The Penguins and Senators are not natural rivals.
They don't play in the same division and haven't met in the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2017. (Chris Kunitz in double-overtime, anyone?)
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And, based on Ottawa's current trajectory, they probably won't collide there again anytime soon.
The Senators are in the midst of a rebuilding program and are marooned behind 25 other clubs (and tied with two others) in the overall standings. Mathematical elimination from playoff contention should come any minute now.
If they were any closer to being bottom-feeders, algae would be served at their team meals.