from Ken Warren of the Ottawa Sun,
What the Ottawa Senators hoped would be a road to a chase for a wild card spot is fast becoming a road to nowhere.
For the second time in three tries on the pivotal five-game road swing, the Senators were sloppy and out of sorts Saturday, with bad discipline and pour positioning contributing to a 5-2 loss to a Vancouver Canucks squad that long ago gave up hopes of being involved in any playoff hunt themselves.
The Senators came into the late night contest with an opportunity to gain ground on their rivals in the tight race in the East, but they couldn’t find their footing until it was too late.
With even more question marks surrounding the club’s goaltending health — Saturday’s starter Mads Sogaard battled through to the end after being down on the ice following a collision in the second period — the challenge now is to immediately shake off another disappointing defeat before facing the Calgary Flames Sunday night.
It was another example of a young team losing its cool and its rhythm with a constant parade to the penalty box. As for the Senators power play, it has suddenly gone ice cold.
Game highlights are below.
Can't figure them out either! They needed those easily obtainable 4 points in those losses to CHI and VAN last week. Beat the Rag$ at the Garden - lost by a shutout in CHI - a young team does that. They can still do it - and a playoff series would do wonders for their young players to get a taste....I don't think they will make it - but they are a GOOD team. Trade for Chychrun was worth the cost.
I was hoping they'd make it, bkz they'd pound Boston pretty good in the first round. Probly wouldn't make the series any more up-in-the-air, but might wear them down for Tampa to take out in the 2nd round. Boston will run roughshod over Pittsburgh.
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