(Get) A Sporting Life

You would think that in front of a larger audience for a Stanley Cup final the NHL would quit the outrageous favoritism and fixing of games on the behalf of the Ottawa Senators. You might think that, but you would be wrong. Yet AGAIN the league has used video "replay" to screw teams playing against Ottawa. To be fair, today it was with a twist. Usually the league merely takes away goals scored by Ottawa's opposition, but today they decided to give Ottawa a goal they didn't score (legally) and overrule the on ice official (who made the no-brainer correct call for a change.) Welcome to the NHL: Joke League of all Joke Leagues.

Well on their way into making themselves the most hated franchise this side of the Detroit Redwings, the Ottawa Senator's fan base carved out a new low : The Ottawa Senators want to make things right for a Buffalo Sabres fan who was assaulted after the team's most recent home game. Cyril Leeder, the Senators chief operating officer, said Friday the team has offered tickets to Renee Luck after learning the Buffalo woman was repeatedly punched in the face following the Sabres' 3-2 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday. Luck's face was swollen and cut after she was assaulted by two men as she and a group of friends were leaving their seats at Scotiabank Place. Luck was rescued by other Senators fans. Ottawa police have identified suspects, but have not pressed charges. So, let me see if I have this straight. Ottawa fans are upset that they lose a game, so they go and beat the crap out of a woman. Yeah, that seems about their speed.