Hey yo – I’m still bitter about two days ago. So how can this team pick up the pieces? A home game! Nevermind the fact that if we can’t win on the road, we have no chance in realizing the already-slim odds of sneaking into the 8 spot. What might be the most effective strategy for Claude Noel: 1.) Play the Tim Stapleton – Ben Maxwell – Spencer Machacek line 20 minutes, 2.) Play Randy Jones, 3.) Win the game? Let’s be serious here…the recent success of the aforementioned MSM Line is but a blip in the sample of Steam Punk, BMax, and Mach 46’s talents. They are not this good, nor are they that bad. Ran_y Jones (the guy has no D), on the other hand, is that bad. Let’s just play this one normal, not play Ran_y Jones, and win the game – okay?
Keys to the Game, Lineups, and Prediction after the jump.
Keys to the Game
- Do we need a “key”? We’re playing at home. That seems “key” enough. Oh, and don’t play Ran_y Jones.
Lineups
Jets (GP 75 35-32-8 78 PTS)
Forwards
#16 Andrew Ladd — #18 Bryan Little — #26 Blake Wheeler
#9 Evander Kane — #13 Kyle Wellwood — #8 Alexander Burmistrov
#14 Tim Stapleton — #49 Ben Maxwell — #46 Spencer Machacek
#15 Tanner Glass — #19 Jim Slater — #20 Antti Miettinen
Defencemen
#39 Tobias Enstrom — #33 Dustin Byfuglien
#6 Ron Hainsey — #4 Zach Bogosian
#5 Mark Stuart — #24 Grant Clitsome
Goaltender
#31 Ondrej Pavelec
It's cute, I'm sure, that I'm so hopeful.
Senators (GP 76 38-28-10 86 PTS)
Forwards
#14 Colin Greening — #19 Jason Spezza — #9 Milan Michalek
#71 Nick Foligno — #7 Kyle Turris — #11 Daniel Alfredsson
#36 Rob Klinkhammer — #42 Jim O’Brien — #25 Chris Neil
#23 Kaspars Daugavins — #15 Zack Smith — #22 Erik Condra
Defencemen
#17 Filip Kuba — #65 Erik Karlsson
#2 Jared Cowen — #55 Sergei Gonchar
#4 Chris Phillips — #39 Matt Carkner
Goaltender
#41 Craig Anderson
As per usual, we get the backup. Let's not embarrass ourselves, please.
Player to boo mercilessly: Alfredsson, I’ll never forgive him for shooting the puck at Scott Niedermayer.
Prediction: Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 1…just to get my hopes up.
