Historically, the Ottawa Senators don’t fare well under the circumstances they’re now facing.
About Ken Warren
Citizen sports writer/columnist Ken Warren has been covering the Ottawa Senators and the National Hockey League since 1995, bringing readers excitement from arenas throughout North America, including the Stanley Cup finals and the World Cup of Hockey finals. Warren has won Professional Hockey Writers Association awards in both the features and game story categories. During his 23-year career at the Citizen, Warren has also written from the Grey Cup, the Memorial Cup and about professional baseball -- both at the major league and minor league levels. He has followed the fortunes of the Ottawa Rough Riders and Renegades, the Ottawa 67's and Gatineau Olympiques. Warren, who graduated from Carleton University's journalism program, began his career in the newspaper business at a tender age, delivering the Citizen as a teenager.
After leading his injury-riddled club to a surprise appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean is once again a finalist for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year.
In order to get even here Friday, the Ottawa Senators must “exploit” the Pittsburgh Penguins’ weaknesses.
At least that’s the buzz coming from the dressing room.
Senators winger Guillaume Latendresse was playing with Drummondville at the same time Penguins centre Sidney Crosby was dominating with Rimouski in the Quebec League and marvels that Crosby “was so good, he was a world ahead of all the other guys, it was crazy.”
When you think about typical standout Swedish defencemen, you tend to think of dynamic offensive threats Nicklas Lidstrom, Erik Karlsson, and for those of an earlier generation, Borje Salming.
You don’t automatically think of Pittsburgh Penguins horse Douglas Murray.
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tomas Vokoun knows the Ottawa Senators will be coming hard at him Friday, with a determined push to get to every loose puck in and around his net.
The Ottawa Senators are in desperate need of Jason Spezza’s offensive touch. Now.