Lament for the 6th Round Pick

The Ottawa Senators made one trade today, acquiring Martin Lapointe from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a 6th round pick.The fans over on HFBoards.com have a really funny thread going titled "6th Round Pick Appreciation Thread", lamenting the pick that the Sens will ever know."While it's true that we never saw the best of what you had to offer, let me be the first to give you a pat on the

James Duthie: Ottawa could be Hockeytown

From James Duthie's blog:Recently, Sports Illustrated declared St. Paul Minnesota the new Hockeytown U.S.A, replacing Detroit. That angered folks in the 313 (which probably is not a good idea…I’m just sayin’). Throw Canada into the mix and you have an argument that will lead to either: a. A lively debate b. Canadian Civil War ...With puck passion so equally spread across Canada (and a couple