GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators need to be better in all aspects as Predators come to town
Instead of closing the gap to move closer to the final wild-card spot in the East, the Senators remained seven points back of the New York Islanders with two games in hand.The club’s play in its own zone was horrid and it didn’t help matters that, after making his third straight start, Anton Forsberg was pulled after giving up three goals on five shots in the first period. Cam Talbot wasn’t much better, surrendering five goals on 16 shots.
A big part of the Senators rise up the standings in the last month had been the goaltending. Talbot was solid in December and Forsberg had stepped up his efforts with back-to-back wins by stopping 55-of-56 shots in two games before facing the Kraken. The players weren’t about to absolve themselves of the blame either. The Senators know they weren’t good enough and if they’re not better against the Predators then Nashville will make Ottawa pay.
“We’re fighting hard to get in the pack. It doesn’t matter if you lose, it’s how you play, and just not the way we want to play. We wanted cheap offence and we paid for it.”Article content
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