RESPECT IS EARNED

League-wide recognition doesn’t come easy in the NHL. Nor does a playoff berth. For Tim Stutzle and the Ottawa Senators, the time for stardom and contention is at hand

BY KEN CAMPBELL

THE OTTAWA SENATORS talk a lot these days about ‘Winning The Day.’ In fact, it’s such a big deal for them that we’ve used capital letters and put it in quote marks. It’s not exactly the big ‘BELIEVE’ sign that Ted Lasso taped up in the AFC Richmond dressing room, but it’s definitely a thing. Sometimes, it looks as simple as taking a day off when you need it or grinding through a tough practice when you’re not really feeling it. Other times, it’s about taking a puck under the visor and coming right back with a bunch of stitches above your eye and blood in your eyeball. ‘Winning The Day’ is one of those team-unifying slogans that people keep repeating until they believe it. It’s all about establishing a culture,…

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