from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun,

Facing a must-win, the Senators fell flat on their face Tuesday night at the Canadian Tire Centre.

Big game. Bigger disappointment. A total disgrace in front of 17,326.

The Senators vowed they wouldn’t go down without a fight for a spot in the post-season, but that was hardly the case in an embarrassing 8-4 defeat to the New York Rangers....

“It’s embarrassing,” said captain Jason Spezza. “That was a must-win game for us. To give up eight is unacceptable. It’s been the same thing all year for us. (This) was a microcosm of a lot of things.”

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