PITTSBURGH — Typically, when Ottawa Senators winger Bobby Ryan chooses to speak, he’s an open book.
He has a self-deprecating sense of humour and he can see the big picture world outside of the arena; some of that, no doubt, coming from the type of childhood that few of us can imagine. That part, of course, is an old, and rather disturbing, story.
But now that he’s on top of the hockey world — his outstanding playoff continued by scoring the overtime game winner in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final Saturday — he has opened up about his love for Ottawa and the Senators team that continues to raise eyebrows.