It seems the secret to winning, if you’re the Ottawa Senators, is to play a team nicknamed after an animal.
Well, as luck would have it, tonight the Sens take on the Bruins.
Buy your pro-line tickets folks, this one's a lock!
If only.
The fact is, for the Senators, tonight's match-up holds several interesting motivations to win.
It’s a home game, which should always result in a win.
It would represent the third win in a row, a significant statement for a team so awful out of the gate.
The 2 pts. would put the Sens at .500 for the season, making for a virtual re-start, allowing the team to climb out of the hole they dug themselves into.
Boston is a divisional rival.
Boston is among the top tier teams the Sens hoped to be competing with for tops in the NE, making this both a statement game and a four pointer.
The fact is, no matter what happens tonight, the Sens have at least looked better over the past stretch of games, with the obvious exception against Montreal.
That at least gives hope where, for some, there was none.
In the match versus the Panthers—albeit not a powerhou ...
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