Are the Ottawa Senators not as bad as people expected them to be?

[HarryLime]

They're a bottom 5 team to me but you never can forcast these things. Sometimes on paper means nothing. I would expect them to finish last or 2nd last to Detroit in the division but we'll see.

 

[Multigrain]

The new VGK!

 

[swiftwin]

Leafs lead league in goals for - stanley cup favorite
Sens 3rd in goals for - no good

Leafs fans right now can't decide if they want to admit the Sens are decent or admit Rielly isn't better than Bobby Orr

 

[Bedards Dad]

Leafs lead league in goals for - stanley cup favorite
Sens 3rd in goals for - no good

If you cant see the difference between an offensively stacked team and a bunch of guys playing over their own heads, that's your issue.

 

[swiftwin]

Leafs fans right now (re: 5-game sample size):

 

[Channelcat]

Demelo still ahead of Karlsson

 

[Ms Maggie]

.500 is pretty bad.

After 5 games?

 

[LeafFever]

They'll finish 31st.

 

[JoVel]

After 5 games?

OP is making it sound like they're a good team. They suck whether they are 0-5 or 5-0 after five games.

 

[swiftwin]

OP is making it sound like they're a good team. They suck whether they are 0-5 or 5-0 after five games.

This is the title:
Are the Ottawa Senators not as bad as people expected them to be?


Where does it say they're a good team?

 

[Ms Maggie]

OP is making it sound like they're a good team. They suck whether they are 0-5 or 5-0 after five games.

I didn't read it that way.

 

[Hogan86]

This thread will look hilarious in April when the Sens finish 29th.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

This thread will look hilarious in April when the Sens finish 29th.

Hey it’s not dead last!

 

[RuthlessLieutenant]

This thread will look hilarious in April when the Sens finish 29th.

Still higher than most expected, so it'll still hold up

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

Well, it’s only five games in. I don’t think our defense can hold over a full season.

However, the Sens have historically played up to the underdog role.

 

[Taluss]

If Anderson goes by some miracle and they get a solid G somehow I think they can raise eyes.

But let’s be real it’s the sens and we know Melnyk isn’t done being a cheap **** and will blow it up even more at the TDL.

 

[jetsforever]

They might not be #31, but they'll be bad.

 

[Taluss]

This thread will look hilarious in April when the Sens finish 29th.

Thank you for the compliment. That’s 2 spots better then what was expected

 

[swiftwin]

This thread will look hilarious in April when the Sens finish 29th.

Looks like you're agreeing with OP.

29th is not as bad as people expected them to be.

 

[shakes]

Leafs lead league in goals for - stanley cup favorite
Sens 3rd in goals for - no good

Oh look, 13th post in you have a non-Leafs fan taking shots at the Leafs as well as the OP. Next will come a bunch of other than Leaf fans coming in to add on to the shots against the Leafs and then you will now have a bunch of Leaf fans coming in to rebut all of the above. After that you will have a bunch of cry babies coming in to say that all threads turn into Leaf threads with other posters complaining that "the Leaf board is over there" and then repeat for 100 pages. Posts like your are the reason why every damn thread has a Toronto Maple Leaf discussion in it.

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Leafs lead league in goals for - stanley cup favorite
Sens 3rd in goals for - no good

Are you actually trying to make that comparison?

 

[StevenB]

Lmao yeah that 6th game is always pivotal.

Come on you need at least 7 before you can determine who’s going to make the playoffs

 

[Man Bear Pig]

Oh look, 13th post in you have a non-Leafs fan taking shots at the Leafs as well as the OP. Next will come a bunch of other than Leaf fans coming in to add on to the shots against the Leafs and then you will now have a bunch of Leaf fans coming in to rebut all of the above. After that you will have a bunch of cry babies coming in to say that all threads turn into Leaf threads with other posters complaining that "the Leaf board is over there" and then repeat for 100 pages. Posts like your are the reason why every damn thread has a Toronto Maple Leaf discussion in it.

Agreed.

 

[devbouz12]

Come on you need at least 7 before you can determine who’s going to make the playoffs

Yeah but 6th game is where teams really start to gel. One could argue the 7th is more important but 6th is usually a make or break game.

 

[StevenB]

Yeah but 6th game is where teams really start to gel. One could argue the 7th is more important but 6th is usually a make or break game.

True but after 7 the standings are in stone, there’s no way they can change. You might as well tear down the team if you’re in last place after 7 games