When Daniel Alfredsson scored with five and a half minutes left to play in the second period of today's NHL All-Star Game, it not only provided Senators fans with their greatest moment of the weekend, it also taught us that Erik Karlsson is in need of constant reassurance.To the video... We like you just fine Erik. Hopefully this sparks a new Sens chant whenever Karlsson does something spectacular on the ice: how you like me clap clap clap clap clap.One Thought on AlfieIt is not often in sport that an event can actually live up to the build up of hype that develops over the weeks and months that lead up to it. The 2012 All-Star Game may not have been the greatest game of shinny ever played but for the hockey fans in Ottawa, it was the ideal platform to celebrate Daniel Alfredsson's career as a Senator. And to that end, it exceeded every imaginable expectation. From the Fantasy Draft on Thursday to the Alfie chants that led up to his pre-game introduction to the standing ovat...
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