Masked
(Super/star)
I am actually just starting to think its because Karlsson plays for Ottawa and most of the media resides in Toronto. Its not a Karlsson thing or a Canadian thing or a Swedish thing. They just cant stand giving Ottawa credit for anything, last years playoff reporting was obvious enough. The negativity about the attendance comes from Toronto, the anti Sens this season based on advanced stats came from Toronto media outlets.
It's not even a Toronto thing. It's a Leafs thing. The same companies that own the Leafs own TSN and Sportsnet. Bashing the Sens makes business sense for them. Either by drawing fans away to the Leafs (or even the Habs who are partially owned by the same company that owns TSN) or, in the remotest of possibilities, having the Sens leave town.