European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 25 Sens coach still has fondness for ducks Murray recalls Days in Anaheim by Ira Podell the associated press Bryan Murray proudly wore his Ottawa senators Warmup suit with the big Stanley cup finals logo on his he  help but also feel Pride for his the Ana Heim a team he had a big hand in Murray coached the ducks in the 200102 season and moved up to the front office for a two year Anaheim jumped 26 Points in his first year in the Post and got to game 7 of the Stanley cup finals before fall ing Short against the new Jersey devils in but the foun Dation was and when presented with a Chance to go Home and return to his place be Hind the he  say no to senators pm John muck Ive said this Many it was a very difficult decision to Mur Ray said one Day before the ducks and senators were to face off in the finals John gave me an Opportunity to go Back to my Home area and to coach a Good hockey Murray longed for that kind of he is in the finals for the third also going As pm of the Flor Ida panthers in 1996 when they were swept by the Colorado Ava Murray is one of five nil coaches to earn 600 Victo hitting the Milestone in feb but was the last in that group to Lead a team to the that is the product of coaching Florida and the the mighty ducks during rough patches of each franchises Histo Stanley cup finals All games live at 2 on or dates and times Are get May 29 Ottawa at Anaheim May 31 Ottawa at Anaheim june 3 Anaheim at Ottawa june 5 Anaheim at Ottawa june 7 Ottawa at Anaheim june 10 Anaheim at june 12 Ottawa at if necessary who also guided the Detroit red wings for three sea sons in the is first among Active coaches in victories 613 and games the senators Are in the playoffs for a 10th straight season and finally shed their Label of postseason underachievers by reaching the finals for the first time in the franchises modern and they did it with who could still be in charge of the i had great friends Mur Ray people in the office and the scouts that i was either involved in bring ing Here or work ing and that was As Tough As leaving the just knowing full Well that you affected some of their lives As Well and i and i feel awful about but it was an Opportunity for me to go Back and it was an of i to leave this organization in real Good he can claim ducks goalie Jea Sebastien Giguere As one of the key pieces still in place in the Shadow of Dis Giguere earned the Conn smythe trophy As playoffs map four years ago when Ana Heim made its run to the now the 30yearold goalie is enjoying another Fine he is 93 with a goal against average in playing 13 of Anaheim 16 postseason i think 2003 was More of a learning experience where we had nothing to Giguere this year is a goal that we set at the beginning of the but the excitement is the i know in going to have a lot of fun playing against As will Murray As he faces his former Canadian Patrick p Ottawa coach Bryan Murray spent time behind the Bench and in the front office during his tenure in the two teams meet for the first time since when they contend for the Stanley Stanley cup finals Anaheim Ottawa 200607 regular season records ducks senators 200607 series record first Al time series record ducks 873 2 wins in last meeting at Ottawa ducks so How they got Here Anaheim Defeated 7 Minnesota 41 3 Vancouver 41 and 1 Detroit Ottawa Defeated 5 Pitts Burgh 41 2 new Jersey 41 and 1 Buffalo playoff history first Anaheim ducks making second appear Ance in finals in four a team from the West coast Hast won the Stanley cup since Victoria of the Western Canada hockey league captured it against Montreal in 1925 two years before nil clubs exclusively began playing for leading regu la season scorer Teemu a 14year nil is in the finals for the first at he is oldest player on either team More than two years older than Ottawa Cap Tain Daniel Jea Sebastien the Conn smythe trophy Winner in improved his playoff record to 2712 with a goal against average and save this time around he is 93 with a he is 121 in postseason the Best record among goalies with at least 10 he has stopped 101 of 102 shots in extra d Chris Pronger is in the finals for the second straight after getting within a win of his first championship with Edmonton in he leads the ducks in scoring with 14 Points 3 11 assists despite playing Only 15 fan Rheims 16 games because or his suspension for game 4 against the ducks erased a 21 deficit in that series by winning three Pronger de sense Scott is the Only Anaheim player to have his name on the he won his third title with new Jer sey in 2003 against Anaheim and brother Ottawa Daniel Alfredson has scored a playoff leading 10 goals in 15 playoff including four on Ottawa Power play that has connected 14 times in 70 the senators Captain has played in All 94 postseason contests in franchise history and has netted the winning goal in four of the clubs 12 playoff wins this the native of Sweden is the first european Captain to reach the Stanley cup the City of Ottawa is seeking its first cup title since the original senators franchise won in the top line of Jason Spezza and Dany is the highest scoring Trio in the playoffs with 23 goals and 58 Heatley leads with 21 followed by Spezza with Alfredson is fourth with the Start of the series could be Tough on the following an eight Day they Haven played outside of the Eastern time zone since March 4 Chicago and Haven had a game in the Pacific time zone since a visit to Vancouver on they were last in California for a three game trip in october Ray Emery has lost Only once in each of the senators three series and he has posted a shutout in All three he is 178 with a goal against average in 25 career playoff he is 123 with a Gaa while playing every minute in this years his Back Martin is the Only senators player with a Stanley cup he won last year with Carolina As the backup to Conn 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