It’s mid-January — the Sens have allowed 15 goals in their last three games and the playoffs are well out of reach. Trade rumours are being churned out on the daily, with the team becoming increasingly frustrating to watch as the season continues.
Normally in this situation there’d be almost no reason to show interest, and you’d think tonight would be different — it’s the Battle of Ontario, after all! But the on-ice product stayed the exact same, leading to a disheartening 4-3 loss at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
As we’re used to by now, the Sens came out of the gate strong, although this time it didn’t last a full period, let alone ten minutes.