The Senators are on a 1\u002D4\u002D0 tailspin, outscored 22\u002D8 in that span
“I mean, where we were in the standings and we were looking like we were going in the right direction and then…you know, in Pittsburgh we didn’t play well. And , on a back-to-back, we were just…you have legs or you don’t, it doesn’t matter.Article contentRewind the clock a little further and the Senators are on a 1-4-0 tailspin, outscored 22-8 in that span. Go back another couple of weeks from there and they’ve been outgunned 36-17 while winning only two of their past eight contests.
But Smith has lost his patience for sloppy defensive play and ill-timed penalties and promised there will be a new look when the club returns to practice on Monday to prepare for Wednesday’s visit by the New York Islanders. “We’re going to shuffle the top nine ,” Smith said. “There are guys that are a minus every night. That just can’t continue. That’s on me for allowing them to keep playing together, for certain guys to play together. If you’re getting scored on, it’s not working. So, we’re going to put a worker on every line. We’re going to grind our way out of this.”Article content
Somewhere in the discussion has to be the possibility of a recall from Belleville of the American Hockey League, with Ridly Greig and Egor Sokolov leading that list.
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