The odds certainly don't favour the Ottawa Sentors, down 2-0 to the Anaheim Ducks and heading home for Game 3. Am I surprised? Yes and no, but mostly no.
Like I wrote before momentum is key in the playoffs and Ottawa lost theirs while resting for a week waiting for either Detroit or Anaheim to face them in the final. Had the series against Buffalo gone to six or seven games, the juggernaut that was the Senators would have just kept going and probably finished off the Ducks in four or five games. I am not saying Anaheim is a bad team, any team playing in the Stanley Cup final is obviously great, but Ottawa is a more complete team. The biggest difference, and the reason they are up 2-0 in the series, is momentum. They have it, Ottawa doesn't.
Of course there is a chance the Sens can turn it around. They are strong at home and should they win both games at Scotia Bank Place the cup is certainly up for grabs. They just need to create a shift of momentum.
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