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Former Sens' captain has mixed feelings
Cunneyworth, the former Ottawa Senators captain and Ottawa 67's star, has also played a major role in the development of the surprising Buffalo Sabres. For the past six seasons, he has been coach of the Sabres' American Hockey League affiliate in Rochester.
"If there was any other team Ottawa was playing against, I would be cheering for them," admits Cunneyworth.
He says it only seems like yesterday when the upstart Senators made the playoffs for the first time in 1997, with Cunneyworth serving as captain. Back then, the Senators were the colossal underdogs, taking the heavily favoured Sabres to overtime of a seventh game of the first round before the dream died.
Looks like Ottawa made a mistake not hiring the guy in some capacity.