Hey Hank, Welcome...
I would agree the Sens deserved a better fate in game 3, but overall I would have to say both teams have pretty much matched each others intensity and type of games played thus far. We're still dealing with a team made up of a lot of youngsters so If I have to find some optimism in all of this, it's not so much what happens this year, but rather what our future holds with all this valuable Playoff experience our young guys are gaining. We certainly have showed up in this series and pushed the Rangers hard IMO considering. The biggest difference has been the chances the Sens can't finish off vs the Rangers taking advantage of thiers. Otherwise, it's anyones series to take at this point. If we happen to win it, it's all good....but if the Rangers win, and I expect they will despite my picking the Sens to win, we still win. Who can complain about that?
Now if Spezza and Michalek would show up....anything could happen...but man oh man..do I like what I see from O'Brien, Smith, Condra, Greening, Karlsson, Cowen and the other up and comers. Add in the kids we have in the wings and next year may add up to being a little more realistic for our post season success. For now, if we can get a few past your tender...all bets are off as to how this series ends up.