The Senators fired general manager Pierre Dorion on Wednesday after the franchise was forced to forfeit a first-round pick in one of the next three upcoming drafts for its role in an invalidated trade in 2022.
"I mean, it's easy for me to say they look good and they look sharp," Smith said on Thursday of his players' mental space. "But the one thing I think you could always go back to is focus on yourself. Look in the mirror and be the best for that 60 minutes.
As a result, the Knights' trade of Dadonov to Anaheim in 2022 was invalidated as the Ducks were one of the teams on his no-trade list. Heading into Thursday home game with the L.A. Kings, the Senators sat in last place in the Atlantic Division and 14th in the Eastern Conference with 4-4-0 record. Ottawa just snapped a three-game losing skid last Saturday with a win over Pittsburgh."He instilled a lot of confidence and belief in our group here and what we've built here and how we're going to be moving forward," Tkachuk said.
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