Greening Blog: The Finish Line is in Sight
The following blog, written by former Cornell standout Colin Greening, appeared June 3 on the Ottawa Senators Web site.
We have only two games left to play on home ice this season and
it’s a little bit sad in a way. But to be honest, when you
think about, we should be happy, too, that we’ve been able to
play as many games as possible in this rink. It’s been a
really good experience and we’ve had a fun time here,
especially in the last couple of series when it’s really been
packed in here. That’s made it even more fun for us to play
at home.
The support we’ve been getting from the fans has been great
as we've moved on through the playoffs. The building wasn’t
quite as full during the regular season but that’s
understandable, because we were up and down and no one knew if we
were going to make the playoffs. It’s just human nature for
people to jump on and off the bandwagon, but it’s great to
see it’s become something for people here to rally around and
talk about around the water coolers when they’re at work.
That really helps the morale around the city and it’s great
to see. It’s nice to see them come and support us the way
they have, and we really feed off it.
We’re still in good spirits heading into tonight’s
game. The three games we’ve played so far have all basically
been decided by one goal. It would be a lot different if we felt
like we were being totally outplayed, or if we weren’t
scoring any goals and they were scoring six or seven goals a game.
But it’s a different mentality for us and we all realize
it’s just part of the game. The last three or four minutes of
Game 3, we had some great chances that almost went in and tied up
the game. You think about one shot or one post we hit that could
have changed the outcome. Sometimes, when you look at it that way,
you realize it could have gone either way.
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