Ottawa Senators won't make playoffs next year

[Lucic17]

Let's face it Ottawa stinks.

Spezza is washed up. Their best defenseman is a rover who can't actually play D. AWFUL team defense. No scoring depth. Paul MacLean is a bug eyed fat walrus. Certainly this team can't go anywhere. They traded their best goalie for Cory Conacher then didn't use him properly and waived him, lost him for nothing. Who is the savior here? Zibanejad? Lazar?!

Alfredsson...oh wait...


Hey what says you Dobber Hockey Nation do you think the Ottawa Senators will make the playoffs?

[HockeyProphet]

A Norris and a Jack Adams would disagree. And I hardly find the 5 point difference needed for a wildcard spot this season, as an insurmountable task to achieve next season.

[Shiva Blaster]

Let's face it Ottawa stinks.

Spezza is washed up. Their best defenseman is a rover who can't actually play D. AWFUL team defense. No scoring depth. Paul MacLean is a bug eyed fat walrus. Certainly this team can't go anywhere. They traded their best goalie for Cory Conacher then didn't use him properly and waived him, lost him for nothing. Who is the savior here? Zibanejad? Lazar?!

Alfredsson...oh wait...


Hey what says you Dobber Hockey Nation do you think the Ottawa Senators will make the playoffs?

Did you start your account and this thread just to get Big Ev all riled up?

[HockeyProphet]

Did you start your account and this thread just to get Big Ev all riled up?

I picture this guy as his Dr Jekl LOL

[Lucic17]

LOL @ Karlsson's "Norris" like he was deserving of the award.

What a joke

[HockeyProphet]

In the last 16 years nobody reached his point totals for defencemen, except Lidstrom and Leetch, in 2005 and 1998.

That really puts Karlsson among bad company LOL

[mister_mcgoo]

I think they'll continue to be in the mix for one of the wildcard spots. The East has a glut of teams in that 85 - 95 pt range every year and they all duke it out for playoff spots, I see n reason why the Sens won't be part of that mix again next year. Often all that separates the haves from the have nots in that scenario is a timely winning streak, a hot goalie or a favorable schedule down the stretch so it would not surprise me at all if they were in next season.

They need to stop the bad deals though...the Ryan deal was fine but Bishop for Conacher and then waiving him? Ouch. Or ****ing Ales Hemsky for anything? Filatov?
As Kenny Rogers said 'know when to hold em, know when to fold em'...

[JagrBomb]

I think they'll continue to be in the mix for one of the wildcard spots. The East has a glut of teams in that 85 - 95 pt range every year and they all duke it out for playoff spots, I see n reason why the Sens won't be part of that mix again next year. Often all that separates the haves from the have nots in that scenario is a timely winning streak, a hot goalie or a favorable schedule down the stretch so it would not surprise me at all if they were in next season.

They need to stop the bad deals though...the Ryan deal was fine but Bishop for Conacher and then waiving him? Ouch. Or ****ing Ales Hemsky for anything? Filatov?
As Kenny Rogers said 'know when to hold em, know when to fold em'...

hemsky and filatov were both low risk moves, no issue with that.

bishop for conacher was a risky move, but a move they felt they could do since anderson was the starter and lehner the golden boy to eventually take over. clearly in hindsight it didn't work out, looks like a pretty bad deal right now too.

i don't think they make the playoffs with their current roster, they need some guys that can actually play D. i'd rather have turris #1C, either sign a FA or slot zibanejed for #2C, and trade spezza for a top 2 dman, may need to add to him to get it done. not sure if any are available though...yandle? would phoenix dare to deal with ottawa again?

[donpaulo]

Without some major improvements and retooling I am afraid I don't see the Senators making the playoffs next season.

I see them more of a bubble team. Hopefully for them and their fans they can make a run of it into the last week or so.

I just don't see any synergy on the team.

Individually there are obviously some standout players and performances but consistently over 82 games the math just add up to me. Then again that's simply just my opinion which means that for others it holds little value hehehe

but seriously the team's blueline just does not stand out to me and they need a 2nd rushing defenseman very badly

[mister_mcgoo]

hemsky and filatov were both low risk moves, no issue with that.

true, but also completely unnecessary...why not hold onto your draft picks and draft smart so you're always developing talent?
Even the Ryan deal I thought throwing in a 1st rounder on top of Silfverberg was too much

[Big Ev]

The fact that you think Bishop was their best goalie really tells me all I need to know lol

and talking about Spezza being washed up when he won't even be on the team...

[Username]

Before this season many "experts" predicted Ottawa would win the Cup... lol.

[Kofax]

The Jack Adams last year was warranted, abosultely.

I don't understand the Karlsson Norris though when he can't play defense. He puts up the points, and that's incredibly valuable, but to me that's not what that trophy is about. Thought it was a poor decision.

Looking back at their trades, they all seemed like big wins at the time. Bishop hadn't played well and everyone thought Conacher was a steal there. Ryan was a good pickup and no one expected their 1st rounder to fall this low, so again, good trade at the time, circumstances changed things a bit. Nothing wrong with taking a chance on Filatov and Hemsky for some picks. Filatov didn't work out, but Hemsky has palyed well and might be a nice verteran presence on the team.

The prediction of challenging for a wildcard spot is probably right, but they are only a hot goalie away from challenging for the division, and with Anderson and Lehner there, you can't count them out. There are definitely holes in the roster, but they have enough pieces to challenge for a palyoff spot and maybe surprise. I ultimately think they'll miss out again, but wouldn't be surprised if they don't.

[Big Ev]

The Jack Adams last year was warranted, abosultely.

I don't understand the Karlsson Norris though when he can't play defense. He puts up the points, and that's incredibly valuable, but to me that's not what that trophy is about. Thought it was a poor decision.

Looking back at their trades, they all seemed like big wins at the time. Bishop hadn't played well and everyone thought Conacher was a steal there. Ryan was a good pickup and no one expected their 1st rounder to fall this low, so again, good trade at the time, circumstances changed things a bit. Nothing wrong with taking a chance on Filatov and Hemsky for some picks. Filatov didn't work out, but Hemsky has palyed well and might be a nice verteran presence on the team.

The prediction of challenging for a wildcard spot is probably right, but they are only a hot goalie away from challenging for the division, and with Anderson and Lehner there, you can't count them out. There are definitely holes in the roster, but they have enough pieces to challenge for a palyoff spot and maybe surprise. I ultimately think they'll miss out again, but wouldn't be surprised if they don't.

Karlsson was great defensively in his Norris year, but he wasn't this year. He'll be back to being fine once fully recovered mentally and physically (and when the team plays better D as a whole).

The Ryan trade is still a big win. They gave up nothing but prospects and the first rounder is not that low. I would do that trade every time for a star forward.

Next year is gonna be a lower scoring team but a more stingier one. There will be many new faces.

[Big Ev]

Before this season many "experts" predicted Ottawa would win the Cup... lol.

Those were ridiculous, no doubt. Based on advanced stats for the most part...