Veni, Vidi, Vinci: Can the Thrashers go Caesar on the Senators

via edweb.tusd.k12.az.us   In 49 B.C. Julius Caesar defied the Roman Senate and crossed the Rubicon River in northern Italy with his army. Caesar was locked in a battle with the Roman Senate and his actions would precipitate yet another civil war. Caesar was a bad ass military commander, who was also a pretty good writer. He wrote of his triumph over Gaul with the simple series of words "Veni, Vidi, Vinci" which translates as "I came, I saw, I was victorious"--only shorter in Latin. Can the Thrashers be victorious? Can they lay waste without Ilya Kovalchuk? Can they play hard for more than the 3rd period? These are all questions to be answered today. I know that the panic level among some fans is pretty high post-Kovalchuk injury. Personally, I think this team can score and win in his absence--but it will require a high level of focus each night. Lately, we have only seen that intensity in the third period after the team has falling behind. I...