Methot: “A dirty, greasy, pesky hard working win by the boys.”
It’s playoff time and that means the silly season has started for politicians who just can’t resist the idea of betting on behalf of their hometown heroes. As an example, take the first round Stanley Cup series between the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers, which begins at Madison Square Garden Thursday night.
The Ottawa Senators took advantage of their last full pre-playoff practice on home ice Wednesday by working on their power play, which was ranked 11th in the NHL this season and struggled down the stretch. Right after the late-morning practice, the eighth-place Senators left for New York where they will open their best-of-seven Eastern Conference [...]
Spezza: “When we look at teams we want to play like, we look at Boston and New York.”