After their first round defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins a number of Ottawa Senators fans have been lashing out at the team saying they have once again choked. I wouldn't consider losing to the defending champions a "choke". The fact they gave the Pens such a hard time was actually a bit of a surprise and their fans should be excited by what they saw. One year removed from missing the playoffs they bounced back to finish fifth in the Eastern Conference despite losing their premiere sniper, Dany Heatley.
Montreal may have dominated the headlines in terms of goaltending controversies but fortunately for Ottawa they may have one of their own. Brian Elliott stepped up as a legitimate #1 netminder while in the final 2 games of the Penguins series Pascal Leclaire showed flashes that he may just come through on the potential he has displayed earlier in his career.
Rather than crying in their corn flakes and moaning about the team's performance Senators fans should be excited about the future and enjoy the fact that in 2010 their team bounced back much better than many expected.
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