Think Outside the Box

Nobody likes to hear it, but it’s true- you have to think outside the box. For the Ottawa Senators, that would be the penalty box, where many of them have been feeling shame lately. In Ottawa’s 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, yes, that’s right, the Oilers, Ottawa took 5 consecutive penalties, 4 of which were in the second period alone. The penalties were the nails in the coffin for Ottawa in this game, and nobody could be happier than a former Senator himself, goaltender Martin Gerber, showing his team that he’s still got it. This was an incomprehensible game, as every period looked different and distinct from the one before. The first period looked like anyone’s game. It was fairly clean, quick and the advantage was clearly for Ottawa. Foligno got a long-awaited first goal of the season, although it was an awkward deflection off an Edmonton’s defenseman’s skate. Edmonton took 3 penalties in the first and the stats were clearly in Ottawa...