"There was lots of yelling – some of it unprintable in a family newspaper – and lots of skating as Senators coach Paul MacLean sent a message at practice Wednesday.

Officiating complaints aside, MacLean says the Senators did themselves in Tuesday, letting the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins off the hook by blowing a 3-1 second period lead, en route to a 4-3 defeat.

"We self-destructed," said MacLean. "We have a puck behind their net, with less than minute to go in the second period. We give up a goal. If we they go into the third period down 3-1, maybe it's a different game.""