Linus Ullmark Leaves Revenge Game Early, Because Ottawa Can't Have Nice Things

The Ottawa Senators finally did the thing. They went out, got a legitimate star goaltender in Linus Ullmark, and rolled into Boston on Monday night to stick it to his old team.

Naturally, because the universe refuses to let Ottawa have nice things, Ullmark had to leave the game early.

"Daily Faceoff reported Ullmark exited the game against the Bruins."

Daily Faceoff reported Ullmark exited the matchup against the Bruins with an unspecified injury. The Senators still cruised to a 4-1 win over Boston, but the final score feels like a complete footnote right now.

When your shiny new franchise netminder bails on a revenge game, the panic button gets smashed immediately. Ottawa has spent years wandering the goaltending desert like a guy looking for his car in a stadium parking lot, and Ullmark was supposed to be the oasis.

The immediate betting fallout is going to be a headache. Ottawa turns right around to play the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in the second half of a back-to-back.

Oddsmakers are going to have a field day trying to price the Senators if they have to rely on their backup rotation for the foreseeable future. A team that looked like a sneaky playoff contender suddenly becomes a massive daily question mark on the moneyline.

We are still waiting on the official word regarding the severity of the injury. For now, Ottawa fans get to celebrate a dominant win over a division rival while aggressively refreshing their timelines for a medical update.

If Ullmark is out for an extended stretch, starting with Thursday's home game against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Senators' season trajectory takes an immediate nosedive.