Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean was pressed and pressed on the status of star centre Jason Spezza Wednesday morning.
He offered little more than the fact that Spezza is “still being evaluated” and that he won’t be playing against Montreal Wednesday.
Ottawa Senators defenceman Patrick Wiercioch laughed when asked if he put a bug in the ear of general manager Bryan Murray before the December, 2011 trade which brought centre Kyle Turris to the organization.
“Oh, yeah, I’ll take credit for that one,” Wiercioch said Tuesday, basking in the glow of a quick start to the NHL season for himself, Turris and the team. “You can let Bryan know.”
Childhood friends Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch opted to leave British Columbia and call Ottawa home last summer, hoping their time working out together would translate into success with the Senators when the lockout ended.
Here’s the last strange twist to the Kyle Turris Finnish experiment. Turris and his agent lashed out at the Globe and Mail yesterday over a freelance article written about the Senators centre’s time in Finland. Turris is quoted ripping the team, the city he played in, even the food. The Globe, after taking the article [...]
When Kyle Turris returned from playing in Finland a few days ago, he found himself without any of his customized top-of-the-line composite sticks.
Jared Cowen’s season-ending hip surgery has left the Ottawa Senators with a big hole to fill on their blue line.
Congratulations, National Hockey League owners and players. You did it. You’ve taken yourself out of big-league arenas and you’ve taken yourself off TV. Opening night of the NHL passed Thursday without any action. The people in charge of broadcasting the Major League Baseball playoffs and the National Football League on Thursday thank you very much. [...]