Ottawa Senators Humiliated again, this Time against Vancouver Canucks

Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty ImagesI sincerely hope you spent your Saturday evening more productively than I did. The Sens had a layup here and got lots of help from the out of town scoreboard but instead of closing in on a playoff spot they just sort of folded like lawn chairs after ten minutes of spirited play.

Ottawa came out swinging in the first period with a clear mandate to forecheck relentlessly and get Vancouver’s defenders on their heels. It worked for the most past over the first eight minutes and change as the Canucks managed just a couple of shots and the Senators spent most of their time in the Canucks’ end. Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk each had decent looks very…