Carey Price was at his locker, talking to the media about the perils of exhibition hockey and playing behind guys who won't be in

No cause for concern ... yet.

Certainly no reason to panic ... now.

The Canadiens are still four points up on ninth-place Atlanta. But the Thrashers are hot, and they

Uh, no.

Playoffs?

Probably.

But not for sure.

A brutal night at the Bell.

And 1-4-1 against mighty Ottawa this

That Mike Cammalleri injury looked brutal.

As did Andrei Markov's defence in OT.

Mike Fisher shifted into overdrive and cashed a backhand that ended a pretty good hockey

Standing otside the losers' dressing room, Brian Wilde of CTV put the night in perspective:

"Doesn't it say it all that the Fan of the Game was crying his

Canadiens drop a bona-fide four-pointer.

Outhustled.

Outworked.

And definitely

Now the Canadiens know how the Islanders, Thrashers, Hurricanes and Leafs felt.

The game should habve been over in the first period.

The Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead and peppered

Ottawa fights back from 2-0, gets great goaltending from Pascal Leclaire and wins 4-2.

Senators take NO

Marc André Bergeron will earn $750,000 this season. He has seven goals.

Alex Kovalev makes $5 million. He has four.

The Canadiens had three power plays against the Senators. They