Mika Zibanejad would love to give a pair of his childhood idols a long summer.
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.
Craig Anderson says the fear of being embarrassed is a motivating factor for the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins here Tuesday.
As the Ottawa Senators packed their hockey bags for Pittsburgh following practice Monday, Jason Spezza left the dressing room with his equipment still hanging in his locker stall.
As the hours tick down towards the start of the second round of the playoffs, the Ottawa Senators are playing the humble game about facing the heavily-favoured Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jason Spezza will not be going to Pittsburgh for the start of the second round of the playoffs Tuesday.
The Ottawa Senators will open the second round of the playoffs Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
When the Ottawa Senators returned to the ice Sunday, for the first time since knocking the Montreal Canadiens out of the playoffs on Thursday, there was a jump in the players’ strides.