Sens at Land’s End

Jarkko Ruutu has been suspended two games for biting the Sabres’ Andrew Peters. I don’t know about you, but if Andrew Peters stuck his hand in my face like that, I’d probably bite him too. Perhaps this makes me a bad person.

Matt Carkner has been recalled from Binghamton to fill Ruutu’s spot in the lineup.

Ruutu’s antics, shockingly, have the Sens being covered by Sportsnet Pacific on the night when the bald Swedish messiah rides in on his white horse to … do whatever he’s going to do to elevate the Canucks to a new level, I guess, or possibly just cause name confusion with the Sedin twins.

The west coast is also taking an interest in the potential management shakeup in Ottawa. Eugene Melnyk says it’s not happening … sort of … or does he? It’s not exactly a ringing endorsement.

I’m left with several nagging questions. Will I wake tomorrow to find Pat Quinn and Bob Nicholson in charge? Or might I instead find Quinn in Pittsburgh? Do the Sens have a chance of beating the Bruins tomorrow? Well, maybe that one’s not so hard to answer.

But now I’ve really got to go: a chorus of boos informs me that Sundin has just set foot on the ice. I don’t want to miss his first shift!