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October 27, 2005
10/27
Norman Szcyrek: The Senators will be without winger Martin Havlat, who is serving the 4th of his 5 game suspension for kicking Boston defenseman Hal Gill earlier this month. Havlat is earning a reputation as a trouble child with Colin Campbell and the NHL's front office, as Havlat was disciplined 3 times last season, including 2, 2 game suspensions, one for kicking and the other for high sticking.
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October 26, 2005
10/26
Spector: There's been speculation the Ottawa Senators may be interested in Carolina Hurricanes forward Erik Cole. The Ottawa Sun recently reported the Senators did inquire as to Cole's availability during the off-season, but there's been no further talk between the two clubs since then.
Given how well Cole has played early in this new season the Sun says it's highly unlikely the Hurricanes will move him, although it's possible that could change if the 'Canes should falter later on in the season.
The paper also dismissed rumors of a Cole-for-Martin Havlat swap, or any move of Havlat for that matter, but yet rumors continue to persist of the Senators moving him.
One rumor had Havlat going to the New York Rangers for a package consisting of forwards Martin Rucinsky and Dominic Moore and defenseman Tom Poti, but this move makes little sense for both teams.
Another making the rounds has a swap of Havlat for Marian Gaborik in the works, but that seems highly unlikely, particularly with Gaborik re-injuring his groin this past weekend.
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October 24, 2005
10/24
Spector: Speculation the Ottawa Senators may shop Martin Havlat's continued into this past weekend, as there was some talk that Edmonton Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe supposedly contacted Sens GM John Muckler to inquire into Havlat's availability.
But according to a report in Sunday's Ottawa Sun, Havlat isn't available. Muckler supposedly isn't pleased with Havlat for earning a five-game suspension for kicking Boston Bruins defenseman Hal Gill, but has no plans to trade him.
Given the fast start of his club, it's not surprising that Muckler has no desire to trade Havlat or any other key players on this roster. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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October 23, 2005
10/23
Bruce Garrioch: The reeling Edmonton Oilers -- losers of six straight games -- are looking for scoring help and the word is they have targeted Senators winger Martin Havlat.
There is one problem: He's not available.
Sources say Oilers GM Kevin Lowe hasn't made it a secret he'd like to add a player who can put the puck in the net because nobody on his club is currently doing the job.
While Lowe was willing to brag to anybody who would listen in the off-season that the new collective bargaining agreement would help his club compete with everybody else, that hasn't been the case at all.
PANIC BUTTON
Now, the word is Lowe is ready to push the panic button and there have been whispers coming out of Edmonton that Havlat might be available because he's in the Senators' doghouse as a result of the five-game suspension he received last week..
No, the Senators aren't happy Havlat kicked Boston defenceman Hal Gill in groin, but that doesn't mean GM John Muckler is ready to give up on a guy who might be the most skilled player on the team.
Making $2.6 million (all terms US) this season, Havlat, 24, hasn't reached his potential as an NHLer and the Senators realize he has all the tools to become a 50-goal scorer.
Naturally, adding him to the Oilers' lineup would make sense. Ales Hemsky hasn't performed up to his potential and Havlat would bring speed to a team that has always prided itself on being able to skate.
Sources say Muckler isn't willing to make a move involving Havlat.
Let's face it, Brandon Bochenski remains a wild card on the top line (playing with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley) and if he doesn't show consistency, Havlat will get some ice time on the No. 1 unit.
The Senators could have dealt Havlat to the Carolina Hurricanes for winger Erik Cole last summer, but didn't make the move when the opportunity to deal Marian Hossa to Atlanta for Heatley presented itself.
Lowe can call Muckler if he likes, but it's doubtful the Ottawa GM will listen to anything involving Havlat at the moment.
Bruce Garrioch: Martin Havlat issued an apology yesterday.
No, not to Bruins defenceman Hal Gill for hoofing him in the groin last weekend.
Havat said sorry to his teammates for the position he's put them in early in the season.
And, with his five-game suspension extended to Nov. 2 because of the postponement of last night's game against the Florida Panthers in Fort Lauderdale due to Hurricane Wilma, Havlat will have a longer wait to return.
