What Is That Smell?
December 22, 2005
Just when things were looking bright here in Bingo, the Sens put up one stinker of a game. To give you an idea, here’s some new franchise records:
Shots on goal in a period: 24
Goals in a period: 5
Shots allowed: 52
Goals allowed: 8
If that sounds bad, it gets worse. The Senators actually had the lead THREE times in this game! Their defense was horrible and Billy Thompson had his worst game of the season. Players were trying to play the puck and no one was taking the body. Well, no one except Jan Platil who made a statement in the third period when he levelled an Admiral and shot a look at his own bench that seemed to say “See, THIS is how it’s done!”
The other bright spot was the play of newcomer Brad Norton. The Senators picked up the big defenseman off waivers and he was a welcome addition on the blue line. Norton had several big hits, a great fight, and played the puck well to finish, amazingly, with a plus one. I hadn’t realized just how small our defense corps was until I saw Norton on the ice. This team desperately needed a big defenseman and Norton seems to fit the bill.
Anyone notice AJ Baines’ stick fly into the crowd in the first period? Well guess who caught it? 
People told me it looked scary going into the stands, but it was actually going as slow as a soft toss and if I hadn’t seen it coming it would have landed right across my legs. My three year is still convinced the players threw it into the stands just for him.
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