the_winged_wheel 3 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 check out this blog on tsn about the fall of the senators. just wondering what other peoples take is on them. we only see them once a year, but they really have taken some steps back. exactly one year ago the sens a wings were facing off as the number 1 and 2 teams in all the nhl, now the senators are 2nd last in all the nhl. Senators Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtomicPunk 296 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Chemistry is one of those things you don't want to mess with, and they did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeWasabi 109 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Duthie is always hilarious. I love his blogs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chelios57 31 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 When the only team worse than you is the Islanders... you've got serious problems. I can't believe how bad they are doing, no one expected this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hallelujahlogic 1 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 it makes me sad that they're dragging so much ass this season. they really just don't have the team dynamic at ALL this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Crazy 201 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Duthie is the Best! Seems to me that Ottawa needs a new coach and GM. They still have the players to get it done and I would hate to see them clean house. Too bad they lost Chara, he was their defence cornerstone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungGuns1340 1 Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Honestly, I don't think theres that much wrong with them. The only real big loss they suffered was Meszaros, and Kuba is probably playing better than Meszaros right now. (Redden was crap, and still is with the Rags). Whats really killing them is underperformance and goaltending. Alfie, Spezza, Fisher, Vermette, and Heatley are all having terrible sesasons by their standards, and ultimately, that frustration is making it hard to be a Senator right now. Its pretty unusual when you have at least 3 guys who are elite, and another pair who are capable 2nd liners when called upon all simultaneously underproducing. They don't need to go into total rebuild mode at all. They'll get great picks this year. Adding a guy like Nicklas Backstrom to start with would take them a long way, as well as a half-decent puck-mover. Kuba, although they may not retain him, Volchenkov, and Phillips is hardly a bad way to start your defense, but its a decent drop off after that. Same with their offense. A goalie, a decent 2nd liner, and a top 4 puck mover could turn this team around pretty quickly. I don't see them as a team thats going to be down and out for long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T.Low 1,011 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 All they need to turn this season around is an energy guy like Robert Lang. (sometimes its best just not to post...maybe I'll learn that some day) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Maybe it's "The Murray Curse"; if something can screw up... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
datsyukonethree 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 It seems like the three teams in freefall right now (Ottawa, Pittsburgh, and Dallas) all had locker room issues at the root of their problems (Emery, Therrien, and Avery). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
