The Ottawa Senators will go with their No. 1 goaltender on opening day after all.
As Ottawa Senators team staff loaded players’ hockey bags for a trip to the airport Thursday, Cody Ceci shook a few hands and took one last look around the dressing room.
This time around, the Senators won’t be sneaking up on any … prognosticators.
The decision by Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean to give his team a day off from the ice Wednesday has raised some eyebrows.
With only five days of training camp available before Saturday’s season opener against the Winnipeg Jets, many have wondered whether MacLean’s approach is the proper one.
Let’s call it the three-headed goaltending mystery.
As the intensity of the skating and hitting heats up at Ottawa Senators training camp, so too does the intrigue surrounding who will be in the net for the season opener Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets.
For many years, Ottawa Senators goaltender Robin Lehner talked a big game. Now, it would seem, he’s ready to let his game do the talking.
Take a deep breath, Ottawa Senators fans, and let the following sink in.
Goaltender Craig Anderson has spent countless hours during the past few months working out with a couple of people who are linked to Tuesday’s firing of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke: Vancouver Canucks netminder Roberto Luongo and goaltending guru Francois Allaire.