Sens vs. Leafs, November 17th [16 Nov 2009|05:04pm] ottawa_senators [amidala_thrace] [ mood | working ] That's right, it's time for yet another installment of the Battle of Ontario. Using this icon mainly for that reason, hehe. ;) Sometimes I think this rivalry isn't as intense as it used to be - at least compared to the one we have with Montreal - but when I actually go to the games, it's quite clear that the rivalry between the fans hasn't died down one little bit. We've got long memories, after all. Tomorrow sees the Sens (8-6-3, 19 points and 11th in the East) meeting Toronto (3-10-5, 11 points and 14th in the East) at Scotiabank Place. The Leafs ... well, almost everyone knows how woeful they've been, at least if you're like me and enjoy a nice healthy helping of schadenfreude on occasion. ;) Toronto was the last team in the NHL to win a game, although they're not quite as bad as Carolina, which occupies last place in the conference and lost something like fourteen straight contests before finally beating Minnesota the other night. There were rumours early on in the season that Leafs coach Ron Wilson was set to be fired if things didn't start picking up a little, but his job seems to be safe for the time being. (Although, even a rat will leave a sinking ship.) Phil Kessel, traded from Boston for two first-round picks and recently back from injury, makes Toronto a little better, as does goaltender Jonas Gustavsson (referred to as "The Monster" by approximately 99.9% of the news media). All of which means that it's time for me to trot out the old much-abused "we can't take them lightly" stuff. Ottawa has a nasty habit of playing down to their competition, so we have to hope that tendency doesn't rear its ugly head this time around. (Mind you, if they're going to play to the level of their competition, they may need to be provided with shovels so they can dig for it. ;) And yes, I'll stop with the potshots now. Haha.) Injuries-wise, we're still missing Anton Volchenkov (dislocated elbow). For the Leafs, Mike Van Ryn (left knee) and Mike Komisarek (torn quadriceps) are both out. Ottawa's last game was their 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon. Toronto also went down in defeat on Saturday, 5-2 to the Calgary Flames. 8 comments|post comment

Grey's Anatomy 6 x 09 HQ Screencaps [14 Nov 2009|11:37am] greysanatomy [freakyx] Grey's Anatomy 6 x 09 HQ Screencaps, 2513 pictures, 1280 x 720 pixel, 69,4 MB & 60,5 MB zip files ( Samples and Download Infos ) post comment

[15 Nov 2009|03:26pm] greysanatomy [chicleeblair] Does anyone have a Grey's Mood Theme they could share? Both of mine are now on expired accounts :( 1 comment|post comment

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Winners; Challenge 170 [16 Nov 2009|01:25pm] ga_stillness [phinjay] Congrats to the winners. I had to disqualify some votes because of incorrect voting, so the results look different from the poll. Banners coming soon! ( Winners behind the cut! ) 1 comment|post comment

Dear Yuletide Writer [17 Nov 2009|12:02am] aftersix [ mood | hopeful ] I know, late. And I know my prompts for yuletide is descriptive enough, but after some more thinking and reading everyone else's letter, I realize how helpful a Yuletide letter could be, especially being someone who works better with prompts myself. So, here is mine. ( Dear Yuletide writer ) post comment

[16 Nov 2009|02:20pm] ga_icons [miakosamuio] Preview: Includes: [12] Harry Potter Icons [8] Grey's Anatomy - Couples [5] and Scenes [3] [16] Grey's Anatomy - Individual Characters [+ Shonda Rhimes] [4] Other [Audrey Kitching, Spiderman, Children Collide, Scrubs] → Find them here ^__^ post comment

