When the National Hockey League’s newest Canadian team, the Ottawa Senators, takes to the ice in 1993, all of Canada should be proud. After all, it is our money that is going to make this sports franchise viable. We may not pay directly through a specific government program or grant, but take a guess at who is going to buy those season’s tickets. In a city built on government bureaucracy, you can bet that the best seats in the house will be going to the politicians and civil servants, and we will be picking up the tab.
With NHL talent already watered down to fill the rosters of 21 teams, an expansion franchise in Ottawa is hardly likely to raise the calibre of play. But then, if talent is in short enough supply, we could see some real senators don their blades and battle it out in the corners.
Come to think of it, a couple of rugged wingers like Alan MacEachen and Lowell Murray might be enough to put the fledgling team a few steps ahead of Toronto’s Maple Leafs.
But then that is hardly any challenge at all.
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