What a season for Ottawa Senators fans. They went from one of the best starts ever (if not the best) to the collapse of the century.
I'm wondering, from the perspective of Senators fans, honestly what happened? What made you go from 15-2, to seventh and swept in the first round?
It is so puzzling, especially coming from a Toronto standpoint where all we hear is a bit of the analysis from Ian Sendes, oops, that's Ian Mendes. Sorry, my mistake.
From what I know, they had a bad coach to begin with. Paddock was a bad choice from the start.
After the hiring of Paddock, the second domino to fall was Emery. When a guy who took this team to the finals starts showing up late to practice and such, you have a problem.
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Yes, that's right I said it: The season was over before it began.
The players showed complete cockiness near the end of the season. They were full of themselves and really didn't think team first. When Vermette is the best player in your last game of the season, you have problems (book it, Vermette scores 30 to 40 goals next year, you heard it here first, take him in your draft and whatnot).
Either Heatley, Spezza, or Alfredsson needs to be your best player, and you work from there. Or your goalie. Gerber, I have to say, came to play. He wasn't the reason Ottawa lost this series. The Pens were just better.
Crosby, Malkin, Sykora, Roberts, Staal...the list goes on and on. Don't feel bad Sens fans, you just got beat by a really good team.
I've heard Murray wrecked the team. This is absolutely bogus. He coached this team to the Finals last year. The only thing he should have done is maybe get some players at the deadline, but that ship sailed and now you've got an 18th pick (I think, someone fill me in on that).
Murray is not the problem. The players gave up a while ago. Muckler shouldn't have been fired. He built this team and he got fired for it. Sens upper management had a brain fart with that one.
Well, that's all I got. As I said before, Sens fans please tell me what happened.
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7 months ago
You say he maybe should have got some players at the deadline? I think his mistake is the one move he did make at the deadline. Trading Corvo and Eaves for Stillman and Commodore was a huge mistake in my opinion. The Sens' defense was not the same after losing Corvo and a tough defense is necessary to survive in the playoffs.
7 months ago
Congrats to the Sens for the biggest nose dive in current NHL history. All that's left now is to see if the Ducks recover and if the Wings go down to the Preds. Nice Article.
7 months ago
I would really like to know where all those senator fans are that have been beating up on Leafs fans for not making the playoffs. Hey I guess they played 4 more games this season, so they have lots to brag about.
The playoffs really showed how fragile and shite the sens are past their top line. Everyone was worried about goaltending but the real reason why the sens lost the plot is because they have zero second and third line.
Oh well.
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