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OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators didnt like the way they started things Thursday night, but they were more than happy with how they ended.The Senators scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in Ottawas home opener.We were frustrated after the first, theres no question, said Clarke MacArthur, who scored the winner. We slowed things down a little bit in the second and started to make the easy plays and we got a little momentum that way and started getting pucks to the net so that was good.Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith and David Legwand also scored for the Senators (3-1-0) as Craig Anderson faced 31 shots. Chris Neil added some insurance with an empty-net goal.Alex Tanguay, John Mitchell and Gabriel Landeskog scored for the Avalanche (1-3-1). Calvin Pickard faced 28 shots in his NHL debut.Pickard was called up earlier in the day from the American Hockey Leagues Lake Erie Monsters after the Avalanche placed Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve. Pickard wasnt expected to see any action, but Colorado lost backup Reto Berra before the game was three minutes old. Berra was knocked over by Ottawas Kyle Turris, who was pushed by Mitchell.It was probably a good time for a debut because you didnt have to think about it, you got right into it, said Pickard. It was a fun atmosphere, good Canadian building and it was a good experience, but I would have liked to get the win for sure.Avalanche coach Patrick Roy couldnt fault Pickards play, but he wasnt overly impressed with some of his players.We cant be happy about our game overall, said Roy. With the lead we had 13 turnovers. If we do turnovers when were up by one goal eventually the pucks going to end up in the net. We have to be better with the lead; we have to be a lot smarter than that.I didnt think we managed our game very well.Overall, Pickard was solid for the Avalanche, but the Senators scored two quick goals in the third to take control of the game and bring the 19,913 on hand at the Canadian Tire Centre to their feet.After being robbed by Pickard in the second, Ryan made the most of a second opportunity and beat the 22-year-old through the legs to tie the game. Just over three minutes later MacArthur scored to give the Senators a 4-3 lead, their first of the game.To be honest thats kind of what we expect them to do, said Senators coach Paul MacLean. As the leadership group of the team and the skill level of the team, that when the game is on the line and they have it on their stick the expectation is that theyre going to make plays to give us a chance to win the game and they certainly stepped up and did that.Trailing 3-1, Ottawa made it a one-goal game early in the second as Legwand scored a power-play goal, his first as a Senator.Anderson and Pickard were the difference for their respective teams the rest of the way in the second.Anderson made four consecutive saves late in the period, while Pickards best came at the 17-minute mark as he slid across and robbed Ryan.Ottawa struggled in the first and the Avalanche took advantage to take a 3-1 lead.I dont know if we were nervous in the first or what we were doing, but we didnt play hard enough and we didnt win the one-on-one battles, said Senators captain Erik Karlsson. We came in (after the first period) and no one was happy with how we played and we just kind of had it out and had some words and took a deep breath after and (MacLean) came in calm and gave us directions of what to do in the second and we just came out and executed.Colorado jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Tanguay grabbed a loose puck and beat Anderson high. Colorado made it 2-0 at the halfway mark as Mitchell scored shorthanded after beating Karlsson in a foot race.Ottawa cut the lead in half as Smith tapped in Curtis Lazars shot, but after going 0 for 13 on the power play this season the Avalanche finally managed to score with the man advantage as Landeskog scored from in close.Lazar had been anxiously waiting for this night and he maintained his enthusiasm throughout the game.Curtis certainly had an impact on the game and showed great enthusiasm to be playing here in Ottawa in front of the fans, said MacLean. 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Alouettes owner Bob Wetenhall announced Monday that Tom Higgins will be the clubs new head coach. The former Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders bench boss replaces general manager Jim Popp, who took over on Aug. 1 when the inexperienced Dan Hawkins was fired only five games into the 2013 season. Wetenhall made it clear in a statement that he did not want Popp, who is considered one of the CFLs best GMs but has a career 16-20 record as a coach, to continue in both jobs. "As Ive expressed to the media in recent weeks, I wanted to continue with the formula which has brought us the success weve enjoyed these past 17 years -- having a full-time head coach and a full-time general manager to fill each of these positions," said Wetenhall. "The criteria we established was to find an individual familiar with the CFL; someone with success in that position and a background as a position coach. In addition, we sought an individual with a record for moulding and delivering championship teams. "In Toms seven years as a head coach he won three division championships along with a Grey Cup, and twice earned recognition as the CFLs coach of the year. His head coaching record of 72-53-1 speaks for itself. We welcome Tom to the Alouettes family." Popp had made no secret of wanting to continue coaching, but Wetenhall put out a statement recently saying candidates would be interviewed. A year ago, the Alouettes waited until Feb. 19 to name Hawkins, a former U.S. university coach with no experience of the Canadian game. He was 2-3 when he was fired with the team in disarray. Popp, the Alouettes GM since they returned to Montreal in 1996, took over as coach for the third time in his career and went 6-7. It marked only the second time since 1996 the teamm had a losing record, matching the 8-10 mark Popp put up in his only full season as head coach in 2007.dddddddddddd It hurt that starting quarterback Anthony Calvillo was lost for the season in August to a concussion. 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"Tom has worked with and tutored many of the CFLs finest quarterbacks -- Doug Flutie, Henry Burris and Ricky Ray, to mention a few," said team president Mark Weightman. "His expertise will be invaluable in the development of Troy Smith and Tanner Marsh." Higgins has spent 23 years in various CFL jobs, including a stint as GM in Edmonton. A native of Woodbridge, N.J., and a former linebacker and defensive tackle, Higgins played for Calgary and Saskatchewan in the 1970s. Popp replaced Rod Rust as coach at the end of the 2001 season, but gave way for Don Matthews the following season. He stepped in again when Matthews left for health reasons in 2006. Marc Trestman, now coach of the Chicago Bears, coached the club from 2008-2012, winning two Grey Cups. China Jerseys ' ' '