Posts tagged with "Guy Boucher"
Hockey Fans Should Be Pulling for the Penguins
May 18th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators deserve credit for their run to the Eastern Conference Final and their ability to take a 2-1 series lead over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins. They're a 98-point regular season team and the only group to make the postseason with a negative goal differential (-2). Hardly anyone gave them a...
Bobby Ryan Proving to Be Playoff Performer
April 21st, 2017 Bobby Ryan is proving to be the $7 million man the Ottawa Senators knew they had. After what can be described as an underwhelming regular season, Ryan is quickly silencing his critics and proving his worth to the Senators early in the postseason with his exceptional play. There is no doubt that if the Senators are to go on a run during...
Defence Will Decide Senators' Playoff Fate
April 12th, 2017 Among the 16 teams privileged enough to be playing in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, is there any that has received less play in the media than the Ottawa Senators? For a team that finished second in the Atlantic Division, managing a number of potentially devastating injuries in the process, seemingly no one is giving the Sens a shot...
Senators in Playoffs Despite Adversity
April 12th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators had one goal this season — to make the playoffs. Under the direction of a new head coach and general manager, the club did exactly that, clinching a berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs and a meeting with the Boston Bruins in the opening round. It was far from an adverse-free season, with the team facing a lot of bumps...
Mike Babcock: The Jack Adams Award Favorite?
March 28th, 2017 The Jack Adams Award is a prestigious trophy granted on an annual basis which recognizes the National Hockey League head coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success. In the past, historic greats such as Jacques Demers, Pat Quinn, Scotty Bowman, and Pat Burns have hoisted the award on multiple occasions, and, in...
Senators Deadline Deals Paying Off
March 11th, 2017 Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion's trade deadline moves signaled he wants his team to take the next step as a franchise. With the team holding down second place in the Atlantic Division, a postseason berth seems all but certain as long as the team can play .500 hockey down the stretch. At the deadline, Dorion added much...
