If they keep playing this way, the results will eventually improve. Moral victories. Their luck has to improve, and the bad bounces will even out over time. Trust the process.
Positive mantras were thrown around more often during the season's first quarter than a false Brady Tkachuk trade rumour.
Given the Senators' historical struggles during the month of November, it was easy to be cynical about the organization's chances of turning around their season. That feeling permeated social media, often drawing dismissive parallels between this team and its previous iterations.
Despite consternation regarding the possibility of another disappointing start submarining the team's chances of reaching the postseason, it never felt like the negativity had reached the players.