The final countdown continues with just two more exhibitions games for the Ottawa Senators against the accursed Montreal scum (this time on friendly Maritime confines). I’ll try to avoid recapping last night’s victory over the scabs because most of you probably watched the game or the highlights by now. In summary, the scoreboard ended up too close for comfort but I found it reassuring that that Ottawa won the nerd stats battles handily. Despite all the personnel changes and the fact that the regular season has yet to begin, things still got somewhat acrimonious between these rivals and Ottawa held their ground on the wrong end of the penalty margin.