was in the box for five during that time.
I'm willing to wait and see on Cowen, rather than write him off right away. He's still quite young with lots of potential.
I really, REALLY enjoyed Borocop taking on PK's usual after-whistle pushing-and-shoving shenanigans with some bombs. I think PK was surprised to find someone who was more than willing to escalate his usual crap while looking him in the eye and smiling about the whole thing. I doubt he learned much from it, but if more of the league does the same thing it might tone his arrogance down a bit. If it doesn't, I'll be satisfied with him getting fed and sitting in the box on a regular basis.
If greening and condra never played another game for Sens and were replaced by young guys, that would be fine with me.
after what Canuck just said about Cowen, I'm wondering if he can be included with these 2. I'd throw Smith in there too. if 7th or 8th is the best they can shoot for in this years playoff tourney then turn to some young players for sure.
Oh, also: defensive zone coverage is bad tonight. Sens are doing well breaking out with the puck and moving it around when they have it, but can't play well without it. Too many breakaways too! Galchenyuk(?) is 1/4 so far.
At the CTC tonight. Sound levels are terrible. Very tinny, and you can't hear the horn at the end of the period.
Has anyone else found the sound to be bad so far this year?
I couldn't get the streaming to work on my phone, so I'm following via Twitter as I'm not at home. I can hear every big play by the REDBLACKS from where I'm enjoying pizza and a wonderful French red wine. ;)
It's supposed to be available for streaming on the Sens website, but the stream is not starting for me.
Yeah, I'm not usually a fan of their streamed games. Not really worth the hassle for pre-season. I can follow it on Twitter and watch tomorrow. But I need my hockey fix!
