Thursday, April 27, 2006

And off we go...

It didn't take us long to leave Tampa.
Just 15 or 20 minutes after the final horn sounded on another convincing win for the Senators, four of us hopped in a car and drove an hour to Orlando.
We're staying in a hotel just outside the airport so we can get an early start on the day. Reporter Elliotte Friedman and I need to be in Ottawa tomorrow so we can finish off an interview for his Headliner piece.
In the car, the consensus was that the Lightning were finished. For the second straight game, they just couldn't keep up to the speedy Sens. It's clear that they need a major overhaul.
With the exception of Paul Ranger and Dan Boyle, there's very little to like about the defence.
Or the goaltending. John Grahame isn't a No. 1 netminder and he's shown it the past two games.
Coach John Tortorella criticized Grahame for his play in the post-game press conference. It's a virtually certainty that Sean Burke will start in Game #5.
I really hope that the Sens make quick work of the Lightning. As much as I like the heat in Florida, I'd like to sleep in my own bed for at least a day. I've only been away for a week, but it feels like months.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home