Only three weeks ago, the city of Ottawa was bursting with expectation and hope for their cherished Senators and the season ahead.
General manager Bryan Murray was proclaiming that a first place finish in the Northeast was within their reach, the fans were looking forward to seeing the Leafs spanked in the Battle of Ontario, and the media was proclaiming this to be a possible rebound season for Alexei Kovalev and Jason Spezza and a breakout year for Nick Foligno and Peter Regin.
Three weeks later, what has gone wrong?
Some are looking at our aging veterans and saying that the team is simply too old to compete. With an average age of 28.27, the Senators are the seventh oldest team in the league. Yet Calgary and Detroit are the two oldest teams, and both are sitting comfortably in the top four in the Western Conference. No one is proclaiming them too old to play the game.
If it's not the lack of youth causing the Senators' downward spiral, what is it then?
"It’s not just one thing," said centre Chris Kelly following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. "If it was one thing, you could address it. But it seems to be all part ...
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Ottawa Senators’ Frustrated Fans Ask, ‘What Has Gone Wrong With This Team?’
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