Jason Spezza
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Zenon Konopka #28 of the Ottawa Senators celebrates after his teammate Jason Spezza #19 scored a open net goal in the third period in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 21, 2012 in New York City.
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Most people thought they’d finish dead last, but something went on there ... Maybe it was because (veteran) Jason Spezza had a better year, I don’t know, but there was (an AHL) contribution. We’re teaching our players how to win and they’re doing it. There can never be a negative feel for that. We’re doing something right and we hope it pays off for the big club down the road.
Just his general understanding from being a player, because he's played the game ... He knows the ups and downs that go with it and knows we can get frustrated at times and we know he can get frustrated. It sounds corny, but we've been all on the same page and together all year and I think that's what's made it successful for us.
The players are the ones who have done it – the leadership of players like Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Phillips and Jason Spezza … they deserve a lot more credit than I do for the season that the team has had ... I feel good about the fact that I can coach in the League and that we had satisfaction, so I guess I can give myself some credibility to say that I can do this, but now the hard part is to do it again.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Ryan McDonagh has another tough assignment
Ryan McDonagh has seen the best of every Rangers opponent this postseason, and Monday night promised to be no different.McDonagh and defense partner Dan Girardi expected to be out against Ilya Kovalchuk 's line early and often in Game 1 of the Eastern Co Read more »
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Senators try to regroup for Game 7
Daniel Alfredsson apologized for losing his cool on the bench. Jason Spezza was forced to explain why he wasn't on the ice for a large chunk of the third period. And Milan Michalek's only noteworthy moments were a terrible penalty and a near-suspension f Read more »
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How the Rangers and Senators match up
MATCHUPS RANGERS vs. SENATORS GOAL TENDING Henrik Lundqvist (62 games, 39 wins, 1.97 GAA and .930 save percentage) has been steady all season, is rested and dearly wants to advance further than the first round for the first time in his seven-year NHL car Read more »
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Ryan McDonagh faces biggest test in playoffs
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Ryan McDonagh 's first full NHL season has been one challenge after another. Paired with Dan Girardi , McDonagh has been matched against just about every opponent's top line. Judging by the Rangers ' Eastern Conference-leading 109 poi Read more »
Around the web
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Sporting News: Rangers' critics are blockheads
Lundqvist has not faced fewer challenges from top offensive talent. In the first round, Ottawa’s leading scorer, Jason Spezza, got 21 of his 41 shot attempts on net (he missed seven and had 13 blocked), representing 9.6 percent of the Senators’ shots on goal from Sports Illustrated Read more »
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Silver Nuggets: What Does the Future Hold for Butler?
Bobby was called up the the big team to play the remainder of the season. He did admirably and showed good chemistry with Jason Spezza, putting up 10 goals and 21 points in just 36 games. He finished off his very strong first pro season by winning the Calder from Silver Seven Read more »
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Coburn has been a rock for the Flyers
than Coburn. Look at the list: New York's Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh were most often on the ice against Ottawa's Jason Spezza in the first round; New Jersey's Marek Zidlicky's top opponent was Florida's Kris Versteeg; and Phoenix's Oliver Ekman-Larsson from Philadelphia Daily News Read more »
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Spezza is what he is — get used to it
his thoughts on whether he’ll return to the Scotiabank Place stage, it’s time to turn our attention to the next captain. Jason Spezza is a great subject, if only because the mere mention of his name often causes loud debate, dividing Senators fans. Barring from Senators Extra Read more »
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‘The game really does paint its own picture’
at Scotiabank Place, and the crowd is restless. The New York Rangers’ Brandon Prust has just taken a delayed penalty and Jason Spezza has the puck on his stick. The Ottawa Senators’ start centre cuts through the offensive zone and gets a glorious look at the from Ottawa Citizen Read more »
