Lets give some credit to the Ottawa Senators

[Based Anime Fan]

DJ Smith is a good coach, it is no surprise NHL players voted him as the best choice for a coaching job a year ago.

butbutbut Toronto fans said he's an idiot and was ruining their powerplay...

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Their roster is bad but if you don't take them seriously there's enough talent that they will beat you (Tkachuk, Chabot etc). Happened recently with them on a home and home vs Carolina. Completely outworked them and pulled off a big upset, next game Canes were ready and crushed them.

 

[Kamina]

butbutbut Toronto fans said he's an idiot and was ruining their powerplay...

The powerplay isn't very good in Ottawa so that trend continues... They seem to be getting better though.

 

[Beville]

Duclair breaking out (finally).

To be fair, he’s looking towards 40ish points. His peak was 44.

 

[ALLCAPSALLTHETIME]

I am cheering for them. They are definitely playing pretty well, lately.

 

[Coffey]

Good for them! Almost caught up to the leafs lol

 

[Sam Spade]

Credit to them for being in most games but honestly they need to tank hard for one more season and get one of either Lafreniere or Byfield then they are set.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Another solid win

 

[Kamina]

Vintage performance from Andy tonight.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Give DJ Snith credit and some of the moves Dorion made this summer. A much more determined team this year. Adding a few character players and coach can make such a difference. They still have a ways to go, but they are headed in the right direction.

 

[Hunter368]

Sens with one game in hand and only one point behind the Leafs more then 25% into the season I think all Sens fans should be very happy with that.

 

[Agent Zub]

Sens with one game in hand and only one point behind the Leafs more then 25% into the season I think all Sens fans should be very happy with that.

Ehh this team needs top draft picks bad.

Senators have spent enough years being a middling team.

 

[NyQuil]

This is a good jinx thread to get us back into top lottery contention.

We win games with a great work ethic and the worst PP in the league.

I’m not under any illusion that this is sustainable over an entire season.

 

[JT Kreider]

This is a good jinx thread to get us back into top lottery contention.

We win games with a great work ethic and the worst PP in the league.

I’m not under any illusion that this is sustainable over an entire season.

Just trade Nilsson, Vladdy, JGP and Duclair

 

[NyQuil]

Just trade Nilsson, Vladdy, JGP and Duclair

I don’t really believe in actively sabotaging a team.

I guess it got the Leafs Matthews, but it doesn’t sit well with me for some reason.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

The Ottawa Senators are so bad they can't even tank correctly.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

As nice as a top pick is seeing your young players do well in the NHL is a lot more rewarding.

 

[General Disarray]

They have been a pleasant surprise. If they're not gonna tank then hopefully the Sharks can get them a lottery pick.

 

[CartographerNo611]

Whats up with Borocop having a career year. After all the concussion problems I am very happy for his early success. A dying breed amongst defenseman so Ill enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[swiftwin]

As nice as a top pick is seeing your young players do well in the NHL is a lot more rewarding.

Exactly. I'd rather our current young players be elite than having them be busts, and needing a high pick to compensate.

 

[NyQuil]

Whats up with Borocop having a career year. After all the concussion problems I am very happy for his early success. A dying breed amongst defenseman so Ill enjoy it while it lasts.

He’s been playing with DeMelo.

Dylan makes his partner look better.

He’s like the D-Whisperer.

 

[bl02]

Props to the sens they do have some nice young talent. It’s great they are winning but in the last few weeks they went from having two top 5 picks (more or less) to two much less sexy picks

 

[Korpse]

Whats up with Borocop having a career year. After all the concussion problems I am very happy for his early success. A dying breed amongst defenseman so Ill enjoy it while it lasts.

Apparently this off season he focused more on cardio rather than lifting but I can't say I've seen a noticeable difference in his game.

Biggest reason for the team's success of late is being able to roll 4 dependable lines out there. Some of that has to do with additions in C.Brown, Namestnikov, Duclair and Ennis but at the same time you have a couple younger guys in L.Brown, Paul and Chlapik making a positive impact. They don't have that line that can change a game, it's more of a group effort and on most nights they have at least 3 lines playing good hockey. We will have to wait and see if that will continue. The PP also has to get better if they want to continue this success but I do think Logan Brown is exactly what it needs.

 

[Oddbob]

Honestly, I think right now they are riding high on a new coach and system, and a few guys with an axe to grind playing well. I honestly think that in 2 months time they will be playing a lot worse, just like the Wings are going to be even worse. We have played a decent number of lower teams and now we will be playing mostly all teams that should beat us, and Ottawa is roughly the same. Lots of good teams also seem to take 2-3 months before they really get going good, and as the bad teams fall further out of contention for the playoffs, they don't play as hard and pile up more losses.

 

[The Expert]

Ehh this team needs top draft picks bad.

Senators have spent enough years being a middling team.

Senators have rarely been a middling team, they're usually either competing or bottom 5. Since 2010 they have more bottom 5 finishes than 'middling'.