Old habits die hard.
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray’s days as an NHL coach may well be over, but he says he still finds himself jotting down possible line combinations from time to time, looking for new ways to generate success.
Paul MacLean did such a good job of coaching the Ottawa Senators in his first year behind the bench that it wasn’t always going to be tough to top in Year 2. He managed to do it.
Following a long day spent near the scene of the Boston Marathon tragedy, the Ottawa Senators were scheduled to fly home following the postponement of Monday’s scheduled game against the Boston Bruins.
On March 11, 2003, as general manager of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Bryan Murray made two deals.
Following the appearance of goaltender Craig Anderson and defenceman Jared Cowen at Ottawa Senators practice Wednesday, you half expected to see centre Jason Spezza, left winger Milan Michalek and defenceman Erik Karlsson step out of the training room to take part in the workout.
Ottawa Senators players knew something was going to happen before next Wednesday’s trade deadline. They might not have expected the start of the transactions so soon, however.