"I'm not sorry (to Gill) because I was just trying to defend myself, but I'm sorry to my teammates because I should be on the ice with them and I'm not doing them any good watching from the stands," Havlat said following practice here yesterday.
"I'm not going to say it won't happen again because it was a defensive reaction to a situation, but I shouldn't have done it because it put my team in a bad position. I don't want to be watching. I want to be playing and this isn't good."
Bruce Garrioch: "If I see somebody taking liberties on our skill players, like Hal Gill did last week on (Martin Havlat), then I'm going to take care of business," said Neil.
"It's been tough this year because fighting is down and that instigator rule in the last five minutes (of the third period) has really changed the way you play," added Neil. "But if anybody hits (Daniel Alfredsson) or Havlat or any of our other skill players, I'm going to take note of it and then it's up to guys like me, (Zdeno Chara) and (Brian McGrattan) to take care of business."
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October 22, 2005
Trade rumors
Spector: Could Martin Havlat's recent suspension be his ticket out of Ottawa?
That's the suggestion recently made by Sportsnet hockey commentators Bill Watters and Nick Kypreos, who claimed Thursday night that Havlat's dirty play and immaturity may be testing the patience of Senators management and head coach Bryan Murray.
Since Havlat's suspension began there's been nothing from the Senators or the Ottawa media to indicate he might be on the outs. Given his obvious offensive skills and the club's reputation for lacking toughness it may be premature to claim the Senators will be shopping him.
That being said, the club can ill afford losing him to suspensions and if this trend continues it could lead to potential problems down the road.
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October 19, 2005
Photo galleries
Yes, the photo galleries are a bit screwy right now, but they should be more or less functional. I'll try to finish fixing them tomorrow.
What happened? Why, I finally uploaded pictures!
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Wednesday, 10/19 Press.
Today Bruce Garrioch brings us more from the Mad Kicker of Kanata:
"I don't think there was anything I could have said that would have changed their minds because they were already made up on what they were going to give me," said Havlat. "I think they looked at my past record and decided they were going to give me five games right after it happened. There wasn't really much I could say to have anything different happen." [...]
"I just want everybody to know that I wasn't trying to hurt anybody and I've never tried to hurt anybody when I've played hockey," said Havlat. "People should know that about me. I'm not that type of player," said Havlat.
"Nobody has ever gotten hurt when these things happened. The players who I've had these (incidents) with have played on the next shift and they've never missed a game, but what can I do? There's nothing I can do. I'm not going to complain (about the length) of the suspension because nothing is going to change now." [...]
Havlat, who will lose $66,000 in salary because of the banishment, said practising until he can return to the lineup Oct. 30 against Philadelphia will not be pleasant.
"This is not going to be fun ... not fun at all," he said. "You want to be on the ice with your teammates and not watching from the stands. I didn't mean to hurt the team by doing this either."
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Allen Panzeri was prompted to make Havlat the poster boy for the immaturity of the Senators in the Citizen. Havlat-specific snips:
Then there was the goal that New Jersey's Jeff Friesen scored in 2003 to win the Eastern Conference for the Devils.
Patrick Lalime took a lot of heat for allowing the goal, but Havlat was later widely faulted for not staying with the player he was checking: Friesen. [...]
Havlat practised with the team yesterday. He also had talks with coach Bryan Murray and Muckler in the wake of his suspension, and, from the look on his face when asked about those discussions, it was clear they weren't pleasant.
"It wasn't good (Monday) and it's not good (yesterday)," he said, of the way he was feeling. "It's going to take time, for sure. The only thing I can do now is train and get ready for the first game I can play.
"None of these days are good because I can't play."
He said again there was no excuse for kicking Gill, even though, at 6-5, Gill towers over him. "He's a big guy and he plays the way he plays," Havlat said. "He did his job. There was nothing wrong with him."
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Monday & Tuesday, 10/18-19 Press.
Monday brought us an editorial by Don Brennan suggesting that Havlat didn't have a lot of options. In another brief piece, Brennan also states As he was being pushed into the back of the net by the much larger Bruin, he retaliated with a kick that, if it connected, didn't hurt Gill. However, Matt Kalhan shares Gill, meanwhile, said he’s sporting a bruise.
