Sens at Land's End

The Sens lost. I’m very angry at them, again. However. I’ve got to say that the referees were … questionable? Three consecutive — not just consecutive, but actually overlapping — penalties against Ottawa in the second period, and not a single one against Toronto in the entire game. The final total: 6 Ottawa penalties, 0 Toronto penalties. Because the Leafs undoubtedly played a totally clean game. My ass!

I wouldn’t say most of the Sens’ penalties were undeserved. Most of them were clear penalties — notice I said most, not all — but that is not the point. The Leafs should have had at least two or three. Even Leafs fans thought it was ridiculous! Leafs fans! LEAFS FANS.

The game ended hours ago and I am still irritated. This is partly because I can’t believe the Sens have actually pissed away the huge lead they’ve had for most of the season. Montreal is now only 3 points back, which means that if the Habs win tomorrow, which they probably will, then it’s very likely that when the Sens and Habs play on Tuesday, the Habs will take over the division lead (because it’s very likely the Sens will lose) and therefore the Eastern Conference lead, and the Sens will drop to 4th place.

In the post-game interview on CBC, Cassie Campbell pointed out to Jason Spezza that the Hurricanes are the only team in the top 8 in the East who’ve allowed more goals than the Sens. Spezza did not look amused. That’s a truly terrible stat for them so I hope he took it to heart.