See ya, Senators
So it's been a relatively quiet April around here but it could be worse: You could live in Ottawa!
Proclaimed by much of the Canadian media as the greatest team in NHL history after their 15-2 start, the Senators choked their way through the rest of the season and barely made the playoffs. They shouldn't have bothered as the Penguins swept them out of the first round last night and this Ottawa Sun cover is what people up there awoke to this morning.
Bad goaltending and injuries were big factors against the Sens. Bryan Murray fired John Paddock and couldn't get the job done himself. The big trade with Carolina didn't pay too many dividends. If the Sabres hadn't choked away that 3-1 lead in the final eight minutes of the teams' March 25 game here, the Sens might not have made it at all.
After last night's game, Jason Spezza talked about the losing attitude that swept through the team. Uh-huh. Would have been nice if Spezza and Dany Heatley had showed up in this series.
---Mike Harrington