The news came shortly after noon eastern time TSN reported that Havlat had been given a 5 game suspension. Since the pay he's forfeiting is only about $66K, he wasn't treated as a repeat offender in terms of his fine. If he had been, it would have been closer to $160K.
Tuesday brought a screencapped picture of Marty's foot connecting with Gill's groin on the Citizen's front page, with the caption MARTIN HAVLAT'S $66,326.55 KICK, and another round of articles.
Chris Stevenson had a field day with the puns. Some snips:
Hal Gill wound up with only a raspberry on the gooseberries.
The Boston Bruins defenceman didn't quite get away without a scratch when Senators forward Martin Havlat aimed his right skate at Gill's private parts Saturday night.
"He got me. It's not bad. I got like a raspberry out of it," Gill told Boston reporters yesterday.
"But did you see the video? It was pretty blatant. There's worse things you can do, but that's not a good thing ... and I've heard he's done it before." [...]
Senators coach Bryan Murray couldn't condone a kick either and he wasn't happy with the way Don Cherry kicked around the topic on his post-game Coach's Corner.
"The commentary afterward pointed it out to the league. It wouldn't have been a focal point," said Murray, who added after a moment's consideration and with a nice touch of humour: "Maybe that's not fair. I think there's always pressure on people who make decisions based on the opinions that are expressed.
"Look at me, I play the guys you want me to play on the lines all the time."
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Chris Stevenson then brought us some words from the anti-christ himself:
"I have nothing to say. I can't change anything," said Havlat, who wasn't exactly making apologies. "There's no place in hockey for kicking. It doesn't matter what I say now, five games is five games." [...]
"History is always important and I don't think you should ever kick in this league. I agree that when you do, you pay the price for it, but this is an extreme price," said Senators coach Bryan Murray. "Using your skate is a problem, no question." [...]
Murray said he wasn't happy with the attention the play got from Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry. Murray said he believed it was a factor in the league taking action.
Murray also wondered why Gill wasn't penalized.
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Ken Warren did his part for the Ottawa Citizen:
"There's nothing to say, I can't change anything," a sheepish, tight-lipped Havlat said after learning his fate during a conference call involving Colin Campbell, the NHL's vice-president of hockey operations. "It's their decision. Hopefully, I'll be back in five games. There's no place in hockey for kicking."
The incident occurred early in the second period of Saturday's game, which the Senators won 5-1. Following a shift in which Havlat dominated and had several scoring chances, Gill pushed Havlat into the side of the Bruins' net. Gill then punched Havlat. As Havlat was falling to the ice, he twice swung his foot at Gill's groin, connecting the second time.
At that point, Senators right- winger Chris Neil came to Havlat's defence. Both Neil and Gill received penalties.
Havlat's kicking was missed by on-ice officials, and he didn't receive a penalty on the play.
The act, however, was shown over and over again on replays during the game broadcast by CBC. Following the game, acerbic commentator Don Cherry ranted against Havlat. [...]
"I'm very disappointed," Murray said. "I know (Havlat's) history in the past played a part, no question, but the commentary around it was also part of it. There's pressure put on the league because of what happened one time before. I thought it would be three games at most. (Gill) took advantage of a guy when he was hanging over the back of the net, but I don't think you should ever kick in this league. When you do, you pay the price. It's an extreme price to pay."
Murray said he had a conversation with Havlat before practice yesterday, when he no doubt vented his displeasure at yet another indiscretion by the dynamic winger.
Following the 2002-03 playoffs, Muckler said Havlat needed to mature.
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Sunday 10-17 Press
TSN started the ball rolling with this suggestion that the Long Arm of the Law would be coming for Havlat. And just to be complete, ESPN decided it was worthy of mention as well.
Don Brennan was the only one to bring it to anyone's attention on Sunday: Martin Havlat usually gets his kicks in front of the net.
The skilled Senators winger -- who has, on more than one occasion in his career, been called a dirty player -- didn't even bother to deny he booted towering Boston Bruins defenceman Hal Gill during a skirmish between the two players below the goal line in the second period of Ottawa's 5-1 victory.
The incident led to a fight between Gill and Chris Neil, who received seven and 17 penalty minutes, respectively. Havlat got away scot free.
