It seems to be written by someone who doesn't follow the team, doesn't really know the team & written from an outsider's or peripheral perspective. Maybe even if they spent a marginal amount of time in this forum they may have learned a little more about the team, lineup, strengths & weaknesses.
BTW Hammond was not a fan favourite when he first came up, he was basically an unknown AHL goalie with a mediocre record in the AHL, he wasn't a fan favourite until he was 5 or more wins into that historical run he had at the end of last season which drizzled out in the playoffs unfortunately. Prince & Wideman both have a good shot of eventually making their way into the lineup. Most believe Greening will eventually be waived & spend the yr in Binghamton leaving Prince, Neil & Chiasson to be dooking it out all yr for the last two forward spots. Most also believe that this is Neil's & Phillips last yr as Ottawa Senators.
Here is the lineup most predict will start the yr in Ottawa:
MacArthur - Turris - Stone
Hoffman - Zibanejad - Ryan
Michalek - Pageau - Lazar
Chiasson - Z. Smith - Neil/Prince/Greening
Methot - Karlsson
Wiercioch - Ceci
Cowen - Boroweicki/Wideman/Phillips
Anderson - Hammond - Hammond will not be taking the #1 job away from Anderson anytime soon, unless Anderson gets injured again or Hammond goes on another miracle run which again no one thinks is possible.
