How to Cost the Sens a Game

by Capital Gains

The last tutorial of the season teaches you 3 different ways to make the Sens lose a game, using Photoshop! See you all next year!

(Here's the YouTube link for mobile users.)

Previous Tutorials:

David Legwand Photoshop Tutorial
How to make Curtis Lazar sad in Photoshop
How to put Sleeves on Marc Methot in Photoshop
How to Make Andrew Hammond The Hamburglar

Guest Post: Subban vows to shoot harder, turtle farther in game 6

By Rob Poirier

The Ottawa Senators added another chapter to their Cinderella story last night with a decisive victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. The win came after a stellar performance from goalie Craig Anderson, who made 45 saves, and a pair of goals from sniper Bobby Ryan, who had not scored in 16 games.

But the Senators did not rely on their stars alone – head coach Dave Cameron got contributions from his entire roster – including ten hits from center Zack Smith, and a sparkling defensive effort from winger Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who limped off the ice after blocking a hard slapshot off the stick of Canadiens’ defenseman PK Subban in the third period.

When asked about the shot that briefly hobbled Pageau, Subban declared, "it’s only going to get harder as the series goes on, so I wish him the best of luck." And the defenseman’s tough talk didn’t stop there. When asked about another notable play, in which he turned the puck over to the Senators' Erik Condra, resulting in a breakaway goal, Subban confidently bellowed, "I can literally turn it over from anywhere on the ice, so they ain’t seen nothin’ yet."

Finally, when pressed about a late-game altercation with Eric Gryba that saw Subban’s entire head disappear into his jersey, the defenseman, who has not registered a single point in the last three games, defiantly announced, "I’ll turtle all the way into my hockey pants if I don’t see a ref coming to bail me out, I can promise them that much."

Picture by @Capital_Gains65

Game 6 goes Sunday evening in Ottawa, and if the Canadiens' cocky defenseman makes good on his promises, Senators fans can look forward to Game 7 on Tuesday night in Montreal.

Sens and Habs fans agree to disagree, focus on what matters

by Joe Boughner

OTTAWA (Canadian Press) - In a surprising turn of events, the collective fan bases of the Canada's eastern conference playoff teams "agreed to disagree" - an unexpected show of unity following a heated opening game.

The Official Bonk's Mullet Funny Playoff Roundable With Jokes

by Unpaid Interns

DID SOMEBODY SAY ROUNDTABLE?

You wanted it! (Hopefully) And you got it! (Sort of) A table so round, it's basically a sphere! Let's dive right into what we all came here for: unsolicited opinions lazily created in a last-minute email chain!

Series prediction (how many games will it take the Sens to knock off the Habs?)

Gainsy: I think the Jets will win it in 6. Anaheim is a good team, but I just don't know if they'll be able to match the intencity intenseity vehemence of the Jets. It will be a close--- what's that? Oh, you wanted an Ottawa prediction. Didn't the Ice Dogs already eliminate the 67's from the playoffs?

Pundits agree that Ottawa's size on defence
will be a major factor in this series

Mike: Sens in 4 and not only because this is a humour blog. Looking at the last couple of months, there is nothing there to make me think that the Sens have any reason to lose one out of the next four games. But maybe you're saying that the playoffs are a whole new season. Maybe you're thinking regular season success has nothing to do with the postseason. You know what else you can do? You can SHUT IT!

Joe: Series predictions are for lame-wads. I'm giving you game predictions:
Game 1: Ottawa 3 - Montreal 1 with Pageau notching a hat trick
Game 2: Ottawa 2 - Montreal 3 with Montreal winning on a controversial OT goal featuring Gallagher crashing the net
Game 3: Ottawa 1 - Montreal 0 with Hammond making 42 saves for his first career playoff shutout
Game 4: Ottawa 4 - Montreal 2 with Pageau scoring another hat trick and Lazar notching four points
Game 5: Ottawa 3 - Montreal 4 with Pageau actually scoring on his own net to make sure Ottawa wins at home
Game 6: Ottawa 4 - Montreal 1 with Pageau scoring and assisting on all four goals. Somehow.

Kevin: Four games or six games just so we can win in the 613. Don't want to end up winning in front of an empty building after all.

Steve: I was going to say Ottawa in 5 - which gives them a 4-1 Series lead. But based on scarring memories, I don't trust 4-1 leads over the Habs so I'll say Sens in 6.

Bonk: Ottawa takes an early four-games-to-none series lead, but Montreal fans insist that the result is an injustice given that the scorekeeper unfairly counted each of Ottawa's goals and added them up to a total that was greater than the total of the number of Montreal's goals on four separate occasions, clearly indicating a bias towards "whoever the other team was."

Who will be the hero?

Sens just a "Stone's throw" away from playoffs

by Mike Wheeler (words) and Capital Gains (photos)

Mark Stone celebrates his overtime-winning goal, is pelted by stones.
All photos courtesy of Capital Gains.

The Ottawa Senators organization faced a problem two weeks ago as fans began throwing hamburgers onto the ice of the Canadian Tire Centre to celebrate the successes of goaltender Andrew Hammond. Following announcements made in the building and the release of a short public service video, the hamburgers mostly stopped. But Sens fans - who are known for their liveliness and creativity - have recently banded around a new celebratory projectile: stones.

When Mark Stone scored his second goal of the night on Tuesday, the overtime-winner against Pittsburgh in a must-win game, Sens fans took it upon themselves to hurl actual stones onto the ice surface to show their appreciation for the surging rookie. "It's pretty great to be recognized by the fans like this," Stone said, speaking with the media after the game. "I guess they're throwing stones because my name is Stone, right?"

The Sens salute the fans at the CTC and are showered in adoration and actual stones. 

The Week Ahead: The "I was told there'd be no math" edition

by Joe Boughner and Mike Wheeler

God. Damn. Toronto. God. Damn. Maple. God. Damn. Leafs. The Wings and Pens opened the door and rather than bust through it like some bad ass vigilante, all swagger and steel toes, the Sens sort of timidly tapped at it then pushed it gingerly open to see if it was safe to come in. They didn't not go through the door but they didn't really go through it either. They're sort of standing awkwardly in the doorway like a pizza guy waiting there awkwardly while you go to look for your wallet.

So here we sit. Two back of three teams with three games to go. The Senators need some help. Sens fans need help. And while we here at RBM can't do much about the former (short of standing outside David Cameron's house yelling "PLAY HOFFMAN IN THE TOP SIX YOU DUMB BASTARD!") we can help with the latter.

Cause there ain't no ointment to soothe your aching heart like a weekly preview.

Last week's record

• 3-0-1

This week's matchups

• Tuesday vs Pittsburgh (must-win)
• Thursday @ New York Rangers (really must-win)
• Saturday @ Philadelphia (really ultra must-win, not even joking)

Storylines to watch

Easy-to-read chart that shows exactly what the Sens need to do to make the playoffs.

How to Make Curtis Lazar Sad in Photoshop

by Capital Gains

Have you ever seen Curtis Lazar sad? Me either! Today I'm going to do the unthinkable and teach all of you how to make Curtis Lazar sad, using Photoshop. Make sure you watch the video carefully and maybe even re-watch it a few times, because you don't want to miss out on any important steps.

(Here's the YouTube link for mobile users.)

Even though this didn't work out as planned, send me a tweet with any Lazar Photoshops you've made, and the Top 3 will be showcased at the beginning of the next tutorial.

Previous Tutorials:

David Legwand Photoshop Tutorial