If the Ottawa Senators needed further proof that they punched above their weight class this season, they have it in NHL award nominations.
About Wayne Scanlan
It has been my pleasure to carry a flag for the Citizen sports department for 25 years, and a privilege to write a column since 1991. As the NHL Senators took over our town, I shifted in the mid-1990s from a general sports columnist to a mostly hockey guy. Representing this newspaper and its chain I have covered men's and women's hockey at several Olympic Games. London was my 10th Olympic assignment, as part of the Postmedia team at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in England.
Along the ride I have been fortunate to cover the Tour de France, twice, and numerous Stanley Cup playoffs and Grey Cup championships. The Senators will dictate further travel plans.
The Senators will soon be fishing for slogans for the 2012-13 NHL season. Feel free to offer suggestions. Recapture the Magic? First We take Manhattan . . .? Hey, Maple Leafs, Who’s Your Daddy? OK, the club won’t be looking to me for a billboard slogan, but I was just trying to get the conversation [...]
Alfie: “Do I have what it takes to play at a high level in this league?”
Even the most unexpected joy ride can end suddenly, with a thud. So it was in Manhattan Thursday night when the plucky Ottawa Senators, contenders in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series until the last drop of the puck, fell in seven games to the New York Rangers.
Fans of the Ottawa Senators have already been smacked upside the head by Game 7.
Here’s the good news if you’re a booster of the Ottawa Senators, the last Canadian team standing. Game 6 against the New York Rangers on Monday night was like the playoff hockey equivalent of a Premiere Showcase gone wrong, horribly wrong, but there is a chance for redemption.
The stage was set for a grand Senate party, but the guests spoiled the fun.