Ottawa Senators

Just barely, for being Canadian.
Warming up to them more so, because of their latest Cinderalla route to get into the playoffs, a remarkable 20 wins in last 25 games, something like that. I recall on TV saying they had earned 41 points out of a possible 50 points to get in, so guess they deserve it.
When they let go Paul Maclean, he was quite the demeaning coach. Watching his antics during the playoffs against Montréal a few years back, many fans lost his respect by calling players by their jersey numbers.
Surprisingly, the team has done well without Spezza and Alfredson, but Ryan has helped. Not as much as rookie Stone, who along with the superb goaltending of the Hamburglar, is why this will be an exciting series.
Karlsson – enough said. What a comeback story from his major injury and one of the top 2 d-​guys I choose on my team or fantasy pool lol.

Great team, love the new scoreboard. I remember when we did not have a team and I support them all the way

Wow, maybe it’s all Jacques martin’s fault but this is one of the most boring and blandest teams in hockey. All due respect to their greatest player, Daniel Alfredsson, but I wouldn’t go buy a ticket just to watch him play.
The Sens went to a Final in ’07 and who can remember a single memorable game from that Final? That’s how much like wallpaper they are.
Plus the logo looked like the Trojan condom man for years and was actually a centurion not a «senator.» Bad unis, bad logo, arena not even in Ottawa itself… need I say more?
The worst thing is they make so many dumb moves – Alexandre Daigle’s contract, Alexei Yashin fiasco and choosing Wade Redden over Zdeno Chara and then lose Redden anyway.

The only time I went to an NHL game was to see the Sens play last year. As much as I was interested in going, I didn’t want to pay for a pricey ticket (hockey doesn’t mean that much to me). Fortunately, my dad was given some free tickets when he came to visit at Christmas, so that solved that problem. We got some pretty awesome seats, although I doubt there are many bad seats in this well designed arena. The music was loud, the fans were energetic and the Sens kicked butt. It was definitely a great experience.
If you’re making the trek out to the Scotiabank Place for the first time, BE PREPARED. The traffic line-​ups to the arena are insane and the special bus routes are packed. It’s just as difficult and time consuming getting out. Some people leave games earlier, but I think that’s just ridiculous.
Food and beer prices are pretty high, but you have lots to choose from. If you’re in a financial pinch, you don’t have to worry about getting hassled sneaking some stuff in though. ;)