On their recent three-game road trip through the Southwestern United States, the Senators scored 12 goals; 6 of them were by defensemen.
While everyone is caught up in the hoopla surrounding the team’s brand new forward depth, the blueliners have quietly been key contributors to a season-high six-game win streak.
“It’s huge,” said Marc Methot after today’s morning skate. “(It’s) another example of the depth you need on a hockey team when you want to do some damage in the postseason. I was saying earlier, you’ve got four lines now up front that you can trust and on the back end, everyone’s contributing.