Ottawa Senators Bottom Out, Prepare to Rebound

That cold, hard surface beneath the feet of the Ottawa Senators these days is something oddly familiar—rock bottom. However, though mired in a six-game losing streak, there are signs that the team has finally hit the nadir, and is preparing for a strong rebound. Despite the half-dozen losses the Sens have suffered over the past two weeks, the last two contained cause for optimism. First, they both came against top teams in the East, the Habs and the Rangers—not exactly teams you feel bad about losing to. Second, both were one-goal shootout losses where the Sens managed to take home a point. As much as I hate the loser point, those two games were examples of a situation where the losing team truly did deserve something (but I still would have preferred a tie). Finally, in both games it could be legitimately said that the Sens were the better team. Superb goaltending by Hendrik Lundqvist and Carey Price were the deciding factors. as the Sens out-chanced both the Rangers and the ... (link)