Man Do They Ever Need This…

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1. If they were in the West, definitely playoffs. In the East, doubtful.

2. Getting Ulmark was the best case scenario for Sens so if they cant break thru now, it will be panic time

3. Having Ullmark is a big up for them

4. They miss the playoffs and get relocated to Arizona

5. Sens make it this year. No one thinks any team is falling out of the top 3 in the Atlantic, but I think there's a decent shot that Toronto or Tampa could find themselves fighting for a WC spot and Ottawa takes 3rd in the division.

6. Ullmark is going to get lit up with Ottawa's poor defence, Boston's defence is why goalies all look like super heroes in Boston.

7. It's Sanderson season baby!! mark my word… top 5 in voting for the norris!!

8. i just have 2 simple wishes for the sens…

   beat out toronto in the playoffs, and tampa to miss the playoffs… i just want that to happen, go to the 2nd round off of that and see brisebois get booted after kneecapping the lightning after yzerman left…

9. 71% the sens make the playoffs.

   100% chaos and trade demands if they don't.

10. Hasek played for the sens…

11. Interesting east playoff predictions you got…. Interesting lol

12. I think Tampa drops down this year and Detroit and Ottawa battle for that last wild card spot. Cannot wait for the real stuff to begin.

13. Probably the toughest division to try to make playoffs & they were better than their record last year. A 1-14-1 on the road against the Western Conference was what killed them.
    All of the changes are geared towards fixing that.

14. Having the Rangers and Devils as non-wildcard playoff locks is actually crazy

15. As an Islander fan I don’t know what this season will look like after last night

16. I feel like the sens are the most forgettable team in the league lol… I think they could surprise this year and agree with your takes here

17. Fuck eastcoast Canada

18. Hold up. Anderson was the best goalie in Sens history? The Dominator disrespect is crazy!
    Kidding aside, this team just isn’t better than the teams they have to beat to make the playoffs. I’d love to see Ottawa over Toronto but with that D core and lack of structure I doubt it

19. Playoff Ottawa Senators hockey hits different

20. As a Senator’s fan, I just want a distraction free season. No gambling suspensions, no losing first rounders, no Uber rides, no Canadian Hockey scandal, just let the team focus on playing hockey.

    My expectations are still tempered though. They are in an extremely tough division with other teams on the rise and they’re all not going to make it. As long as they are still competing for a spot in March, I’ll be happy with the season.

21. I hope the sens make it this year too! I’d hate to see Brady leave.

22. The one strength this Ottawa team has no one talks nearly enough about is their PK, it's elite.
    They've been training hard on this courtesy of Brady Tkachuk who's been gifting them more penalties per season than any other top 6 winger in the league since 2018. Relentless training. And he ramps it up each year too. What a teammate.

23. I think they're going to do better than last year but it's a tough division for playoffs. I want to be proven wrong though, I want to see them going all the way!

24. Please dear God i will go back to church if tje Sens make the playoffs😊

25. Montreal is going to finish ahead of them

26. I’ve been a sens believer for the last 3 seasons and they let me down every time. I’m done believing in this team they will fall apart like they do every year

27. With the the sens giving away a first round pick in in one of the next drafts. If they don't improve by then. After they they forfeit that pick they will rebuild the year after to make sure to get a high draft. . That's just my opinion though. With players like stuzle, Brady and Sanderson it could be hard ro juat give away those players

28. I honestly think they miss out again this year. The east is just so tough right now.

29. One problem . Travis green lol

30. Theyre gonna take bostons spot. The bruins are going to waste the first month of the season trying to bargain from a position of zero strength with swayman, while korpisolo loses them game after game, and they wont be able to recover.

31. If Ully doesn't fuck up his persistent groin injury I can see the dude carrying ottawa to at least a wild card spot. Ottawa has been an exciting team for a few years now and my favorite hockey team's vezina winning goalie moving there might be the piece they need to dump out in the first round anyway.

32. As a leafs fan watching them in the Preseason I think they make it the sens seme different they played like they were ready for the postseason and having #35 between the pipes just proved what I was saying 2 seasons ago

33. idk what it is but i dont see this team winning anything, let alone a playoff series with chabot on the roster

34. Zub is underated

35. #CutBatherson
    A potential witness in the Hockey Canada sexual assault
    Remember, just because you are not guilty in the eyes of a court of law does not mean anything

36. Ottawa on paper are deadly but they need to play better defensively as a whole

37. Craig Anderson was ass

38. GO SENS GO BABY!

39. What pressure is on them? They’ve finished last for almost a decade! The team is actually worse than worse than it was last year talent wise. What are you talking about? Perron is a bum!

40. The key difference starts at the top. New owner new vibes. He brought in a new GM who brought in a new coaching staff. They made some tough off season moves based on evaluating the team’s needs. The prior GM was chasing shiny objects like DeBrincat and Chychrun. Good players but bad fit. Paid a high price in first round picks.

41. Batherson is gonna be huge for us this year.

42. Go Sens! I think they can make the playoffs. They had a bad stretch on the road out west last year that hurt their playoff chances. Plus off ice stuff like Pintos suspension. They’re all in this year seemingly so I can see them making the playoffs.