Sens Writer: Senators Mid-Season Grades & Review

until they can build a buffer in a WC spot, all games are essentially must wins, with 9 team within 2-3 points of each other in the WC and Tampa seeming to be breaking away from the pack every points is crucial.

all teams ahead and behind the sens are playing tonight, game VS NYI is a must win and a 4 point game.

Real "trap" game tonight. Sens on the verge of a three game win streak, and they're playing the isles who give them a lot of trouble.

Gotta start winning these games.

Sens about where we all thought they'd be.

Secondary scoring is the issue we thought it'd be. Perron being out for so long certainly hurt the team's depth, hopefully he is back soon.

Greig and Pinto both have had slow starts. If the team is going to make the playoffs they'll both need to be better, but recently they have been playing better so hopefully that continues.

Sens about where we all thought they'd be.

Secondary scoring is the issue we thought it'd be. Perron being out for so long certainly hurt the team's depth, hopefully he is back soon.

Greig and Pinto both have had slow starts. If the team is going to make the playoffs they'll both need to be better, but recently they have been playing better so hopefully that continues.
- david22

well Perron has done nothing even when he was playing,

https://www.sportsnet.ca/...ring-is-still-a-struggle/

Then there's the fact the Senators have a large discrepancy between shots (12th) and high-danger chances (27th)

OTT has become a perimeter team. Dmen don't shoot, no one goes in front of net. Sens 32nd for Goals by Dmen. Chych alone has more goals than all sens D combined.

Excellent write up.
I agree with most of it.

Chabbot still continues to frustrate me. He gets a B for not getting hurt and for not making as many mistakes. But he still makes them. And his point totals need to be higher for the errors Jensen covers up for. Jensen gets an A+ for me and an A+ to Staois. I'll take his overall game over Chychrun's offensive chaos any day. AND if Jensen wasn't being a band aid to whomever he was partnered with - he would be better offensively too. He skates beautifully up the ice when he carries it - but he can't very often because he's always babysitting.

The Sens have played their game against the Islanders and they've tried the Islanders game against them. Neither has worked. The Isles sit back and capitalize on their opponents taking chances. Special teams wins tonight.

What a snoozer of a game. I'm attributing most of that to NYI too.

But a win is a win, and have to like Merilainen's strong play.