One down...
It wasn't the most memorable game of my career, but it was certainly a great one.
The playoffs are filled with surprise, upset and excitement. Game 1 of the Lightning-Senators series produced two of the three.
If you watched the game, a 4-1 comeback win for the Sens, you saw many things. You saw the early stages of a potential upset, some fantastic goaltending and the reason why the Sens are considered the class of the East.
We're not supposed to play favourites at HNIC, but I'd be lying if I said no one react strongly when Jason Spezza lifted a beautiful wrist shot over John Grahame's shoulder. The Lightning are a good team, but the Canadians aren't waiting in front of their television to watch them play.
There are Leaf fans, Sens fans and Habs fans among our crew, but if there's a common consensus among our group it's they'd like to see Ottawa go far in the playoffs.
Each Canadian team that advances to the next round increases our ratings, which in turn, makes our job more fun.
The Calgary Flames' run in the 2004 playoffs was absolutely magical. Thousands upon thousands of people packing the Red Mile was an image that sticks in the head of even the most casual hockey fan.
Nobody was packing main street in Tampa Bay in support of the Lightning. If you weren't looking closely during that time, you wouldn't even realize they were playing for the Cup.
Speaking of fun, there were a couple of times in the broadcast booth tonight that I really enjoyed listening to Bob Cole.
I sit beside Mr. Cole during the game, handing him and Greg Millen stats to aid the broadcast, and there were some times the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I believe there's no play by play guy in sports -- that includes baseball, football or soccer -- who has a flair for the dramatic more than Mr. Cole.
He might know the Leaf players a little better, but this Senators team has already given him a chance to showcase his impressive vocals. These guys not only score a lot, but they score beautiful goals. And Mr. Cole certainly puts a lot of energy into those calls.
I haven't heard an "Oh, baby" yet, but I think he'll bring that trademark call out for the third round.
We had some rough spots production wise in our game, but I hope we worked through all our difficulties to make Game 2 even better for us. This crew is basically sticking together for the entire first round and Game 1 was like our spring training. On Sunday, we hope to hit full stride.
But, of course, our game all depends on what happens on the ice. Hopefully, we'll be treated to another great show.
The playoffs are filled with surprise, upset and excitement. Game 1 of the Lightning-Senators series produced two of the three.
If you watched the game, a 4-1 comeback win for the Sens, you saw many things. You saw the early stages of a potential upset, some fantastic goaltending and the reason why the Sens are considered the class of the East.
We're not supposed to play favourites at HNIC, but I'd be lying if I said no one react strongly when Jason Spezza lifted a beautiful wrist shot over John Grahame's shoulder. The Lightning are a good team, but the Canadians aren't waiting in front of their television to watch them play.
There are Leaf fans, Sens fans and Habs fans among our crew, but if there's a common consensus among our group it's they'd like to see Ottawa go far in the playoffs.
Each Canadian team that advances to the next round increases our ratings, which in turn, makes our job more fun.
The Calgary Flames' run in the 2004 playoffs was absolutely magical. Thousands upon thousands of people packing the Red Mile was an image that sticks in the head of even the most casual hockey fan.
Nobody was packing main street in Tampa Bay in support of the Lightning. If you weren't looking closely during that time, you wouldn't even realize they were playing for the Cup.
Speaking of fun, there were a couple of times in the broadcast booth tonight that I really enjoyed listening to Bob Cole.
I sit beside Mr. Cole during the game, handing him and Greg Millen stats to aid the broadcast, and there were some times the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I believe there's no play by play guy in sports -- that includes baseball, football or soccer -- who has a flair for the dramatic more than Mr. Cole.
He might know the Leaf players a little better, but this Senators team has already given him a chance to showcase his impressive vocals. These guys not only score a lot, but they score beautiful goals. And Mr. Cole certainly puts a lot of energy into those calls.
I haven't heard an "Oh, baby" yet, but I think he'll bring that trademark call out for the third round.
We had some rough spots production wise in our game, but I hope we worked through all our difficulties to make Game 2 even better for us. This crew is basically sticking together for the entire first round and Game 1 was like our spring training. On Sunday, we hope to hit full stride.
But, of course, our game all depends on what happens on the ice. Hopefully, we'll be treated to another great show.
posted by Jason Murdoch at 9:33 PM
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