Coming off of a 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets, the Ottawa Senators will face a real Stanley Cup contender tonight, and one of the best in the league in the Florida Panthers. It’s hard to imagine things going as bad as the last meeting between the two, as the Sens lost 3-0 in what was perhaps the most dominant performance I’ve ever seen from an opposing team. But hey, they also beat the Panthers 8-2 earlier in the season, so who knows?
Fixing the wealth of mistakes the Panthers have made over the years has been no easy task, but Bill Zito has done a fantastic job bringing in players such as Sam Reinhart, Sam Bennett, Anthony Duclair, Carter Verhaeghe, and Mason Marchment to finally give their core some much-needed support.