When following a rebuilding team over a span of several glacial seasons, you may often have to remind yourself that not every night will have highlight-reel goals or assists from your favourite rookies, and that by and large you just have to learn to enjoy watching your team slowly learn to embarrass themselves less. Tonight’s game against the Oilers didn’t have lots of flash or flair and probably lacked in the entertainment department. That being said, losing 3-1 feels a lot more dignified than losing 8-5.
For many, including the Senators themselves, a regression towards league average shooting and save percentages felt like an inevitability.