To start the season, most fans of the Ottawa Senators were concerned about Mark Borowiecki on defence. He hadn’t done much since coming up to the NHL to inspire confidence in his ability to hold down the third pairing. But so far this season, he’s been alright. It’s been helped a little bit by Guy Boucher giving his penalty kill time to Erik Karlsson, and probably also by having an actual defensive structure.
The big problem defensively this season so far has been the pairing of Dion Phaneuf and Cody Ceci.