from TSN,
The Ottawa Senators own just five wins since acquiring Matt Duchene on Nov. 5 and have plummeted to 30th in the league standings.
Following two wins over the Colorado Avalanche in Sweden to begin Duchene's tenure with the team, the Senators have posted just 38 goals in their past 18 games after scoring 51 in their first 14 games before the Duchene trade.
Despite the team's tailspin since his arrival, Duchene said Wednesday Senators head coach Guy Boucher assured him he is not the reason for their recent struggles.
“I had a conversation with Guy, and he thought I might be thinking about that a little bit,” Duchene told the Ottawa Sun. “He told me this was kind of creeping in before I got here. I got kind of inserted into the driest offensive stretch probably this team has ever had.
“Obviously it’s tough to start out that way, but at the same time, you go through the worst at the beginning, and then the rest can only go up from there.”
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