All of the talking points surrounding the Ottawa Senators at the moment concern their pending-UFAs (JG Pageau, Dylan DeMelo, Mark Borowiecki, Ron Hainsey, Mikkel Boedker, Vladislav Namestnikov), the trade deadline, and their chance at two top five picks in this coming draft. The team started the year terribly, going 1-6-1 in their first eight games before settling in for some decent stretches through November and mid-December. Their *** stretch has all but eliminated the Sens in the race for last place/best lottery odds — a tank battle the Detroit Red Wings are winning handily by 16 points.
Since the New Year, the Sens have gone 2-5-4, so there are quite a few close games in their recent history.