"Everybody saw that," Havlat told Cheapseats in reference to the dastardly deed, for which he was ripped by Hockey Night in Canada's Don Cherry. "I was pushed on the net, I was falling down ... I didn't want to hurt the guy, but it was just an automatic reaction.
"He pushed me on the net, he had his hands in my face ... I was trying to get up. It was a reaction. I was falling down and he kept going at me. I didn't want to hurt anybody. Hopefully, I didn't."
Gill was not injured, and the Bruins didn't put up a protest, either during or after the game.
The only person who seemed really bothered that Gill was kicked in the grapes was Grapes.
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But there was a hockey game going on otherwise, and Havlat performed quite well.
Nancy Marrapese-Burrell of the Boston Globe describes the plays: Left wing Martin Havlat gained the blue line and backhanded a pass through traffic to center Antoine Vermette in the slot. [...]
Havlat was battling defenseman Ian Moran in the left circle. Havlat dropped to his knees but managed to keep control of the puck. He got back up and backhanded a pass to defenseman Anton Volchenkov, who beat Raycroft at 12:59.
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Bruce Garrioch selected Havlat as his #1 star of the game. His descriptions: Havlat's backhand pass through traffic lands on Vermette's stick and he beats Raycroft with a wrister high to the glove side. [...]
Havlat throws a pass across the slot to Volchenkov, who one-times it by Raycroft on the glove side.
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Generic Canadian Press write up: Martin Havlat made a nice play on a delayed penalty call to set up the goal. After being hooked, Havlat recovered his balance, spun away from the Bruins defender and delivered a cross ice backhand pass to Volchenkov whose one-timer beat Raycroft in the Boston goal. [...]
Senators coach Brian Murray was happy to see three players get their first goals of the season, and he was just as happy to see offence coming from different directions in the game.
“I know Vermette is going get some points and I know Havlat’s going to get points and I know Smolinski is going to be a playmaker, but to see them score, I think it’s important for them and it was very important in a game like this where Boston did a pretty good job against our top line,” he said.
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Allen Panzeri selected Havlat as the third star: ...Vermette made it 2-0 after taking a magical backhand pass from Havlat that skipped through two Bruins. [...]
After taking a pass from Havlat, who was on his knees in the left circle, Volchenkov then made it 4-0 with a shot from the top of the right circle.
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And one tiny snip from Wayne Scanlan: Although he played with his usual partner, Hal Gill, Boynton did share some first period ice with Leetch, long enough to get victimized by a clever backhand pass from Martin Havlat on Ottawa's second goal, a wrister by an Antoine Vermette.
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October 18, 2005
Boston, game 5.
Once again I had some personal issues to deal with. Who knew that Marty would take that opportunity to do something spectacular?
If somehow you've managed to miss the news, Havlat has been suspended 5 games by the NHL for kicking Hal Gill. I thought he would get 4 games, and I don't really have a problem with the extra "one to grow on," so to speak.
I never thought I would grow weary of reading opinions of Havlat--good or bad--but I think I've reached my threshold. I'll post article snips later today or tomorrow.
Hal Gill does say that he's got a bit of a bruise from the incident.
Edit: It looks like a number of people are looking for footage of the kick. This was capped and uploaded by Dagwood at SensNetwork: CBC coverage of the kick. I saw the game with NESN coverage, and the kick was much less clear in their replays. This file is about 130 megs.
There is also a smaller clip at TSN, including a brief statement from Marty and clips of his infractions against Cairns and Recchi. You'll need to be registered to view it.
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October 15, 2005
Pre-game Boston.
From the Citzien: Right-winger Martin Havlat missed practice yesterday after hurting his back lifting weights on Wednesday, but Havlat and Murray say he'll play tonight.
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October 12, 2005
Montreal, Game 4.
As predicted, I didn't get to see last night's game. I listened to Team1200's streaming coverage, but that's not quite the same, especially when I was also trying to watch the Leafs game. I'm lucky my head didn't explode.
Message board posters seemed content with Marty's game though, more or less. He was once again held from the scoresheet, which has to have poolies going mad, though he was on the ice for Vermette's game-winning goal. Credited with 3 shots, NHL.com's reports also "credit" him with 5 additional missed shots. He took two faceoffs and lost them both, but got more PP time than he's been recently seeing. The radio guys complained that his 5 on 3 PP shift was a bit too long, and that when the golden opportunity presented itself, he was too tired to finish.
