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Finnigan was a winger… But do his wings live up to his legacy?

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A last minute decision to accept Rod’s offer to go see the Ottawa Senators’ game against the New Jersey Devils meant that dinner wouldn’t be super healthy tonight. So be it. We walked into the Scotiabank Place, and pondered what to do. Time was limited, but perhaps because this is basically the last day of the Holidays, there wasn’t that many people in the concourse. We stopped by the Club Red to peer at the menu, and thought that a pricey fine dining experience was probably not what we needed. Walking towards the concessions, we noticed that Frank Finnigan’s was pretty much empty – which suited us just fine. Born in Shawville, QC, Frank “The Shawville Express” Finnigan played 10 seasons for the Ottawa Senators in the 20s and 30s, and was captain of the team for two seasons. He scored 115 goals and accumulated 203 points in 553 NHL…

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It’s Gold, baby, Gold!

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I didn’t do it when the Canadian Women won the Hockey gold, but I had to do it to celebrate the double Gold when the Men won their Olympic Tournament as well. How? Well, with the New York Fries’ Golden offer, of course. To properly celebrate, I had to find a partner in crime, and it seemed fitting to enroll my wife into this lunch time celebration. One woman. One man. Two Golden Poutines. (…for the price of one!) After redeeming my coupon – which took some time, the staff seemingly unaware of their HQ promotion, and/or insisting that it had expired (when the date was clearly showing) – we were able to sit down and enjoy our Golden meal. I have to admit, contrary to my last visit, I did not feel the usual “dryness” in the fries. What is it? Were the fries fresher? Did we get less…

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