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Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Breaking the ice
Zamuner scores first goal as Senator in tie with Devils
The 30 year-old Oakville native scored his first goal in an Ottawa uniform and fired six shots on Martin Brodeur, double his shot total, during yesterday's 2-2 tie against New Jersey.
"He's getting to be a little more comfortable offensively, and today was a good indication of that with the several good scoring chances he had," said Senators coach Jacques Martin.
Zamuner's goal gave the Sens a 2-1 lead and appeared to be enough to give Ottawa the victory until Bobby Holik's goal late in the third period sent the contest into overtime.
"It's always nice to score a goal, but goals don't mean everything," said Zamuner who is renowned for his checking and defensive abilities rather than offensive skill.
"I'm not a player who's going to come in here and score 50 goals, so I'm not going to dazzle anybody. But it's always nice to score a couple of goals and get on the board."
Ottawa coach Jacques Martin juggled the Ottawa lines yesterday and moved Daniel Alfredsson on to the right side of Zamuner's line with centre Bruce Gardiner. Andreas Dackell had been playing right wing with Zamuner.
Good forechecking led to the goal, and some nice passing was finished off by Zamuner who turned in the right faceoff circle and fired a shot along the ice that beat Brodeur.
"It was a great forecheck by (Gardiner). Daniel saw me on the low side and he gave me a great pass," said Zamuner. "I just tried to get it on net as quickly as possible."
Zamuner was acquired during the summer from Tampa Bay as part of the compensation for luring away GM Rick Dudley. Zamuner said he's having fun playing for a Canadian team because hockey means so much more to the fans here than in Tampa Bay.
"No matter what you do in Tampa -- it's a great area and there's great people there -- it will never be the same," said Zamuner. "This is hockey in Canada, in Ottawa. It's a small town and that's what people talk about. Every game is a big game and you can't ask for much more."
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