http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red Stalwartly Supporting the Sens on the West Coast Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:18:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A lot of things have  happened since I last blogged about the Sens, for me personally and for the team. Let's start with me: I spent the better part of three weeks in California, where I was able to attend homegames for both the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks. ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2010/03/02/ch-ch-ch-changes/ So, I think it's fair to say that the Vancouver Olympics are not going well. Everywhere you look, there's some kind of delay or technical problem. I'm starting to wonder if the organizing committee spent all its time shopping at Lululemon and drinking expensive coffee instead of actually, like, organizing ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2010/02/15/were-sorry/ On New Year's Eve I said I'd write a ballad about the exploits of Jordan Eberle. I have not followed through, but I think his performance tonight at least deserves a terrible ode. It is also certainly worth a post in my sadly neglected blog. So: Eberle by Meaghan I think that I ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2010/01/05/words-on-a-legend/ Too subtle? It doesn't seem quite right that the Sharks don't play in Ottawa this year, does it? Heatley skipped town and he gets to avoid the consequences for at least a full year. Well, the Sharks do have to play the Canucks this season. Tonight, in fact. And although my ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/11/29/you-can-run-away-from-ottawa/ http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/11/28/nuff-said/ Apologies for the lack of activity in here lately. I am finally finishing up my school career and getting ready to leave Vancouver, so I'm pretty busy with real life stuff. I still watch the Sens, but I don't have much time to blog. This situation will continue until December. ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/11/12/still-getting-by/ There was a signing in Senators-land today: Bryan Murray rewarded Matt Carkner's solid play with a two-year, $1.4 million one-way contract. The timing of this deal strikes me as strange. Carkner has performed better than I think anyone expected to this point in the season, but it's only been seven games ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/10/20/the-meaning-of-matt/ Seven goals. Two shorties. Several players with multi-point games. A goal from each line. No major defensive woes. A bit of truculence. Steve Downie on his ass. Yep, this was a fun one. Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary. At last! An offensive breakthrough! I really hope this is the start of ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/10/16/glorious-lightning-1-sens-7/ The first half of this game was extremely entertaining. The Sens managed to trap the Islanders in their own zone for long stretches of time and everything was great. Then the Islanders came back, and it seemed as though it might end up being a wasted opportunity. Luckily, Mike Fisher ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/10/09/no-place-like-home-islanders-2-sens-3-ot/ Yay, first points of the season! I think we can view this game as a small step forward. It wasn't a great performance but it wasn't horrible either and, in the end, it was two points Ottawa got and a divisional opponent didn't. All Aboard the A-Train! Everybody knows the story ... http://www.nothingbutmemory.net/red/2009/10/07/no-longer-pointless-sens-2-leafs-1/