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Mark Borowiecki is as honest as the Ottawa Senators season is long.

If there any criticisms being hurled towards Senators fans for being too quiet — you could have heard a puck drop for much of Friday’s game against the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre — Borowiecki says they’re misplaced.

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“We’ve got to give the fans something to cheer about and we didn’t give fans much,” he said. “We can’t expect fans to be jumping around and going nuts when we’re out there going through the motions. Us, as players, we’ll take accountability for that.”

FINDING MOMENTUM: When the Senators cranked up their game in the final minutes, including Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s penalty shot goal, the fans woke up, too.

“You saw us push back a little in the first period and really controlled play in the second and pushed in the third,” Borowiecki said. “It’s on us to create energy.”

While Borowiecki says it can be difficult for the Senators to find the same motivation as teams pushing for the post season — the Florida Panthers, Monday’s opponents, will be in the same position as the Flames were on Friday — they have to discover their edge however they can.