In the delicate dance of public and private contract negotiations, Ottawa Senators defenceman Sergei Gonchar made the opening move on Monday, saying he wants to continue playing in the Nation’s Capital.
About Allen Panzeri
After three years of teaching English at the University of British Columbia, Allen Panzeri began his career in journalism in 1979 at the Medicine Hat News, where he covered Kelly Hrudey and the Tigers while learning about block heaters, rodeo, and curling. In 1981, he moved north to the Edmonton Journal, where he covered boxing, the Edmonton Drillers of the North American Soccer League, and the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas for four years, before taking a 10-year hiatus from sports to write editorials, cover primary, secondary, and university education, and watch the beginnings of the Ralph Klein era at the provincial legislature. Traded to the Citizen in 1995, he accepted an offer to return to sports and cover the Ottawa Lynx, lucking into a front-row seat for their 1995 International League championship, and since then has covered the Senators and typed out the occasional article on golf.
Daniel Alfredsson took a beating Thursday in the court of public opinion for stating that the Ottawa Senators would “probably not” be able to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins.
This is the 13th playoff season for Chris Phillips as an Ottawa Senator.
No matter how good the Ottawa Senators feel about themselves after their 2-1, double-overtime win in Game 3, the odds remain decidedly against them.
With his team down 0-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins and in need of a saviour, Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza will make his return on Sunday for Game 3. Coach Paul MacLean also confirmed that Craig Anderson would be the starting goalie in this crucial game. Anderson was pulled for backup Robin Lehner after giving [...]
In the first round, the Kings put on a defensive clinic.
The Blackhawks have a balanced scoring attack.