From: simpson@bnr.ca (Scott Simpson)
Subject: SENATORS NEWS:  The usual...
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:48:47 GMT

Well, at least we *were* winning 3-1 at one point...

That is, until *Tom Wilson* decided to put the evil hex on things by sending
me these stats (admittedly, Tom does see the error of his ways, and I'm sure
he *won't* send me these ever again when Ottawa has the lead (not that that
happens very often anyway)... ;-)).

Anyway, thanks to Tom for providing the following very depressing information,
followed by some quick thoughts on the game:

>Tom Wilson writes:
>My sympathy on tying the record that I won't mention. I saw that Ottawa was
>leading Montreal 3-2, but as I got ready to mail you, it was tied 3-3. Perhaps
>the streak will end tonight. I sent the stats below to try to jinx the streak.
>AAAARRRRGGGHHH! As I watch the sportstracker channel, I see it's 4-3 Montreal.
>I'm not trying to rub it in by sending these. I'm sure you are seeing enough
>of these stats in the paper.
>
>To,
>oops
>
>Tom
>
>1992-1993 Statistics for Ottawa Senators thru 11/16:
>
>WlllllLLLlTlllLLll
>
>          W  L  T   PCT  GF  GA GFPG GAPG |      W-L-T by GF/GA     W-L by Goal
>         -- -- -- ----- --- --- ---- ---- | #     GF        GA       #  Diff.
>Home      1  5  1  .214  16  30 2.28 4.28 | -- --------  --------    -- -----
>Away      0 11  0  .000  22  66 2.00 6.00 | 0   0- 1- 0   0- 0- 0    1   0- 2
>Total     1 16  1  .083  38  96 2.11 5.33 | 1   0- 5- 0   0- 1- 0    2   1- 2
>                                          | 2   0- 5- 1   0- 0- 1    3   0- 4
>Patrick   0  4  0  .000   7  22 1.75 5.50 | 3   0- 4- 0   1- 2- 0    4   0- 4
>Adams     1  6  1  .187  20  48 2.50 6.00 | 4   0- 1- 0   0- 2- 0    5   0- 2
>Norris    0  3  0  .000   4   9 1.33 3.00 | 5   1- 0- 0   0- 4- 0    6   0- 0
>Smythe    0  3  0  .000   7  17 2.33 5.66 | 6+  0- 0- 0   0- 7- 0    7+  0- 2
>Outside   0 10  0  .000  18  48 1.80 4.80 | 
>                                          | Streaks   Overall      Current
>Last 10   0  9  1  .050  20  56 2.00 5.60 |            W WT  L LT   W WT  L LT
>  Home    1  5  1  .214  16  30 2.28 4.28 |           -----------  -----------
>  Away    0 10  0  .000  20  57 2.00 5.70 | Combined   1  1  9 17   0  0  7 17
>                                          | Home       1  1  3  6   0  0  2  6
>Overtime  0  1  1  .250   4   5 2.00 2.50 | Away       0  0 11 11   0  0 11 11
>                                          |
>4+ GF     1  1  0  .500   9  11 4.50 5.50 | GF/GA       GP   GF  GA  GFPG GAPG
><4 GF     0 15  1  .031  29  85 1.81 5.31 | by          --   --  --  ---- ----
>4+ GA     0 13  0  .000  28  84 2.15 6.46 | W/L/T  | W:  1    5   3  5.00 3.00
><4 GA     1  3  1  .300  10  12 2.00 2.40 |        | L: 16   31  91  1.94 5.69
>                                          |        | T:  1    2   2  2.00 2.00
>October   1  9  1  .136  25  61 2.27 5.54 | 
>November  0  7  0  .000  13  35 1.85 5.00 | Upcoming games:
>                                          | 11/17:   Montreal Canadiens
>                                          | 11/19:   Hartford Whalers
>                                          | 11/21: @ Montreal Canadiens
>                                          | 11/23:   Boston Bruins
>                                          | 11/25:   New Jersey Devils
>
>!          Patrick Division         !           Adams Division          !
>+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
>! Pit ! NJ  ! NYR ! Phi ! NYI ! Was ! Mon ! Que ! Bos ! Buf ! Har ! Ott !
>+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
>!0-1-0!0-0-0!0-1-0!0-1-0!0-0-0!0-1-0!1-0-0!0-2-0!0-1-0!0-1-1!0-2-0!-----!
>! 2:7 ! 0:0 ! 2:3 ! 2:7 ! 0:0 ! 1:5 ! 5:3 ! 5:16! 3:6 ! 5:14! 2:9 !-----!
>+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
>
>!          Norris Division          !          Smythe Division          !
>+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
>! Tor ! Chi ! Det ! TB  ! Min ! StL ! LA  ! Cal ! Van ! Edm ! Win ! SJ  !
>+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
>!0-2-0!0-0-0!0-0-0!0-1-0!0-0-0!0-0-0!0-0-0!0-1-0!0-1-0!0-1-0!0-0-0!0-0-0!
>! 4:8 ! 0:0 ! 0:0 ! 0:1 ! 0:0 ! 0:0 ! 0:0 ! 4:8 ! 1:4 ! 2:5 ! 0:0 ! 0:0 !
>+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
>

So, yes, chalk up another loss against the Adams, if you will.  Sigh...  At
least it was an entertaining game.  I was all set to post to the 'Net how
the Senators *owned* the Habs and how we finally won again.  But a funny
thing happened on the way to the victory...

On the administrivia side:

  o  Andrew McBain was supposed to be in New Haven with a groin pull (I still
     don't know why he played)
  o  Darren Rumble and ... were also sent down
  o  Jeff Lazaro (1st goal tonight) was called up, along with Dominic Lavoie.
  o  Darrin Madeley has a bruised wrist from a pre-game warm-up the other day

On the bright side:

  o  Archibald continues to improve every game
  o  We had the lead again, for the second time in as many games
  o  The penalty killing look good (not great, but good)
  o  Next game is against Hartford on Thursday (please, please, please...)
  o  10 of the next 14 are at home

On the stinky (usual) side:

  o  Jim Thomson continues to take rashes of uncalled for penalties
  o  18 years ago, the Capitals beat the Golden Seals to improve their worst-
     ever record to 2-16-2 (we're now 1-18-1)...
  o  Bowness has apparently had enough of some players not giving 100% every
     game and is promising some changes (maybe this belongs in the "bright side"
     category...)
  o  The other next five games are against good teams

Anyway, too tired to tirade tonight.  It was a good game, which is about all
we can ask for.

Later,
Me
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