Ottawa Senators #2(NHL 08 XBOX 360)

[Brandon 2006]

Difficulty: Pro(until I get better)
Period length: 5 minutes
Rosters: Game default
Salary Cap: On
Playoffs: best of 7

GM name: Brandon Crawford

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AHL Affiliate:
Binghamton Senators

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NHL Roster

Offensive lines

LW D. Heatley - C J. Spezza - RW D. Alfredsson

LW A. Vermette - C M. Fisher - RW P. Eaves

LW O. Saprykin - C S. Donovan - RW C. Neil

LW C. Kelly - C D. McAmmond - RW C. Schubert

Defensive lines

D W. Redden - D A. Mezaros

D C. Phillips - D A. Volchenkov

D J. Corvo - D J. Allison*

Goalies

G R. Emery
G M. Gerber*

* = May be sent to minors if playing bad.

AHL Roster

Offensive lines

LW D. Hamel* - C J. Hennessey* - RW J. Heerema*

LW G. Potulny - C R. Vesce - RW S. Payer

LW A. Luttinen - C M. Koalska - RW D. Bois

LW C. Pecker - C B. Maloney - RW B. Robins

Defensive lines

D R. Rawlyk - D T. Virtue

D M. Carkner - D L. Nycholat

D C. Cook - D N. Komadoski

Goalies

G K. Guard*
G J. Glass

* = Possible call-up if NHLers are playing bad or injured

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Senators: NHL Report: Pre-Season

Ottawa has a busy year ahead of them with 10 players on the final year of their contract. Only a few are unrestricted but with Heatley and Spezza both needing new contracts Ottawa will find it hard to keep them both. Ottawa at the moment has just 2 million in cap space and will not be busy in the free agent market this year.

Ottawa came off a Stanley cup Finals run last year and hope to win it all this year. Ottawa once again has a very strong team that can hit hard, skate fast and most importantly, score. Alfredsson is the leader of this team and is going into his 13th season with Ottawa, he is a great all-round player that can put up 30-50 goals a year along with 50-70 assists. Ottawa also has the most prolific score in Dany Heatley who has scored 50 goals twice in two seasons. Heatley has a chance to score every game with one of the best playmakers in the game, Jason Spezza. Spezza is adept at making big plays and has a powerful shot to go along with his playmaking ability. Mike Fisher is probably one of the most underrated centers in the NHL. He is a feirce hitter that can forecheck well and put a few pucks in the net as well. Shubert has moved up to play forward this year instead of defense but he is one of the best forecheckers on Ottawa and hits with a lot of force. If any injuries occur on defense he will be moved back there in an instant and McGratton will be dressed. McGratton rarely played last year and usually came in the game to fight.

On defense Ottawa has strong defensive 1-4 D-men but the 5 and 6 defensemen are offensive players that get a lot of time on the powerplay. Phillips and Volchenkov are the shut down line and will get most of the playing time against the top lines of opposing teams. Jamie Allison came up from the minors to replace Schubert at the 6 spot. Allison has played in the minors for his career so far and will finally get his chance to play full time, if he stutters, Schubert will most likely go back to defense and Allison back to the minors.

Overall Ottawa brings another cup contender to the table this year and should be a top 4 team in the Eastern division. Ottawa starts the season October 3rd in Toronto and has the home opener on the 4th against Toronto, just like last season.

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NOTE: I will be playing every NHL game on my teams schedule. Iw ill only play the AHL games in the playoffs if Bingo makes it. I'll have AHL updates every in game month along with my season reports.

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Senators: AHL Report: Pre-Season

Binghamton is hoping to have a succesful year after placing last in their division last year. Hamel, Hennessey and Heerema make for a very dangerous first line and will put up a ton of points. Payer on the second line and Bois on the third should put up some points aswell. Other than that the rest of the the offense is sub par and will not put up exceptional amounts of points.

The Bingo defense is also fairly weak. No stand out players to mention aside from Allison who may come back down to gain some more experience if he stutters in the pro's.

