It’s no secret that the Senators are struggling defensively this season. No goalie has seen more rubber so far than Craig Anderson, and the team is on pace to allow over 3100 shots and tie the record for the highest shots against per game since it started being tracked in 1955-56, currently held by the 1974-75 Washington Capitals at 38.3.
It looks like the Senators could sure use a shutdown pairing.
That’s a term that can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people - some think of it as big guys who physically dominate the play in their own end, or can keep the puck to the outside, some see it as an excuse for a lack of offensive output.