Next up on Saturday will be the Bruins, a team Havlat's traditionally had pretty good success against. In 19 games played, he has 8 goals and 11 assists, with 3 of those goals being credited as game winners.
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October 11, 2005
Toronto, game 3
Marty continued to be dangerous on the PK against the Leafs last night, though it wasn't reflected on the scoresheet--except that he wasn't on the ice for any of Toronto's 3 PP goals. The official stats only credit him with one hit, but I think he actually had somewhere along the lines of 4 or 5, including one that looked like he had his leg extended a bit dangerously against Tie Domi. He took another 5 faceoffs, primarily in the neutral zone, and won 2 of them.
Only one comment in the press today, courtesy of Don Brennan: New nickname for Marty Havlat could be "O." Seems that's what everyone at the Corel Centre yells, as in "Ooooh," at least once whenever he's on the ice. Unquestionably, Chris Cuthbert, he's the most exciting player in the NHL.
It appears that since tonight's game is only being broadcast on RDS, I will be unable to see it.
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October 09, 2005
Buffalo, Game 2.
I haven't even looked at the press from last night's game yet, but the denizens of the message boards are certainly singing Marty's praises today. And why not? He was possibly the best player on the ice, certainly the best skater on the ice. He had 7 shots on goal--5 of them shorthanded--and the official NHL.com stats even credited him with a couple of hits. He spent twice as much time shorthanded than he did on the power play.
It's not so much that his defensive play has improved significantly, but rather that the penalty kill isn't real defense. It's all about solid positioning and putting pressure on the other team. With Marty's speed and skill in reading plays, he can not only create turnovers, but also get past the defenders and in on goal.
In any event, it's working for now. Marty otherwise played a solid game, with only one turnover that made me cringe. Let's see what the press had to say.
Chris Stevenson: Winger Martin Havlat was a revelation killing penalties, scoring Ottawa's third goal while short-handed and finally capitalizing on the many chances he created with his speed. He burst down the middle and, after faking Miller to the ice with a fake shot, swept around him and tucked it in the open side five minutes into the third to make it 3-0.
Bruce Garrioch's goal description: Shorthanded, Havlat breaks in alone, fakes a move on Miller and beats him with a backhander on the glove side. He also selected Marty as his second star of the night.
Don Brennan offers a decent-sized piece titled Havlat a Man Advantage: So Martin Havlat, how many penalties did you kill when Jacques Martin was the coach of the Senators?
"My first season, the first three or four games ..."
Yes, yes, and then?
"No, that's it." Oh.
And so it is that 278 or 279 games later and with Bryan Murray behind the bench of this new and exciting Ottawa team, Havlat made plenty good on his next chance with shorthanded ice time.
He and Peter Schaefer formed a fast and effective unit in last night's 5-0 home-opening win at the Corel Centre. Havlat's short-handed breakaway goal 4:41 into the third -- his team's third score of the night -- erased any hope the Buffalo Sabres had of making a comeback.
"It was kind of fun," said Havlat. "We had a lot of scoring chances from (the penalty kill). It was fun."
Like Havlat, Murray's other penalty killers are loaded with offensive skills. He also used Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson together, with Mike Fisher and Chris Kelly forming a third tandem.
"That's why I've gone to them a lot," Murray said of the ability those players have to create positives from a negative. "I've told them, not only should you try and kill the penalty, but when you get the other team to gamble, it can create some chances. Speed is a big factor in that."
Not only does Havlat have the potential to be among the league leaders in short-handed goals, he is one player who will benefit tremendously from the new rules that, at least for now, finger the clutching and grabbing as penalties.
"That took away the strength of my game," said Havlat. "Now that I don't have to fight through the holding and hooking and grabbing, I just have to skate more."
Something that Havlat -- and the new Senators -- can do very well.
Allen Panzeri in the Citizen, which also awarded Havlat second star honors: All night, Havlat was dazzling, especially when he was killing penalties.
"He was flying out there," Murray said. "For Marty, I think killing penalties is a real forte for him.
