In fairness to Senators fans, there is something odd about the wording of that tweet. Personally, I'm more inclined to wonder why the first sentence reads like something you might follow with an 'R.I.P.' as it seems to reference a reconvening in the afterlife. I suppose I can see why those from Ottawa might get paranoid and mistakenly see it as a foreshadowing of the future by which the fate of franchise hinges. However, if you asked me to give you a guess as to what team Erik Karlsson is signing with next summer after reading that first post I might just go with the St. Peter Souls because the tear and the "...for now" made for an oddly morbid promise of an encore between now former teammates. In all seriousness though, I do not envy the position the Ottawa faithful have been put in. Already being so paranoid that you're taking a fine-tooth comb to every completely irrelevant public statement your franchise player makes in hopes of finding a subliminal message over a full year before he hits free agency is admittedly a wee bit overbearing. but it's not like they have meaningful hockey to distract them from what's almost guaranteed to be a nut-clutching negotiation. Riding a Conn Smythe-caliber performance to within a goal of the Stanley Cup Finals has only made Senators' fans a more fragile bunch. So much so that I'm not even sure what will break their spirit more, potentially getting broken up with by their game-breaking defenseman or incessantly stalking his social media to a point where it consumes their life. With Drew Doughty in need of an equally anchor-esque long term contract at the same exact time, it's pretty far outside the realm of possibility that Erik Karlsson, Dion Phaneuf, and Nate Thompson end up together in LA. Unfortunately, as the overanalyzed semantics of a gracious farewell have proven, insecurity knows no unlikelihood. Just ask any jealous girlfriend that's looked through their significant other's phone and found nothing to worry about...if you can even find one.
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