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The Senators in the midst of a seven game winning streak, and currently hold second place in the Northeast Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference, with 60 points and a 29-21-4 record. With an offense that is spread evenly amongst their three top scorers – rightwing Daniel Alfredson (14 goals) who leads the team with 41 points and 27 assists, center Mike Fisher (39 points, 17 goals) who leads the team with 22 assists, and rightwing Alexei Koyalev (37 points – 12 goals, 24 assists) – Ottawa will be looking to solid defense and goalkeeping in order to remain as serious contenders for the playoffs in March.
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Seven straight victories for Ottawa, and center Jason Spezza is back from injury after missing 22 games! Spezza (32 games, 21 points – 7 goals, 14 assists) scored the game-winning goal in his first game back; hopefully his time on the sidelines provided some perspective on his previous offensive slump, as the Senators will be looking for more than the five goals and 19 points he provided in the 30 games before his injury.
Ottawa has been playing musical goalies for much of the second half of the season so far, and really need to find some consistency there if they wish to remain a playoff contender; number one keeper Brian Elliot has appeared in 31 games, while backup Pascal Leclaire has seen action in 26, leaving Ottawa near the top of the NHL in number of times they have switched goaltenders mid-game. Neither Elliot (15-11-3, 2.57 GAA, .906 save %) nor Leclaire (11-10-1, 3.07 GAA, .890 save %) has set the league on fire when in goal, but at one of them needs to get hot soon and take solid hold of the position if this team has intentions of going deep into the playoffs.
Consistency is the key if Ottawa is to be seriously considered as a playoff contender in the Eastern Conference, and in turn providing their passionate fans a team they have been looking for since they lost in the Stanley Cup Finals three years ago. Get your tickets now so you can say you were there when this season’s Ottawa Senators made their way back into Cup contention.
The team will have to figure out what to do with Dany Heatley if they want to preserve any strength on the bench. The thing is, Heatley wants to be traded, but refused to waive his no-trade clause when the Edmonton Oilers wanted him. The Ottawa Senators don't want him either. Who wants someone who basically walks out on the team... twice. The team has much firepower on the bench, however it seems they can’t hone those skills and put them to good use. If the Ottawa Senators want to get anywhere near the Stanley Cup playoffs this year, they better figure out to do with themselves and learn the teamwork of the game. And quickly.
