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I need a little help. I have managed to secure a large vat of tar that I have been mixing for the past week to find the right consistency; and I think I have also identified one of the many ...

The Ottawa Senators, 10 Games In: There Is Nothing Neutral About the Swiss

by Spencer Callaghan (Analyst)

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November 01, 2008


I need a little help.

I have managed to secure a large vat of tar that I have been mixing for the past week to find the right consistency; and I think I have also identified one of the many ceremonial cannons around this city that still works; now I just need about three large garbage bags full of feathers: chicken, goose, pigeon, any will do.

I am no longer officially neutral about the Swiss.

If the first 10 games of the NHL season have convinced me of one thing about the Ottawa Senators, it is that Martin Gerber should be tarred, feathered, and shot out of a cannon.

With a 4-5-1 record, things have looked pretty shaky for the Sens, but a very strong argument could be made that the team could be 6-4-0 with some basic, competent goaltending.

Thankfully, Alex Auld, of all people, has stepped up to provide the steady, consistent play that the Sens need to compete.

The number speak for themselves:

Alex Auld: 3 wins, 2 losses, 2.21 GAA, .929 save %        

Martin Gerber: 1 win, 3 losses, 1 OT loss, 3.39 GAA, .891 save %

In a nutshell, that has been the biggest problem with the Ottawa Senators up to the 10-game mark.

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  1. Chuck Johnston 8 months ago

    Well said.

    Those who said Gerber has what it takes to be a full-time starting goaltender stand corrected. I was never one of them.

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  2. George Valenzuela 8 months ago

    Sigh ... will this team ever have a top flight goalie that will actually make opposing teams work for a win? Someone that won't allow the first two shots to go in?

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  3. MJ Kasprzak 8 months ago

    I love that line about Gerber! I knew he wasn't going to do well enough for y'all. On the other hand, I didn't think Auld would, either.
    As for the defence, the Sharks tried those shut-down guys, and I knew y'all would need a puck-mover. But if you got just one or two of those guys, you could be fine. Just one elite guy (Campbell) last year really picked up our blueline, and there are second-tier guys teams are willing to unload (see Matt Carle).

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