Can Da Costa get a point already? He's killing me in my AHL pool. Him and Pague have combined for 1 point! Whats going on

Da Costa isn't fully healthy.

The whole team should see their offensive stats increase in November after adjusting to new coach/system and new style of play for some of the rookies and Euros. Lots of guys are shooting a ton but theyre just not going in right now.

Hopefully, they still have a winning record last time i checked 3-2 so they aren't doing that bad.

Yeah, it's mainly been because of Lehner so far. They need to sort out their PP and also get Cowen and Stone and Da Costa back from injury.

Every time I have seen them play, it seems like they are facing a hot goalie (like the real Sens...). Mike Hoffman has 1 goal on 28 shots, Zibanejad has 0 on 22, Silfverberg has 2 on 21. They need some luck!

Binghamton is now 7-4-2 and have been getting solid goaltending from Lehner and balanced scoring throughout the lineup.

Stats update, which don't tell the story of how some guys are really playing:

# Player Pos GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG
61 Andre Benoit D 13 4 3 7 +4 12 1 0
29 Tyler Eckford D 13 3 4 7 -2 23 1 1
* 33 Jakob Silfverberg RW 13 2 5 7 -2 2 0 1
21 Derek Grant C 13 5 1 6 +1 11 0 2
23 Corey Cowick LW 13 2 4 6 +3 18 0 1
22 David Dziurzynski LW 12 2 3 5 +3 30 0
27 Mike Hoffman LW 13 2 3 5 +2 14 1 0
20 Andre Petersson RW 13 2 3 5 -4 12 2 0
* 16 Mark Stone RW 7 1 4 5 +3 4 0 0 0.71
* 93 Mika Zibanejad C 13 1 4 5 -4 4 0 0
12 Pat Cannone C 13 2 2 4 +3 6 0 0
* 3 Fredrik Claesson D 11 0 4 4 -1 20 0 0
17 Patrick Wiercioch D 12 3 0 3 +8 12 1 0
19 Hugh Jessiman RW 13 3 0 3 0 24 0 0
5 Mark Borowiecki D 13 1 2 3 +2 60 0 0
4 Jared Cowen D 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 0
* 10 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 12 0 3 3 +2 2 0
* 18 Shane Prince LW 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
* 15 Cole Schneider LW 6 0 2 2 +1 2 0 0
24 Stephane Da Costa C 5 0 1 1 -2 0 0

Binghamton is now the best team in the AHL (%-wise). The youngest team in the league has been doing it with a balanced offensive attack and solid leadership from the few, but key veterans they have - Veterans that were sorely lacking last season after winning the Calder Cup in 2011.

#...NAME...................POS...GP....G...A...P.. .+/-...SOG
33..Jakob Silfverberg....RW.....25....11..11...22...+1....82
61..Andre Benoit..........D........25.....9...11..20...+3... .64
17..Patrick Wiercioch....D........23.....8...9...17...+13....6 1
27..Mike Hoffman ........LW.....25.....6...10...16...+5....79
21 Derek Grant C 25 8 5 13 +4 50
29 Tyler Eckford D 25 6 6 12 +2 39
19 Hugh Jessiman RW 25 6 4 10 0 51
12 Pat Cannone C 25 5 5 10 +10 37
24 Stephane Da Costa C 13 3 7 10 0 28
18 Shane Prince LW 17 5 4 9 +3 26
16 Mark Stone RW 19 4 5 9 +6 25
23 Corey Cowick LW 24 2 7 9 +4 32
22 David Dziurzynski LW 24 2 7 9 +4 28
15 Cole Schneider LW 16 2 6 8 +8 22
10 Jean-G Pageau C 24 1 7 8 +4 46
93 Mika Zibanejad C 16 1 6 7 -3 39
20 Andre Petersson RW 17 2 3 5 -7 36
5 Mark Borowiecki D 18 1 4 5 +9 17
3 Fredrik Claesson D 23 0 5 5 +1 12
2 Eric Gryba D 16 2 2 4 +7 24
4 Jared Cowen D 3 0 3 3 0 3
25 Jack Downing RW 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 Darren Kramer LW 1 0 0 0 0 0
11 Louie Caporusso C 3 0 0 0 0 3
44 Ben Blood D 4 0 0 0 -1 2
6 Chris Wideman D 13 0 0 0 -4 17

Lehner is his beastly self, Bishop had a rough one last game but on-the-year, his numbers are solid as well.

GP GA SO GAA W L SOL SV%
Robin Lehner 16 30 1 1.93 10 4 1 0.943
Ben Bishop 9 25 0 2.76 6 2 1 0.928

Silfverberg is adjusting a good as anyone could have hoped as mentioned in the ramblings last week and everyone is hoping for the same from Zibanejad once he is healthy from a trifecta is illnesses.