The real strength of Binghampton. The goalies. Kelly Guard is suspect of going to the NHL to replace Gerber to give Ottawa more cap room. If that were to happen Gerber would play in the AHL giving Bingo a star goalie. Jeff Glass backs up for Guard and is very agile and can move across the net very quickly to stop the one-timers and shots off rebounds.

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September 3, 2007

Ottawa Senators (0-0-0) @ Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
OTT 2 0 0 1 3
TOR 2 0 0 0 2

3 Stars
1. D Andrej Mezaros 1 G 1 AST 2 PTS Game winning goal
2. G Ray Emery 32 Saves
3. C Bates Battaglia

Team Stats
OTT
3 goals
25 shots
3 penalties
97/126 passes
7:57 time on attack

TOR
2 goals
34 shots
0 penalties
94/98 passes
8:38 time on attack

Ottawa notable player stats
A. Mezaros 1 G 1 AST 2 PTS
D. Alfredsson 1 G 1 AST 2 PTS
M. Fisher 1 G 1 PT
A. Vermette 1 AST 1 PT
J. Spezza 1 AST 1 PT
W. Redden 1 AST 1 PT
C. Phillips 1 AST 1 PT

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September 4, 2007

Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0-1) @ Ottawa Senators (1-0-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
TOR 2 1 1 - 4
OTT 0 0 2 - 2

Three Stars
1. J. O'Neill 2 G 2 PT
2. P. Kubina 2 AST 2 PT
3. A. Vermette 1 G 1 AST

Team stats
TOR
4 goals
28 shots
0 penalties
76/82 passes
6:31 time on attack

OTT
2 goals
25 shots
1 penalty
95/116 passes
11:32 time on attack

Ottawa Notable player stats
A. Vermette 1 G 1 PT
O. Saprykin 1 G 1 PT
J. Allison 1 AST a PT
A. Mesaroz 1 AST 1 PT
S. Donovan 1 AST 1 PT
P. Eaves 1 AST 1 PT

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October 6, 2007

New York Rangers (0-1-0-0) @ Ottawa Senators (1-1-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
NYR 0 0 0 - 0
OTT 1 2 0 - 3

Three Stars

1. Ray Emery 24 saves Shutout
2. Mike Fisher 1 G 1 AST 1 2 PTS
3. Patrick Eaves 1 G 1 AST 2 PTS

Team Stats
NYR
0 goals
24 shots
1 Penalty
76/81 passes
8:56 time on attack

OTT
3 goals
24 shots
1 penalty
92/106 passes
9:23 time on attack

OTT notable player stats
P. Eaves 1 g 1 ast 2pts
M. Fisher 1 g 1 ast 2pts
J. Spezza 1 g 1pt
C. Phillips 1 ast 1pt
J. Corvo 1 ast 1pt
A. Volchenkov 1 ast 1pt
D. Heatley 1 ast 1pt

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October 6, 2007

New York Rangers (0-1-0-0) @ Ottawa Senators (1-1-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
NYR 0 0 0 - 0
OTT 1 2 0 - 3

Three Stars

1. Ray Emery 24 saves Shutout
2. Mike Fisher 1 G 1 AST 1 2 PTS
3. Patrick Eaves 1 G 1 AST 2 PTS

Team Stats
NYR
0 goals
24 shots
1 Penalty
76/81 passes
8:56 time on attack

OTT
3 goals
24 shots
1 penalty
92/106 passes
9:23 time on attack

OTT notable player stats
P. Eaves 1 g 1 ast 2pts
M. Fisher 1 g 1 ast 2pts
J. Spezza 1 g 1pt
C. Phillips 1 ast 1pt
J. Corvo 1 ast 1pt
A. Volchenkov 1 ast 1pt
D. Heatley 1 ast 1pt

Good showing against my Rangers. My next game is against your Senators. I'll try to repay you.

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They never put up much of a fight, Emery didn't have to make any huge saves. Good luck against my Sens.

