What the hell happened to Ottawa?

[WillTheThrill]

Colorado could end up getting a good pick if Ottawa keeps sucking.

 

[The Macho King]

Im starting to agree with you

Reportedly Marty St. Louis spearheaded the push to get him out of town - he's never been known as a "coach killer", but the passive forecheck really rankles a lot of skill players.

I really doubt Stone enjoys hanging out at the red line instead of forechecking and stealing pucks.

 

[chet1926]

If Duchene wanted to win he could try scoring more than 2 points in the last 12 games.

Agreed, he has laid a big fat egg for you all. Duchene really isn't as bad as he's been for you all. I'd say at this point he is a 2C capable of about 55pts, but for some reason it just isn't working out right now.

If continues this way, I'm not sure that Ottawa would even really want him back when he becomes a UFA. He might have to settle for a lower dollar short term deal somewhere else to see if he can get back to his normal level of production.

 

[Stylizer1]

I didn't watch the game against WPG, but it seems like they were owned badly in that one.

How does Ryan only have one goal?

The goal didn't even go in off his stick.

 

[Jonas1235]

duchene will sign longterm there so that's good for Ottawa. But what they gave up is insane. Turris plus Bowers should have gotten Duchene.

 

[Tak7]

It's a bit of a perfect storm of things coming together to KO Ottawa at the moment.

Anderson's struggles, combined with Karlsson not playing at full throttle, plus a lack of confidence.

I do expect those things to change with time. But man, do they look brutal right now.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Well will do what Toronto did and tank hard and get 1st overall picks

You are so cocky now but how long as the Leafs been a bad team before the last couple of season?

Let me tell you that every year that the Leafs dont win the cup, i will around to let you know 1967!!!!! lollll

You do that and I will remind you that 1967 is still better than never

 

[NyQuil]

But man, do they look brutal right now.

Do we ever!

 

[thesensguy]

Almost everything that could wrong go wrong is going wrong!

Our top end players have been playing like garbage save for Stone, while our bottom end players have been absolutely useless.

 

[Andrei79]

It's kind of understandable.

Karlsson is coming off a serious injury he had surgery for.

Their new no.1 center is still trying to gel with the team.

They'll get better. I'm mostly wondering what they'll do to replace Anderson.

Rivalry precludes me from saying anything nice about the Sens, but I also hope this season doesn't mean the end for Karlsson. I feel there could be some major backlash from that and I want them to stay stable and healthy in Ottawa for a long time. Went through the same with the Expos and its a terrible feeling.

 

[albator71]

You do that and I will remind you that 1967 is still better than never

Ottawa had been home to the original Senators, a founding NHL franchise and 11-time Stanley Cup champions

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Ottawa had been home to the original Senators, a founding NHL franchise and 11-time Stanley Cup champions

That's not the same team, you know it, I know it, they don't count

 

[NyQuil]

That's not the same team, you know it, I know it, they don't count

When I'm in the stands, I always look up at that long line of banners with great pride and humility as to what those Senators accomplished in their day.

Here's to you, you legendary Ottawa Senators 11-time Stanley Cup champions!

It's great to be a part of an organization with such a stellar history.

 

[TeamRenzo]

Im starting to agree with you

I dont buy this excuse. You would think that winning trumps all so if they made it as far as they did last season then they would be fully bought in.

The system doesnt have anything to do with poor goal tending, weak PP play or our star players falling off a cliff. Each player needs to look in the mirror and truly evaluate their compete level and own that they have been awful the last few weeks.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Ottawa will be fine.

They were only 1 game away from going to the Stanley Cup final last year.
I wish they won the cup instead of Pittsburgh.

People have to stop using last years cup run as an indication that this team can do that consistently.

They had favorable matchups last year. It won't happen again

 

[Cane mutiny]

When I'm in the stands, I always look up at that long line of banners with great pride and humility as to what those Senators accomplished in their day.

Here's to you, you legendary Ottawa Senators 11-time Stanley Cup champions!

It's great to be a part of an organization with such a stellar history.

I didn't think a franchise was allowed to hang banners that belonged to another franchise. They should have to remove them. It's a whole new team, unrelated to the old one, which won all those banners when there were only 6 teams anyway. A one in six chance should be noted with an * as far as today's NHL goes.

 

[NyQuil]

I didn't think a franchise was allowed to hang banners that belonged to another franchise. They should have to remove them. It's a whole new team, unrelated to the old one, which won all those banners when there were only 6 teams anyway. A one in six chance should be noted with an * as far as today's NHL goes.

I'm not sure what you mean.

Personally, when I look up at those 11 sparkling Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup banners, I usually give them a little salute too, just out of respect.

What an achievement.

A lot of fans in a lot cities simply can't understand that kind of connection with a hockey team that began over a century ago.

 

[Cane mutiny]

I'm not sure what you mean.

Personally, when I look up at those 11 sparkling Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup banners, I usually give them a little salute too, just out of respect.

What an achievement.

A lot of fans in a lot cities simply can't understand that kind of connection with a hockey team that began over a century ago.

"I'm not sure what you mean"??? I mean it's not the same team as the franchise/team that was there a century ago. It has NOTHING to do with THAT team, its a whole different animal, and does not share any form of heritage with that team. Therefore, the banners it's hanging belong to someone else. It's not hard to understand.

 

[joe dirte]

I'm not sure what you mean.

Personally, when I look up at those 11 sparkling Ottawa Senators Stanley Cup banners, I usually give them a little salute too, just out of respect.

What an achievement.

A lot of fans in a lot cities simply can't understand that kind of connection with a hockey team that began over a century ago.

didn't that team move to st louis or something like that?

 

[NyQuil]

"I'm not sure what you mean"??? I mean it's not the same team as the franchise/team that was there a century ago. It has NOTHING to do with THAT team, its a whole different animal, and does not share any form of heritage with that team. Therefore, the banners it's hanging belong to someone else. It's not hard to understand.

What team? The Ottawa Senators?

Man they look pretty good.

didn't that team move to st louis or something like that?

That was the St. Louis Eagles.

 

[Cane mutiny]

didn't that team move to st louis or something like that?

I think it just folded due to money issues back in they day?

 

[joe dirte]

I think it just folded due to money issues back in they day?

peetty sure they moved to another city first.

 

[illpucks]

They signed their obituary once they refused to protect Methot to Vegas. Methot was the reason that they were in Game 7 OT vs Pens.

 

[saffronleaf]

Last year was an anomaly. This is the real Sens.

 

[illpucks]

Last year was an anomaly. This is the real Sens.

No it wasn't. They got rid of Methot and Turris. Murray passed away. They would have won the Cup if they scored in OT.