Gameday 71 - Senators

In light of Craig Anderson channelling his inner Colorado Avalanche yesterday and completely defecating the mattress in his 22 minutes and 10 seconds of play against the Buffalo Sabres, the Senators three game winning streak is over. Mind you, it was only a matter of time before he looked like any other incapable goaltender that we have grown accustomed to seeing man the pipes over the past few seasons. It's about time too. Like some fans, I was beginning to get a little worried and treated each win like it was a bad birthday gift from a family member. "Wow, what a surprise! No, really, this is great. It's just what I needed..." (Just keep smiling.)

As the old saying goes, the Pens must be pregnant, because they missed a period. By the time they woke up midway through the second, they were greeted by a hot goaltender and Chris Phillips. That's like waking up after a threesome with Stone Phillips and Sally Wiggin. You know you're in a bad spot and you're going to get it hard. The Sens got an unrealistic performance from Erik Karlsson, who had two goals and a assist. He almost had the first goal, as well. He was a beast. Chris Phillips stole Michalek's foursquare badge as the Mayor of Shutdown City. He was able to contain Geno and Bing. When the Pens go down 2 goals early to a team on the road in the playoffs, we can look back at this game and give thanks. Pens were long overdue for a game like this. You need shit like this during the season so you don't stand around with your thumb up your butt when it happens at a bigger moment.