From the morning-after-the-night-before department of hindsight and what-ifs, the Ottawa Senators probably could have saved themselves a whole lot of hassle, not to mention a few early vacations, had they simply traded for Gary Roberts, say, half a dozen years ago.
Just in case you think you have seen this movie before, relax. You are not losing your mind.
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If this was indeed the March of the Penguins, they should have just detoured straight to Ottawa.
Inasmuch as I would hesitate to call it tanking - after all, it's tough to accuse a legitimate Cup contender of throwing in the towel - you would be hard-pressed to find anyone say with a straight face...
See, all it took was two and a half hours of slapping around the incompetent Toronto Maple Leafs to, perhaps, salvage a year.
Ottawa isn't Nottawa after all. It shall remain a place that steals your money, can't support a football team and still looks to be home to a playoff-bound hockey squad.
If Bryan Murray is wondering why his Ottawa Senators just can't stop the freefall that sees them spiraling out of Stanley Cup contention, he won't have to look far.
A quick glance in the mirror and he'll have his answer.
Yes, Bryan Murray is to blame. Not Ray Emery, not John Paddock.
RALEIGH, N.C. - Joe Corvo took the questions in stride, mostly because he surely expected them.
Yes, this game meant more because it came against his old team. Yes, he mentally marked this game on his calendar weeks ago. No, he holds no grudge against anyone for the trade that sent him from Ottawa to Carolina.
