Even though the Ottawa Senators are guaranteed a playoff spot, they remain committed to delivering a victory Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers in their final home game of the regular season
First off, some friendly advice, hockey fans.
Rest now. Or get all your chores done this weekend. The back-to-back, back-to-back, back-to-back series of Stanley Cup playoff doubleheaders is just around the corner.
Thursday could be double the pleasure night for the Ottawa Senators.
After blowing another opportunity to make life easy for themselves on Monday – dropping a 3-1 decision to a severely undermanned Pittsburgh Penguins squad — the Senators have created the oddest of circumstances over the next few days.
The Senators didn’t get back at Matt Cooke on the ice or on the scoreboard, falling 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night, a defeat that leaves Ottawa sweating on its playoff spot a little longer.
To a man, the Ottawa Senators insist that getting two points Monday is more important than getting even against Pittsburgh Penguins agitator Matt Cooke.
The Sens picked up a big win over Carolina on Tuesday to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race.