Ottawa Has Started Chirping About The Bruins Playoff Tickets Announcement

DETROIT - The race for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference is apparently over. The Senators have lost. At least, that’s the message being delivered by the Boston Bruins, who late Monday afternoon gave notice on Twitter that tickets for the B’s first round Stanley Cup playoff games go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. With the Bruins holding a three-point edge on the Senators, and having played one more game, some of their fans were unimpressed. “We haven’t made it yet,” tweeted one of them. “I almost feel like this is tempting fate,” added another. “Thanks in advance for jinxing us,” stated a third. And on and on it went. Throwing in his two cents was TSN1200’s Ian Mendes, who tweeted that Boston had just provided “bulletin board material,” for Ottawa and the Florida Panthers, who trail the Bruins by four points and play the B’s at TD Garden Tuesday. The Senators Twitter feed chimed in with a picture of a cart, sporting a Bruins logo, that was standing before the horse.

I basically covered all of this yesterday when the Bruins fans were the ones up in arms but now they’re angry north of the border. If you’re upset about upset about this, or think it’s “cocky,” then you’re just a child. It’s business. The only people who give a shit about things like this are stupid fans or people in the media who need to sell a few papers. Kyle Turris isn’t sitting in the locker room thinking “the Jacobs put playoff tickets on sale? That’s it, I’m trying tonight!” It’s such a stupid fucking narrative. The Bruins didn’t jinx their chances, jinxes aren’t real. They didn’t light a fire under the Senators asses, professional athletes have far greater incentives than refundable playoff tickets going on sale. The Jacobs made a smart business decision because they’re good at business and that’s really all there is to it. It’s good for a funny PR tweet and a few articles about “cockiness,” as if the players had any say in the matter, but it means fuckall else.