Sergei Gonchar’s power-play goal in OT lifted the Ottawa Senators into the NHL’s postseason on Thursday night.
For a couple of laps around the ice during the warmup to the morning skate, Adam Oates had Alex Ovechkin’s ear. Talking strategy? Positional play? The art of backchecking?
We don’t ask much of Sidney Crosby. No, not much, just that he rescue hockey from the doldrums, return to the sensational form he was in at the time of his concussion nearly 11 months ago and, oh, would he mind waking up Alexander Ovechkin while he’s at it?