I might be moving up the difficulty if it gets any easier.

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October 8, 2007

New Jersey Devils (1-1-0-0) @ Ottawa Senators (2-1-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
NJD 1 0 0 - 1
OTT 1 1 2 - 4

Three Stars
1. Dany Heatley 1 g 1 ast 2pts
2. Patrick Eaves 1 g 1 ast 2pts
3. Jason Spezza 2 ast 2pts

Team stas
NJD
1 Goal
16 Shots
6/20 face-offs
59/65 passes
9:59 time on attack

OTT
4 Goals
22 Shots
14/20 face-offs
1/1 Powerplay
1 Empty net goal
103/121 passes
11:33 time on attack

OTT Notable Player Stats
D. Heatley 1 g 1 ast 2pts
J. Spezza 2 ast 2pts
M. Fisher 1 g(PowerPlay) 1pt
P. Eaves 1 g 1pt
D. Alfredsson 1 g(Empty Net) 1pt
W. Redden 1 ast 1pt
A. Vermette 1 ast 1pt



Goalie Matchup
NJD
M. Brodeur 21 SA 18 S 3.02 GAA

OTT
R. Emery 16 SA 15 S 1.00 GAA

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October 10, 2007

Ottawa Senators (3-1-0-0) @ Atlanta Thrashers (2-0-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
OTT 0 1 1 - 2
ATL 0 0 0 - 0

Three Stars
1. Chris Phillips 2 g 2pts
2. Ray Emery 23 saves
3. Kari Lehtonen 18 saves

Team stats
OTT
2 Goals
20 Shots
13/16 Face-Offs
1 Empty Net Goal
84/104 Passes
9:42 Time on Attack

ATL
0 Goals
23 Shots
3/16 Face-Offs
58/66 Passes
7:48 Time on Attack

OTT Notable player Stats
C. Phillips 2 g 2pts
C. Kelly 1 ast 1pt
D. McAmmond 1 ast 1pt

Goalie Matchup
OTT
R. Emery 23 SA 23 S 0.00 GAA

ATL
K. Lehtonen 19 SA 18 S 1.00 GAA

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October 11, 2007

Carolina Hurricanes (1-2-0-1) @ Ottawa Senators (4-1-0-0)

PER 1 2 3 OT T
CAR 1 0 1 0 3
OTT 0 1 1 0 2
CAR shootout victory

Three Stars
1. Andrej Mezaros 1 g 1pt
2. Daniel Alfredsson 1 g 1pt
3. Wade Redden 1 ast 1pt

Team stats
CAR
3 Goals
23 Shots
0/5 Power Play
10/29 Face-Offs
71/75 Passes

OTT
2 Goals
24 Shots
19/29 Face-Offs
6 Penalties
152/171 Passes

OTT Notable player Stats
D. Alfredsson 1g 1pt
A. Mezaros 1g 1pt
A. Volchenkov 1ast 1pt
W. Redden 1ast 1pt
D. Heatley 1ast 1pt

Goalie Matchup
CAR
C. Ward 24 SA 22 S 1.86 GAA

OTT
M. Gerber 23 SA 21 S 1.85 GAA

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October 12, 2007

Senators Off-Day

Ottawa has made their first acquisition of the year, picking up free agent goaltender, Andy Chiodo. The contract spans 2 years for a salary of $1.25 million. The Senators are now looking to move one of their goalies in their system, either Emery or Gerber. Gerber lost the starting job to Emery last season, the season that Ottawa went to the Stanley Cup finals losing to Anahiem. Emery has played 5 games this year and has 2 shutouts, just less than half his total last year. Gerber has a $3.7 million contract and for a back-up that is way too much. The other option for Ottawa is to package Chiodo and Gerber together and trade them both off for a higher caliber goalie that could test Emery for his starting job. All 3 of Ottawa's NHL goalies contracts add up to 8 million and that has put Ottawa right up against the Salary Cap. Keep watch for more news on this situation.