tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post8486062769869036270..comments2024-01-15T09:53:40.089-05:00Comments on Black Aces: Alfredsson An Ottawa InstitutionJeremy Milkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719907099819957578noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-61916101813821434662011-11-07T16:29:17.113-05:002011-11-07T16:29:17.113-05:00You have to take 1,000 games (or time spent) in th...You have to take 1,000 games (or time spent) in this town with a grain of salt (I'll get to this later) but Alfredsson has stuck with it through thick and thin and that's great.<br /><br />As to the grain of salt, Ottawa is a city that just doesn't rock the boat and that suffers change very poorly. Phillips is going to play one thousand games here. So will Neil. So will probably Spezza, then Foligno, then...see where I'm going here? <br /><br />The Senators are like that government job where you can come in day in day out an not worry about the job because the media coddle you, the fanbase is extreemly accepting (to a faul at times) and management is super comfortable and has lower expectations. <br /><br />It's fantastic Alfie has played 1,000 games here but I have a feeling if he was playing in Montreal or New York Rangers or Philly, he might not have. Think of that what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-51546892903788186232011-11-04T09:18:02.860-04:002011-11-04T09:18:02.860-04:00Those are really some amazing numbers. I knew it w...Those are really some amazing numbers. I knew it was pretty impressive to have a guy with over 1,000 games in a Sens uniform, and another guy who's not far removed, but it's especially interesting considering teams like Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, and Washington haven't done it once.<br /><br />Let's re-visit this once Phillips hits the 1,000 games threshold (don't want to jinx anything by counting chickens before they hatch) and see how many teams are lucky enough to have had two 1,000-game players.Peter Raaymakershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883553886241429786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-53468241219832308612011-11-03T20:45:47.524-04:002011-11-03T20:45:47.524-04:00you can never have enough posts about how awesome ...you can never have enough posts about how awesome alfie is.philnoreply@blogger.com