Derick Brassard has been through what Claude Giroux is about to experience.
The veteran forward knows what the 34-year-old Giroux will face when the Ottawa Senators take on the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night at the Canadian Tire Centre and it will be different than anything else he’s experienced in his career.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“It’s all relationships you have over the years with guys and you’re so used to being on the same side and now you’re going to face them,” Brassard said. “It’s a weird and it’s really just hard to explain.” “I was just like, ‘Can we just be over with that series and move on?’,” said Brassard. “At the same time, I’m thinking, ‘I can’t lose to the Rangers’ after just being traded . It’s something we just had a conversation with Claude about it because it’s a different feeling.
But the Flyers were a big part of his life. He was drafted No. 22 overall by the organization in 2006 and spent 15 years of his career with the Philadelphia. For a large part of his career, being a Flyer was all he ever knew and when he left he was wearing the club’s captain.Article content Once the puck drops, Giroux’ competitive juices will take over. He made his NHL debut with the Flyers on Feb. 19, 2008 against the Senators.
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