Ottawa Senators

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Sat, Oct 3W 3-2@ TOR23

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

Game of the week: Sat, Oct 3, W 3-2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What happened

One game, one win, and a fanbase briefly unaccustomed to the feeling. The 3-2 result in Toronto counted double in the only currency that matters here: "Nothing better than snatching a regulation W vs. those losers." The turning point wasn't on the ice, though — it was the captaincy landing on Thomas Chabot, a man who "has been here through all of the worst times" and absorbed every bad defence partner the rebuild could find. Now there's "dad buff + captain buff" to measure. Optimism, handled carefully.

What fans said

• “Fuck yeah! Chabot has been here through all of the worst times, played through having sub par defence partners and years of missing the playoffs. He absolutely deserves to be the captain!”

  u/SenscotCenter▲ 224joy

• “Playing with a broken arm in the playoffs =G.O.A.T”

  u/LBellefleur▲ 95pride

• “he was openly cheering for Ottawa last year lmfao”

  u/TwoPlankinWiz▲ 89joy

• “Excellent pick, perfectly represents the team and the city! Having a French Canadian, fully bilingual speaker is amazing! 🥰”

  u/DShKM▲ 68joy

• “GO CHABBY GO Can't wait for the 3rd Jersey to come out.”

  u/scarrea6▲ 56joy

• “Fuck yeah! Absolutely love this. Time to prove everyone wrong for thinking Trady leaving is the downfall of the team.”

  u/EnemyCharizard▲ 55joy

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