Don't Call It a Comeback...

Ok so here's the deal.

I know it looks conveniently like I disappeared because the Sens were sucking harder than a Dyson vacuum but the reality is that real life circumstances have kept me busy and distracted to the point that writing fell off the priority table.

The problem is, I realized that writing helps me to relax and is something I supremely enjoy doing so it was counter-productive to let it slip.

The irony is that the gong show the Sens season became was prime fodder for writing, I actually have way more to say when things are going poorly because well I'm a cynical bastard at heart.

So let me start off on a new foot by recapping some of what I missed.

Where I was right

The Lightning did suck, proving that their "throw money at the problem" approach to team building was a disaster. Stick to making the same movie over and over again Oren Koules.

Antoine Vermette's days were numbered in Ottawa. After a brief display of energy at the end of the regular season, Vermette's playoff performance in Columbus was a complete bust, proving once again that Vermette is the most skilled yet talentless player in the NHL.

The Rangers would regret signing Wade Redden. All the Rangers needed to do was ask a Sens fan or two and we could have helped prevent what may go down as one of the worst signings in Rangers' history. Redden always has been overrated, even when he was in Ottawa, a product of getting top pairing minutes on a really great team.

Martin Gerber was the worst goaltender in Sens history...and that is saying a lot considering the goaltending pedigree in Ottawa. When Craig Billington and Damian Rhodes have you beat you should really just go back to making watches in Zurich. Which reminds me, the Leafs picking up Gerber was the smartest move Burke made this season, it ensured they would get a better draft pick than Ottawa.

Where I was wrong

The Sens missed the playoffs. This one was unexpected but I think the way the team ended the season provides me with some justification. Clearly there was a systems problem on the team under Hartsburg that compounded some confidence issues that were lingering.

Hartsburg's problem was that he was trying to implement a system that was all wrong for the players he had. You can't take a team two years removed from ripping up the league offensively and ask them to trap and forecheck with only one man.

What I missed

Here's a recap of the things I missed during my hiatus:

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