It was St. Patrick’s Day, a sea of green colouring the scene, but for Canadian NHL teams and their fans it felt more like Christmas Day.
Senators head coach Paul MacLean: “Our power play and our penalty killing did another good job for us tonight, got us the win in overtime. “We didn’t start for good at all, for being on the road. But we came out in the second period and got ourselves the lead. Third period, I thought we [...]
Bishop: “We don’t like to play just 60 minutes.”
It was ovation at first sight, and they saved a little something extra for the arrival of captain Daniel Alfredsson.
First came the off-ice workout for the Ottawa Senators. Then came the 45-minute practice, followed by a resurfacing of the ice and yet another 45-minute skate. It wasn’t meant as punishment from coach Paul MacLean to his players. Rather, it was MacLean’s attempt to simulate the effort the players might exert during a 60-minute [...]