Erik Karlsson left Finnish SM-liiga (atleast for now) in style - 5 points in 8-1 win over the rival team. Overall Karlsson had 34 points in 30 games which is good enough for 6th overall in league scoring. The second highest D-man in scoring (Jason Demers) has only 21 points. Safe to say he was pretty dominant during his time in SM-liiga.

Here's a great goal by Karlsson from yesterday's game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va5g1YPX12E

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G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW
W, GAA, SV, SV%, SO
23 Man Roster - 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 3F, 6D, 1G, 4BN, 4IR
27 Man Minor Team

C- Tavares, Stepan, Hodgson, Shaw, Bjugstad
LW- Ryan, Perron, Downie, Killorn, Rinaldo
RW- Wheeler, Simmonds, Coyle, Frattin, Boyes
D- Pietrangelo, JJ, Bogosian, EJ, Josi, Cowen, Muzzin
G- Lehtonen

F: Granlund, Silfverberg, Jensen, Dalpe, Bowman, Knight, Fasth, JAM
D: Beaulieu, Koekkoek, Gelinas, Pysyk, McCabe, Irwin
G: Nilsson, Nilstorp, Ramo, Berra, Brossoit, Gibson

And here is video from after today's game - his final game. You can tell he is a fan favorite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrTPdR3wMC8

Hello Lads and Lasses.

It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been infected with the pundits' optimisim for an end to the lockout.

I plan on a boycott for an initial few weeks, because like so many of you I'm beyond disgusted by the greed on display during times when so many of our fellow citizens are struggling. However, I fully confess that my love for fantasy hockey will eventually bring me back to the NHL. Beyond fantasy hockey, I do miss my Ottawa Senators, as well as the community on this website.

For all these reasons, it will be nice to see the return of NHL hockey. I thought I'd use this new found optimisim to motivate me to write a question on the board.

I live in Saskatchewan, and I haven't taken the time to follow the Baby Sens. (That's why I'm turning to you guys) However, I have been reading about Lehner and have been quite excited about him for some time. I was surprised at the acquisition of Ben Bishop last year. From what I've read lately, it appears Lehner has responded very well to the competition and has developed a mature, professional work ethic.

What have your impressions of him been? Are my statements true?

Most importantly, it seems he's ready for another shot in the show....though they may want to keep him in the AHL so he can be a full-time starter.

I realize that if there's a season, we'll have to see how it unfolds. Assuming it does, what happens with Anderson, Bishop and Lehner this year? Who gets moved, and what would be the holes the team would look to fill?

Also, lastly...it really sucks that Cowen got hurt....he's going to be an absolute beast for the Senators. Any chance he plays this year?

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C - E. Staal, Tavares , Bergeron, Turris, Zibanejad, Granlund
LW - Kovalchuk, E. Kane, Pacioretty, Zetterberg Filpulla, Latendresse
RW - Iginla,Wheeler, Pominville, Tarasenko, Doan, Silfverberg
D - Karlsson, Phaneuf, Edler, Green, Kronwall, Pitkanen, Keith, Burns
G - Rinne, Schneider




My all time favourites:

I’m not boycotting anything. I’ve got my season tickets and I will be there for the Sens 1st home game of 2013 and their last as well. Alfie deserves that (if he plays…if there is a season). Boycotting proves nothing except that you are a bitter man who holds onto grudges. Focus on positives. Haha.

I wasn’t surprised by the acquisition of Bishop last season, just happy. Lehner (my favorite prospect) was the opposite of a professional in 2011-12. Can’t say I blame him; but he was, and is, better than that in all aspects, on and off the ice. It is fairly well known amongst hardcore Sens fans that the glaring weakness on their depth chart was in net. GM Murray addressed those needs and you are seeing the fruits of his labor.

Your assessment is right in my opinion. Lehner is looking like a professional now. He always had the ability to stop the puck, but approached the game wrong mentally and physically last season. If it wasn’t for Lehner (and Bishop), this season would have been lost 15 games in. They have both carried the Bingo Sens on their backs and now the team is responding by scoring some goals. The Baby Sens are truly that, they are the youngest team in the league and have the best winning % in the AHL thus far. Rookie Coach Luke Richardson will get the nod behind the bench for the All-Star game because of that and the players couldn’t be happier for him.

Back to Lehner, you say he seems ready for another shot in the show (NHL), and I agree, but that won’t happen quite yet. Bishop is the forgotten man in all of this. It is Bishop that will start the year in the NHL and probably split duties with Anderson 50/50 until Anderson can get in game shape. From there, results dictate who plays between Anderson and Bishop. Give Craig the edge 65 to 35 for now.

Lehner’s job is to remain professional and lead the Bingo Sens as far as he can - and he will do that with a smile on his face. Why? Lehner has matured into that pro that we talked about earlier. I’m sure he will get a few call-ups here and there, but the AHL is his full time spot this season.

Cowen, that’s a tough one. Who knows how his recovery is going, but I’m not expecting him to help our severely under-manned defence this season (if there is one).

Welcome back.