There is suddenly a list of Senators under the “who’s hot” section of game previews.
Mark Stone. Zack Smith. Bobby Ryan. Derick Brassard. And, as usual, Erik Karlsson.
This could be interesting.
There was understandable frustration among players through the first few weeks of the season, guys that are used to putting up numbers but were having trouble doing so while adapting to the system employed by new coach Guy Boucher.
Are things falling into place for them now?
If they can start scoring and keep playing decent defence, there’s no reason the Senators can’t challenge the Montreal Canadiens for first place in the Atlantic Division.