Since Dave Cameron took over as head coach, the Ottawa Senators outshot their opposition, won more games than they lost and vaulted into the playoffs. Since Dave Cameron took over as head coach, Marc Methot and Patrick Wiercioch both returned to the lineup while Chris Neil and Zack Smith were out injured. There was also the small matter of the historic run by Andrew Hammond and Mark Stone scoring like he is Alexander Ovechkin. There was no one reason for the Ottawa Senators turnaround but it is hard to argue with the fact that the team played a lot better when Patrick Wiercioch was on the ice.