4 teams with 15 points and tied for last place, but two teams (Buffalo & NYR) with 5 games in hand.
We are tied with Detroit now though.
Still think the Senators need a couple of good players from this draft.
There's already several young players in the organization that will eventually come in and improve the team's quality : Sanderson, Pinto, Formenton, JBD, Greig, Kleven, etc
I don't think we necessarily NEED more players from the draft. Yes of course, to keep the wheel going but I think we already have the pieces
Stutzle-Brown-Batherson
Tkachuk-Norris-Greig
Formenton-Pinto-Brown
Abramov-Paul-White
Chabot-JBD
Sanderson-Brannstrom
Kleven-Zub
Wolanin
Lines/pairings could be different but you see what it looks like. Of course Logan Brown is still a total mystery. Him or Tim Stutzle will have to be the #1 Center.
After the 1 win in the first 13 games(?), it was the end of the world, and people were tearing this team, management and ownership apart...... a bit of an over reaction. Now it’s 5 wins in last 7 (?) games.... and now there are playoffs dancing in the dreams of some people, and a major trade away from the Stanley Cup.
Montreal just fired their head coach and associate coach after a 2-4-2 sequence (6 pts our of 16 pts possible)... despite a pretty hot start
Sens were 2-12-1 to start the season after being bottom-2 for 3 straight seasons. There was very serious LEGIT reasons for concern.
After all the picks/prospects capital obtained from tanking and trading star players, it was really the time to show improvement. They have to keep it going or it will justifiably go back to massive negativity.
It's easier for people to assume or make up things rather than check the facts. But then again after checking the facts they might not support one's opinion so better to ignore them.
Would you say that I am someone who "ignore facts" or "spread disinformation"? Because I was pretty much on the opposite side of the spectrum for the whole season (and pre-season)... so pretty sure I am among posters targeted by those comments.
The reality is there's a major difference between a team that is competing (like recently) and a team that is 2-12-1 and a whooping -34 in 15 games lol
I'm sorry, but the last 4 seasons including this one, there's not been a lot of reasons to be "positive" or to pretend that everybody should be absolved of criticism. Trashed : absolutely not. Criticized : absolutely yes.