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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Misery loves company
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last night, the Thrashers played a Montreal team that’s near the top of the division. Tonight, the story is a lot different. Ottawa is one of the NHL’s most disappointing teams, last in the Northeast Division at 8-10-4, only one point ahead of the Thrashers (though with two games in hand) and coming off a loss to the New York Islanders, who are last in the Atlantic Division.
Former Thrasher Dany Heatley has 12 goals and a point a game through 22 games, and he has a new children’s book autobiography called Dominant Dany Heatley. His teammates, though, are having a tough season. The Senators were predicted to be one of the top five teams in the East.
Ondrej Pavelec is in goal tonight for Atlanta. Eric Boulton, who sat last night, will play. Erik Christensen, who reinjured his shoulder last night and had a breakdown that led to the tie-breaking goal, will sit.
The feeling in the room after the skate was more serious than usual. These guys know they need to get points in a hurry, and they weren’t at all happy about what happened last night.
On a personal note, I highly recommend a trip to Montreal to see a hockey game. I’d rate last night at the Bell Centre as the top hockey atmosphere I’ve witnessed this season, even ahead of the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Smoked meat at Swartz’s and poutine at La Banquise Resto, a 24-hour place near the Parc Lafontaine, have joined my list of hockey road food highlights, up there with the beef on weck at Schwabl’s.
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