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Rangers 2, Sens 1 (SO) [14 Nov 2009|06:25pm] ottawa_senators [amidala_thrace] [ mood | optimistic ] [ music | Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows ] Well. I guess we used up our one-shootout-win-per-year mulligan, huh? I am mostly kidding, of course, as in my opinion we did have a real chance to win this one. It was just ... luck, for lack of a better explanation, and I personally take some solace in the fact that the Sens did get a point, and they certainly played better than in Philadelphia. (Mind you, not much could have been worse than the Flyers game, but I wasn't going to tempt the hockey gods. They have an annoying habit of going out of their way to prove that yes, things CAN get worse, no matter how bad it actually seems.) Clouston might not be working miracles, per se, but you could tell he had given the boys a stern talking-to. It seemed to help. The Sens came out hard in the first period, and Brian Elliot was equal to everything the Rangers threw at him. The bad news for us was that Lundqvist performed just as well, and so our first goal didn't come until the second, a nifty shot from Brian Lee (his 2nd) that put us ahead. On the penalty front, I also have good news and bad news. The good news is that things finally seemed a little more equal for Ottawa in terms of which way the calls were going - we had several power plays, including one 5-on-3. The bad news is that one of those power plays created an opportunity for New York to score shorthanded, which they did off a goal from our old nemesis (heh) Vaclav Prospal (his 5th). Opportunities were basically equal from then on, with both teams getting some excellent chances and failing to capitalize. That continued to be the story throughout overtime, although it's my opinion that the Sens had the balance of zone time and shots. There were several points in overtime where I was actually convinced that we'd pull it off, and not just because I'm an eternal optimist. Ottawa really looked that good. Alas, it was not to be, which heralded the entrance of our other nemesis: the shootout. Shootout Ottawa: 1. Kovalev (miss) 2. Alfredsson (goal!) 3. Spezza (goal!) New York: 1. Gaborik (miss!) 2. Kotalik (goal) 3. Prospal (goal) Extra Shooters: 1. Rangers - Lisin (miss!) 2. Sens - Ruutu (miss) 3. Rangers - Anisimov (miss!) 4. Sens - Fisher (miss) 5. Rangers - Higgins (miss!) 6. Sens - Foligno (miss) 7. Rangers - Parenteau (goal) 8. Sens - Michalek (miss) Ah well, at least we put up a hell of a fight. :) Sens outshot the Rangers 36-28 and were also full value in the faceoff circle, winning 28 draws to New York's 25. I'm feeling a lot more positive coming out of this game than I did for the Philadelphia game, despite the loss. It seems to me that maybe the situation is finally starting to equalize, and to hopefully turn in our favour. Or maybe that's just the Eternal Optimist speaking. ;) Next up, the Battle of Ontario resumes on Tuesday as the Leafs visit Scotiabank Place to tangle with our Sens. CBC three stars: 1. Lundqvist 2. Elliot 3. Parenteau NHL.com three stars: 1. Lundqvist 2. Elliot 3. Phillips ( And the results are ... ) As always, let me know if I've made a mistake! post comment

FRIENDING MEME [14 Nov 2009|01:50pm] jackkatefans [wildsunset] [ music | Marié Digby - Daybreak | Powered by Last.fm ] MULTI-FANDOM FRIENDING MEME Would love to see Jack/Kate fans there. (♥) post comment

Challenge; Challenge 171 [14 Nov 2009|02:20am] ga_stillness [phinjay] This challenge is a little bit different. It's all about promotion of the community. For this challenge you can make a header, a promo banner, and/or a promo icon. Everything must include ga_stillness somewhere. ( Challenge Information! ) post comment

Voting; Challenge 170 [14 Nov 2009|01:57am] ga_stillness [phinjay] Thanks to everyone who participated. ( Voting behind the cut! ) post comment

Sens vs. Rangers, November 14th [13 Nov 2009|09:22pm] ottawa_senators [amidala_thrace] [ mood | full ] [ music | Washington/Minnesota hockey - TV ] This isn't getting posted nearly as soon as I hoped it would, but I unfortunately can't ever rely on getting modly stuff done at work - even on a Friday, which are usually less busy in comparison to the rest of the week. >.> Ah well. It's a start, anyway, and I'll get better at the earliness thing, I promise! After the debacle of the other night, our next game sees the Sens (8-6-2, 18 points and 9th in the East) entertain the New York Rangers (10-8-1, 21 points and 6th in the East) for a 2:00 p.m. tilt at Scotiabank Place. This game was actually supposed to take place at seven, which is the time printed on all season tickets, but the NHL decided to move it and make it an afternoon game, so it's a tripleheader for CBC and an early start for us. Ottawa doesn't historically do well in afternoon games, but I think that's basically the least of our problems at the moment. The watchword of the last several days has gone from penalties to goaltending, and there were even whispers of the dreaded "goaltending controversy" on the postgame show the other night. Personally, while I utterly cringed at some of those goals let in by Leclaire when I saw them on replays, I believe it's a little early to declare a goaltending controversy right now. Ask me again in five or six games, maybe. There is such a thing as bad luck, after all, and we seem to have had more than our fair share of that lately. Best thing we can do at the moment is try to put the Philly game behind us, and look for a way to bounce back. Our only injury is still Anton Volchenkov (dislocated elbow), while the Rangers are missing Chris Drury (concussion) and Brandon Dubinsky (broken right hand). Clouston hasn't yet announced a starting goalie, and while he didn't seem too happy with Leclaire today in interviews, I'd have my money still on him. Of course, watch me be wrong now I've said that, but ... ;) Last game for us was of course that 5-1 shellacking by the Flyers, and New York is also coming off a loss, 5-3 to the Thrashers on Thursday. 12 comments|post comment

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