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Three and a half weeks before Christmas, you can almost hear the carols that Senators fans are singing as their team battles to stay out of the Eastern Conference basement.

You better watch out, you better not cry

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Better not pout, I’m telling you why

Erik Karlsson’s comin’ to town

Just one more sleep.

The former Senators captain makes his first return to Canadian Tire Centre as a member of the San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be the team’s third announced sellout in 15 games.

It is the most anticipated game of the season in Ottawa.

“It’s like the return of Jesus to me,” said Ben Milks, aka @brian5or6 and the biggest Karlsson fan in town. “It’s like when Ozzy Osbourne left Black Sabbath and then came back. It’s like doing Dry November and then having that first cold pint December 1st. It’s like one night sleeping in a ditch, and then the next night slipping in The Ritz with room service ….”