What can I say?
No doubt I could pan the outcome and continue harping on the fact that the Sens are digging themselves into an early season hole. But no doubt you'll have many an opportunity to read similar throughout the media.
No, instead I'm going to focus on the positive, albeit what little there is.
The fact is, as frustrating as the loss was, the performance was surely an improvement over the first two games of the season. And ultimately, in considering the season as a process, that has to at least give some reason for encouragement.
I'd argue that, if this loss had come at a less negative time, it could have been fairly easily dismissed. In fact, if you were to exclude the first two utterly embarrassing performances of the season and instead have this loss come on the heels of a 1-0-1 start, the mood would be less critical.
But it didn't.
So don't get me wrong, ending a game pointless, in which you led by two goals, with less then half the game remaining, is wholly unacceptable. If that performance represents the teams best effort, improvement or not, then the future looks bleak i ...
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Ottawa Senators Game Review: Another Pointless Effort
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