by Chet Sellers

I know some of you are 'over it' and that's fine. Still- tonight is going to be...weird. The #Sens visit Daniel Alfredsson and the Wings.

- SensChirp (@SensChirp) October 23, 2013

GAME DAY! #Sens have the return of the Swede that's been top of mind all season -MIKA ZIBANEJAD!!!! #MikaFreed

- Sens Call-ups (@SensCallUps) October 23, 2013

Look I don't care about Alfie vs #Sens tonight. I'm over it. Just another game. *starts crying*

- Chop Shop Alex (@Iceman_AC) October 23, 2013

Kind of dreading tonight... guarantee "he" is going to score and I'm going to feel very conflicted about it. #sens

- Joseph Carter (@bad_key_machine) October 23, 2013

Alfredsson story not that big in Detroit. Sports page 4 in the Detroit News and page 5 in the Detroit Free Press. pic.twitter.com/q66FtRbXsI

- Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) October 23, 2013

Metro proving that they can compete with the Ottawa Sun when it comes to headline writing pic.twitter.com/yYLhx70Ahx

- Steve On Sens (@SteveOnSens) October 23, 2013

Daniel Alfredsson about to step on the ice for morning skate. He's moving faster than I remember pic.twitter.com/xp8aSJuN2j - Don Brennan (@SunDoniB) October 23, 2013

Mike Babcock upon seeing the huge media crowd here for Alfie: "It's not a playoff game, is it?"

- Craig Custance (@CraigCustance) October 23, 2013

Never thought to say this b4, but former Captain's monotone voice is getting on my last nerve. #Sens #GameDay #Number11

- Deb the Disciple (@stickchick4ever) October 23, 2013

I'll always love #Alfie - The man was the heart and soul of an organization for far too long to dismiss. He's a #Sens legend, like it or not

- Kyle Chadwick (@Chaddey18) October 23, 2013

If anyone hears muffled sobs from my desk around 4:30 today, I'm just preventing myself from being TOO manly. #Sens #RedWings #Alfie

- Craig (@craig_church) October 23, 2013

just a reminder that daniel alfredsson has never beaten the ottawa senators in a head-to-head matchup #fancystats

- Chet Sellers (@chet_sellers) October 23, 2013

Oui, Alfie contre Ottawa, ça va faire bizarre. Très bizarre. #Sens

- CR (@spz19) October 23, 2013

This feels like it's going to be at least a "6 beer" game. #Sens

- SensChirp (@SensChirp) October 23, 2013

Why do I feel like I should be watching tonight's #Sens game alone ... in the dark ... with a bottle of scotch ... listening to Alanis?

- Dan Hackett (@HaxDan) October 23, 2013

In their first game against the Sens, all former stars had big multi-point nights: Hossa (2g, 1a), Yashin (1g, 1a) & Heatley (2a).

- Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) October 23, 2013

Okay TSN…are you trying to make us all cry? #Sens #Alfie

— LJ (@LJTee) October 23, 2013

And just like we all drew it up, Eric Gryba with the snipe.

— DefenseMinister (@DefenseMinister) October 23, 2013

GOAL! SPEZZA!

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 23, 2013

THIS TEAM IS UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

— Chet Sellers (@chet_sellers) October 23, 2013

Kyle Turris is putting in work. Draws a second penalty for the #Sens giving the Wings D problems with his speed. #GoSENSGo

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

Ryan. PP snipe. 3-0. Bliss.

— Steve Warne (@TSNSteve) October 24, 2013

And apparently Jonas Gustavsson is still in the NHL.

— The 6th Sens (@6thSens) October 24, 2013

Colin Greening and Eric Gryba undo some of their good work earlier in the 1st. Greening w a bad penalty. Gryba an awful turnover. 3-1 #Sens

— AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports) October 24, 2013

End of the first period in Detroit, #Sens up 3-1. #GoSENSGo

— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

ALFIE UPDATE: pretty invisible, actually.

— Horror Derrick (@derrickvonbrose) October 24, 2013

The Captain fires a shot off the end boards and is first on the ricochet to beat Gustavsson. That's his second. #Sens lead 4-1. #OCaptain

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

.@HockeyCanada hey, it's me again. Jason Spezza scored, this isn't a recording.

— James Scareton (@ThatFishCreigh) October 24, 2013

Hey Alfie, how's that C looking on Jason?

— Julie M. (@Julie_Sensweety) October 24, 2013

I would like this game to finish 19-1. Just FYI. #Sens #RedWings

— brianne (of tarth). (@missbriannie) October 24, 2013

Jared Cowen just bullied that puck away from Alfredsson. Turned into a great chance for Turris too. #Sens

— SensChirp (@SensChirp) October 24, 2013

So many Senator players that have reason to be motivated - are. Spezza, Karlsson, Turris, etc having great games. Entire team came to play.

- Daniel Slater (@dslatertv) October 24, 2013

End of two periods, #Sens lead the Wings 4-1. #GoSENSGo

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

Cowen makes it 5-1 just 1:50 into the 3rd.

- Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) October 24, 2013

With Cowen's goal, all six #Sens blueliners have a point tonight. Erik Karlsson has two because of course he does.

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

Hey Alfie, do you think you can come back from a 4 goal deficit? "Probably not"

- Julie M. (@Julie_Sensweety) October 24, 2013

"Daniel Alfredsson has scored against every team in the National Hockey League except one." Wait, which?

- Bonk's Mullet (@BonksMullet) October 24, 2013

Bobby adds another one, but the celebration is muted as MacArthur is slow to get up after crashing into the end boards. #Sens lead 6-1.

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

The only thing that could possibly make this game more perfect is a shot of Daniel Alfredsson breaking his stick on the bench. #Sens

- Luke Peristy (@LukePeristy) October 24, 2013

MacArthur is back on the ice for the #Sens.

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

Gryba is Electric Player of the Game. Never thought that would happen.

- Steve On Sens (@SteveOnSens) October 24, 2013

SENS WIN! SENS WIN! SENS WIN!

- Ottawa Senators (@Senators) October 24, 2013

Well that went better than expected.

- Bonk's Mullet (@BonksMullet) October 24, 2013

6-1 is acceptable. I suppose.

- brianne (of tarth). (@missbriannie) October 24, 2013

That felt pretty good. Coming back home now w a little more confidence. #Sens

- Marc Methot (@MarcMethot3) October 24, 2013

I'm happy the #Sens won but wish it was less painful for #alfie

- soph (@sopher89) October 24, 2013

We're going to try something a little different with the recap tonight, folks. We've had our say about what tonight's game in Detroit means, but there's just too much emotion out there for us to properly sum it up with our over-thought, eggheady words. Instead, we're taking a documentary approach to tonight's recap. It's October 23, 2013, the Senators are in Detroit to face the Red Wings, and here's how the day went.