It’s been a long time since there were more reasons to be excited about the Ottawa Senators, than reasons be terrified, or indifferent.
The last few seasons have all began under the shadows of crippling dread, from the impending trades of beloved superstars, to the realization that reaching 25 wins could be overly ambitious. It’s been a long, arduous road to get this point, but that light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter with every passing summer day.
Sure, the spectre of questionable-at-best ownership still looms large, but there are finally a multitude of reasons why Eugene Melnyk is far from the forefront of this fanbase’s collective mind.