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I can only imagine what goes on through the mind of coach Cory Clouston each time the referee raises his hand to take another Senators player off the ice to serve yet one more penalty.

Where did this come from?

I mean, this isn't the 1970s Broadstreet Bullies. Sure, Matt Carkner leads the league in fights and Chris Neil is no angel, but this is hardly a goon squad. Instead, bone-headed play after bone-headed play has cost the Senators more games than I care to count.

Last night's contest against the San Jose Sharks, where you'd think an errant elbow to nail the player that spit in the face of their team might cause a penalty or two, never happened.

Instead, idiotic plays, like Matt Carkner's decision to hurl the puck over the boards to earn a delay of game penalty, when no forecheckers were present and the Sharks were on a line change, ended in another Sharks goal. Yet another too many men penalty also happened, another category I'm all but certain the Senators lead the league in.

It's enough to tear my hair out, and luckily as I sit down and watch the late Sens-Kings game, no power play goals were scored by Los Angeles after Ottawa took three consecutive penalties against in a span of less than two minutes.

If the Sens are going to make the playoffs, this insanity has to stop.