@VGH/UBC Eye Clinic
While @VGH/UBC Eye Clinic,
I viewed a young Asian lady, holding a small dog, like Paris Hilton. I have no ethical problem with it, but I will opine that one does not want to be near dog hair after some of the procedures done at the Clinic.
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On the drive home, some of the TSN 1040 commentators seemed to be complaining about the Ottawa Senators playing the trap. Perhaps bringing back the 'Dead Puck Era'. Calling it the 'Kanata Wall'.
According to Wikipedia, types of defensive traps go back as far as the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1920s-1930s. I will admit that prior to reading this I reasoned it very likely the Leafs used some kind of trap to win 13 Stanley Cups from 1917-1918 to 1966-1967, without many of the discussed 'stars' the Montreal Canadiens had with 14 Stanley Cups (now 24).
Wikipedia
'The trap was innovated by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1920s and 1930s but became the defensive scheme for most coaches during the late 90s early 2000s—known as the "Dead Puck era"—as a direct result of the success seen by the New Jersey Devils under the coaching of Jacques Lemaire, who perfected the trap defense to 3 Stanley cups in 1995, 2000 , and 2003 for the New Jersey Devils.'
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Lemaire and Larry Robinson of the Devils' coaching staff were trained in the Canadiens system.
The Canadiens used a kind of trap back in the 1976-1979 Stanley Cup run. I can remember away games at the Boston Garden where they would play defensively compared to at home, generate less attempts at offense than the Bruins and still win a low scoring game. The 1993 Stanley Cup champion Canadiens used trap type tactics.
It is a myth that playing the trap necessarily deletes offense. Check the documentation. The 1995 Devils, perhaps the most infamous trap club were a high scoring team in the playoffs. I can remember how explosive they were on the counter-attack.
Wikipedia
The trap is an intelligent tactic for Ottawa to use as a small market club with a limited budget. It is a good sign when media starts to dislike/hate you for winning!
