BOSTON – Apparently, it was only a coincidence that U2 was blaring inside the Boston Bruins dressing room as Bruins players extolled the virtues of Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson Thursday morning.
Supported by spectacular goaltending since October, Ottawa Senators rookie defenceman Patrick Wiercioch knows he’s living a charmed life.
A few games back, Senators winger Erik Condra joked that when a long shootout comes, coach Paul MacLean simply puts all the players’ names in a hat, closes his eyes and picks out those who will get a chance to shoot.
During the first two weeks of Eric Gryba’s National Hockey League career, the Ottawa Senators newest defenceman has welcomed a stream of family and friends from his first home in Saskatoon.
Paul MacLean didn’t pretend otherwise.
He knew goaltender Ben Bishop stole two points for the Ottawa Senators in Monday’s 2-1 shootout victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
While the band of replacements play on, the Ottawa Senators’ injured marquee players are slowly getting back on their feet.
Ottawa Senators winger Erik Condra was searching Friday for the ideal way to sum up the latest developments for the injury-plagued team.