The stick, however, is not the one used by the player in a game. It's not even one of his. The team has Sherwoods on hand for the three stars each night. Sure, it would be great if it was one of our sticks, but I still think it's a nice gesture.
People are pretty happy to be getting a stick signed by a player.
Hossa did and was foiled. In the second period last night, Alfredsson had a penalty shot of his own against Cloutier, and he was stopped after deking to his backhand. Given that goalies are dominating such confrontations this season, Alfredsson was asked if a team should have the opportunity to decline the penalty shot and take a power play instead. He said no way. In the opening period, the Sens had 13 shots on goal, seven missed shots, and eight shots blocked by Lightning players.