Before the Ottawa Senators' home opener Monday, under the sun of late morning, the crowd was still full of promise

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From the balmy Thanksgiving weather at the gates of the Canadian Tire Centre to the languid post-turkey play on the ice to the lamentable fact that a referee’s call more or less stopped and then reversed the clock early on during the game, losing the Senators their first home goal of the season, time seemed to be playing tricks on Ottawa during a Monday afternoon home opener. Article content

The Sens ultimately lost to the Nashville Predators 4-1, despite Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson seemingly scoring that goal against Predators goalie Juuse Saros, triggering an interminable on-ice tête-à-tête among referees who later called goaltender interference. T

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