A week of searching in vain for a higher ‘power’
Sports May 26, 2022
“You got the power To keep my fire a-burnin' You got the power To keep my wheels a-turnin'” – War A hit from 1982 never felt so right in the 2020s. To many, though, the song doesn’t conjure much of a smile as Ottawa and the region’s mass power outage [...]
Read full storyBattle of Alberta won’t help Canada’s odds
Sports May 16, 2022
PHOTO: NHL.COM At first there were three, then there were two. Soon there will be one. The percentages for a Canadian-style NHL championship have been sliced-and-diced down to a mere 25 per cent, regardless of what happens in the upcoming Round 2 of the playoffs. Canada’s last remaining [...]
Read full storyLeafs’ killer instinct not to be found
Sports May 09, 2022
Here it is Ottawa, your absolute favourite subject . . . hello there, Toronto Maple Leafs. I know what you’re thinking: ‘C’mon man, there’s more than one Canadian team in the playoffs. I mean, c’mon!’ Agreed. But consider the bare facts (or Barefax depending [...]
Read full storyYear-end awards a mixed bag for Senators
Sports May 03, 2022
Pack up your things and head for the hills for the summer. The season, for the Ottawa Senators is done. And how about that season? Some advances to be sure, a few disappointments and a lot of ifs and buts. We’ve created a few categories here – as opposed to the usual year-end grading [...]
Read full storyNHL not in Jeopardy of lacking playoff questions
Sports April 25, 2022
It’s another edition of questions in need of answers. Or answers in need of questions. While this corner is certainly no Mattea Roach, we’ll do our best to seek truth as the playoffs rev up next week. Yowzah! WILL THE OTTAWA SENATORS BE GOLFING OR WATCHING WHEN THE NHL KICKS INTO [...]
Read full storySenators season coming to abrupt stop
Sports April 18, 2022
Less than two weeks until closing time. Seems like kind of a ‘hard stop’ here in Ottawa as interest seems to be gaining on a hockey team that is poised to do . . . well what, exactly? The Ottawa Senators are at a significant, meaningful stage in recovery (I probably didn’t need [...]
Read full storyLance Galbraith: Ottawa’s ultimate warrior gone too soon
Sports April 15, 2022
This one hits like a ton of bricks. My first season covering the Ottawa 67’s for the Ottawa Sun was the first time I met Lance Galbraith. It was the fall of 1999 and I’d just spent the past 10 years in Owen Sound writing and broadcasting about the hometown Platers. Did I know much about [...]
Read full storySenators will have company in playoff chase
Sports April 11, 2022
If the playoffs do eventually come knocking, who steps out of the Ottawa Senator’s way? Realistically the organization would need to take a significant jump in order to rally and compete for a spot as early as next season. Could it happen? Sure, but unless Senators management can figure out [...]
Read full storyNorris takes that next big step
Sports April 04, 2022
Need a little sunshine? Here you go. One of the biggest obstacles potentially facing the Ottawa Senators and ‘taking that next big step’ is the lack of elite star power. Sure they have Thomas Chabot, but until now, not much else in the realm of A-quality offensive talent. It’s [...]
Read full storyEnd of an era as Melnyk passes away
Sports March 30, 2022
In a very large way, Eugene Melnyk saved Ottawa from losing its National Hockey League team nearly 20 years ago. The sometimes controversial Senators owner passed away on Monday at the age of 62 after battling what was reported to be a lengthy illness. Melnyk received a liver transplant back in 2015 [...]
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