craig-hartsburg Stories - Silver Seven
I miss John Muckler
Two posts so far and I'm sure that I'll be once again standing alone on an island! This is an opinion that I've held for a very long time and have often brought up in previous blogs over at our former home, anothersensblog (great to be here at Silver Seven!). From the moment John Muckler was...
Reasons for Optimism: Bryan Murray
There are two sides to every debate, of course, and plenty of Ottawa Senators fans will be outraged with my inclusion of Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray, seen above in The Hockey News' 1986 yearbook. The long-time NHL veteran has certainly seen his share of ups and downs with the Ottawa Senators...
Silver Nuggets: Alfie for the Masterton, Murray lays blame, Ruutu does his job
Daniel Alfredsson for the Bill Masterton trophy! He's the only Ottawa Senator player to have won a major award (he won the Calder in 1995-96, although coach Jacques Martin won a Jack Adams award once), so it's only fitting he be the second to do so, as well. The Sens announced that he's Ottawa's...
NHL Coming Attractions: Northeast Division
ROAD TRIPIn a world where concessions revenue is more important than wins and losses, one team constantly gets thrown out of their building by circus elephants. The Boston Bruins take to the road for an annual tradition and rite of passage, as they start yet another season with a two week road...
Splinters: Weekend affirmation edition
What's this? A winless road trip? Fourteen consecutive road losses? Injuries upon injuries? Don't be so down. The weekend beckons. And it could be worse. [Ed.: Oh, stop it, you liar.] No really! It could be! We could have: A dead-man-walking coach throwing his stars under the bus. A coach...
NNN: It's a Beautiful Day
The Toronto Maple Leafs might be untalented, ripe for the picking by the top half of the playoff teams in the conference, but this year's Toronto Maple Leafs won't be lazy. A little work ethic goes a long way against teams with thin lineups like Ottawa. Only fourth-liners Shean Donovan and Dean...
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