Xspyrit
DJ Dorion
yes. its most obvious in their front office, behind their bench, and in net.
The subject was about the roster
I have been saying for years that Ottawa has had the worst trifecta (Owner/GM/Coach) in maybe NHL history
I tried to give Dorion and DJ Smith the benefit of the doubt at the beginning but had enough after 7 games in the 2020-21 season. I have been asking for changes ever since. For me it was not just getting some experience and add more talent
I really don't think they have a problem in nets, both goalies can be solid if the team in front of them plays proper NHL hockey
Sure it's just my opinion, someone who has been a goalie for decades or who has called Andrew Hammond a flash in the pan when he had a 20-1-2 record and a 0,941 SV% but that opinion is gaining ground, quotes from Jacques Martin himself and Dave Poulin too.
At playing defense? Yes they very clearly lack talent.
Claude Giroux has a solid track record of a top notch 2-way player and yet he has an on-ice 3.3 GA/60 at ES this season, which is ranked 307th out of 382 NHL forwards who played at least 200 ES minutes
It is not an individual problem.
Even as a whole, Sens have the 16th best xGA/60 at ES (and 23rd GA/60), the PK is historically bad though which brings the GA/GP higher. But it's not really those stats, it's systemic recurrent issues and bad habits that come back to gift wraps goals for the opposition. They literally play against themselves at times.