HELLO NOVEMBER

When Indian Summer ends, you should head for sunnier destinations. Suitably, we’reheading to the Sunshine State of Florida at the beginning of November. This time, ouropponent is the Tampa Bay Lightning. The name should have warned us, as the team aroundcaptain Steven Stamkos hit us hard. I get two penalty minutes and the match ends with a 3:4defeat. Back in Ottawa, we meet the Vegas Golden Knights next. We are unable to win thisgame even though we have home advantage. But the game doesn’t leave a bitter aftertaste,since even with an interim 1:5 deficit, our fighting spirit is unbroken. Shortly before thesecond break, I score the goal to 3:5, then finally, the goal to 4:5 in the 43rd minute.The defeats just won’t stop, neither during the game against the Flyers on November 5, norduring the game against Vancouver three days later. But despite the defeats, there arebright spots: ex-Flyers legend…   Read More