The Brink
Ottawa Senators, the brink; the brink, Ottawa Senators.
The Sens have a huge hole to climb out of now going back to Anaheim down three games to one.
What? You just said it’s finally a series. Well, it is/was. The Sens lost both of the first games by a goal, took a game, and then lost again by just one. While the Cup seems like it’s slipping away from Ottawa, it has been a close series.
Chris Neil is a player you love or love to hate, so I’ve put up a few of his fights for his fanboys and haters.
Videos added
Chris Neil vs Darcy Hordichuk Dec 14, 2006
Chris Neil vs Wade Brookbank Oct 28, 2006
Tie Domi vs Chris Neil Jan 23, 2006
Wade Belak vs Brian McGrattan Jan 23, 2006
Grapes
Don Cherry was on the NBC broadcast with Brett Hull last night (which was simulcasted by CBC). It was definitely entertaining and Hull and Cherry decided to talk about whatever they felt like.
Fighting was a big topic, of course, and Cherry let everyone from president of NBC Sports, Dick Ebersol to the NHL know that trying to tone down the game isn’t what fans the fans want.
NBC Sports decided to take it to their website. The current poll on their NHL page: Do you agree with Don Cherry that fighting is an integral and necessary part of hockey? The response is overwhelmingly “yes” at the moment.
NBC posts videos of many segments, I’m sure they’ll have one of Cherry up soon and I’ll update here with that.
More on NBC
Elisha Cuthbert, Sean Avery‘s girlfriend, was on Late Night With Conan O’Brien last night/tonight.
She was on the show to promote her movie Captivity, but eventually the hockey talk started. Cuthbert, a Canadian who’s always been a known hockey fan, spoke of going to Avery’s games and enjoying watching him get into a fight (she’s convinced he’s good at it, I won’t tell either of them otherwise). Hopefully a segment of that will be posted to NBC’s site as well.
Next game
Ottawa Senators vs Anaheim Ducks 8:00 PM ET
Viewing material
What’s up with the Cup?
Cherry is hockey’s voice of the people
Ducks take 3-1 lead (video)
Ducks Steal One on the Road, Lead 3-1 (video)
NHL GMs examine hits to head
Sens’ McAmmond sits Game 4 after blow to head
Nervous Pronger watches Game 4 on TV
Deficit aside, Senators confident of revival
Ducks beat Senators, 3-2 in Game 4
It’s do or die for Sens
Update 1200pm: Don Cherry videos from NBC:
Rock ‘em, sock ‘em
Crack down on diving
