How do you solve a problem like the Senators' defense? Well, maybe you don't need to. Maybe it'll fix itself.
Overshadowed by superb goaltending and first-rate goal scoring, the Senators' defense was a poorly deployed roster featuring many under-performing players last season.
But maybe it won't be the same case come October.
Starting the 2014-15 season without Marc Methot due to a lingering back injury, the Senators were lacking one of their top defenders. More importantly though, Erik Karlsson was deprived of a worthy partner. It wasn't until Methot returned in early January that the team consistently had somewhat of an adequate defense corps to utilize.