The Flames are sequested well away from the House of Commons but Tuesday night they face the hockey team from our nation’s capital.
…And the Ottawa Senators are doing much better than our governing fathers these days.
On Saturday, the Sens were blown away in Toronto, 5-0, ending their club record 11-game win streak.
Now the Sens endeavour to start a new win streak against a Flame team that looks to increase its point streak to 4 games.
The Flames, since Sunday afternoon, have been staying at a hotel in Kanata. Closer to Scotiabank Place than Capital Hill.
At Monday’s practice it was obvious the 7 new players were becoming much more familiar with their new teammates. It was a serious one-hour session but the new guys were giving and taking good-natured barbs on and off the ice.
Backup goalie Curtis McElhinney hasn’t played in a while but he won’t the Super Bowl board pool and rubbed that in.
The mood is most positive thanks to gaining 5 points of a possible 6 since the 7 hit the ice last Wednesday.
Now they face their toughest test yet against the sizzling Senators.
Rene Bourque will miss the game with an injury that hasn’t been officially revealed, but he’s been seen wearing a sling. Nigel Dawes, who has been out since Jan. 21 with a leg injury, joined the team in Ottawa and skated with a yellow caution jersey on Monday. Based on am skate on Tuesday, Jamie Lundmark looked like he’d take Bourque’s place in the line-up on a line with Curtis Glencross and Mikael Backlund.
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Peter,
- MAHERwhy flames have not made anu noise about hit on bourque? it certainly was dirty hit.