Ottawa is 5 points short of getting out of the bottom 5. There's a bit of separation happening. Hopefully it keeps trending that way
It's very hard to believe they would beat Edmonton, Phoenix, St.Louis or Anaheim etc. These teams are still in a playoff battle, BUT The biggest concerns are LA (They are selling every one they can), Detroit(not too many interesting trade pieces, though), New Jersey, Philadelphia(everyone is for sale) and maybe Florida, but I don't think they have that much to sell.
Chicago will probably just hang on and re-build during the summer. They will have a lot of cap-space open for the summer (30 million I read) If they can get rid of a few contracts.
Please, Duchene and Stone. Leave Ottawa! That's the key for us. Otherwise, I don't see the top-3 pick coming to us, because everyone else is selling. If they leave, we have a huge chance. Ottawa will get back some warm bodies, but that's about it.
Sens games before Trade Deadline:
My Predictions
Pittsburgh Away
Detroit Home
Toronto Away
Anaheim Home
Winnipeg Home
Carolina Home
Detroit Away
Winnipeg Away
Chicago Away
New Jersey Away
Columbus Home
Calgary Home
Very tough games coming up. Those 2 games vs Detroit will be crucial for the bottom five.