"He could have had two or three goals if he had shot the puck a little more, but he created chances because he's a talented, quick guy."
Wayne Scanlan: Winger Martin Havlat was dancing and dangling throughout.
"You can see there isn't the hooking, holding and grabbing there used to be," Havlat said. "It took away a lot of strength from me, fighting through that stuff.
"It's a different game; you have to skate more. If you're not skating, you can't play."
Sounds fair.
Havlat, who must lead the young season in breakaways, finally scored on one -- racing in while killing a third-period penalty to slip a backhand past Buffalo goaltender Ray Miller.
Havlat, a fifth-year Ottawa winger, had seven shots on goal and is relishing his new role as penalty killer, even if he's beating himself up about scoring opportunities lost.
"It's not even funny," Havlat said, "how many chances I missed."
Tim Graham in the Buffalo news: Havlat's goal at 4:41 of the third period came after a weird carom off the boards sent the puck out of the Senators' zone to center ice. Havlat raced to collect it and skated in alone on Miller.
Sabres official site: Twice during the first two periods of the game, Senators forward Martin Havlat, who scored 31 goals for Ottawa in the 2003-04 season, was stonewalled by Miller on breakaways.
The Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic native finally converted on his third one-on-one opportunity with the rookie, freezing Miller with a shot fake before switch to the backhand.
Corey Griswold: Martin Havlat put on an offensive show all game long, and it began to pay off at 4:41 of the third period when he socred on a unassisted, shorthanded, breakaway goal.
And finally, from a post by lg#4 on the HF boards, which I suppose must have come from a TV or radio interview: Ryan Miller said he thought Havlat was amazing. Doesn't want to see him anytime soon. How many times was he in on me? he asked, 3?
More like 4 or 5.
Still don't know what he is going to do. Wow. Got lucky, but wish I had the last one back he said.
And that about sums up what I can find out there. For whatever reason, highlight clips from the Sens site and NHL.com don't like to work on my machine, but if you missed the game, I'm sure his goal is in the highlight reel.
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October 06, 2005
Catching up.
This roster summary in the Sun lists Marty at 204 this season, though Marty's bio on the revamped Sens site still lists him at 194. I know who I believe...
Snips regarding Saturday's game against the Habs:
Chris Stevenson: Sens coach Bryan Murray continued to jiggle with his lines a bit last night, giving Antoine Vermette another chance to move up the lineup and play on a line with Daniel Alfredsson and Bryan Smolinski.
Martin Havlat also got another game on right wing with C Mike Fisher and LW Peter Schaefer.
Don Brennan on how they scored: Fisher dishes to Havlat just outside the blue line and Havlat cruises toward the goal before firing a low wrister and beating Danis on the far side.
As he glides through the left wing faceoff circle, Alfredsson's backhand pass is whipped into the open side by Havlat.
And then just an offhand remark: Hasek made the save of the first period, diving to thwart Zednik after Bochenski failed to clear the puck with a soccer-style kick. The rookie might want to take some lessons from Havlat if he's going to try the two-sport thing
Snips from Sunday's game against the Habs:
Chris Stevenson: Sens winger Martin Havlat has that rare ability to gain speed -- when his feet aren't moving.
Last night against the Leafs:
Neil Stevens: The only Senators having impressive games through two periods were Havlat, who was darting all over the ice, and playmaker Jason Spezza.
Allen Panzeri in the Citizen: Havlat came the closest, when he cut in on Belfour about six minutes in. He had the veteran goalie down-and-out, but couldn't lift a backhand.
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Havlat and Smolinski might have been the only two Ottawa players you noticed if you were watching on television. The rest of them [...] were invisible.
Marty did play a solid game last night, and seeing him on the penalty kill and taking faceoffs (he was at 50% for the night, taking 4) will take some getting used to. His near breakaway shorthanded backhand in the first would have been a thing of beauty if he'd gotten it up just a bit more. And killing a penalty with 3 minutes left in a tied game? My, my, how things have changed.
As an aside, there's a great Spezza article over here.
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October 04, 2005
Personal reasons.
Sorry for the lack of updates/article snips over the weekend; I've been away for personal reasons. I hope to get caught up before puck drop tomorrow.
Puck drop tomorrow! That is just so great to say.
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