The Penguins dominated the Senators tonight 7-3 on the way to taking a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup. After the game, 40 year old Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson's reaction to the media was less than inspiring to his team. When asked if the Senators were capable of making a comeback in the series, Alfredsson responded with "probably not," and then quipped that the Pens "have too much depth."
I'm sorry, but no matter what the state of the series is, a captain has to be more positive than that. The captain is, obviously, the leader and representative of the team and its players on and off the ice. Can you imagine what Alfredsson's teammates thought when they heard that he said that? It had to be absolutely deflating. The dude was nominated for the Mark Messier Leadership award a few days ago, which is presented to the player who "exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season." He has to have something better to say than that in the face of adversity. Come on.
Just my $0.02.
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