the top forward line all had a poor season at once.
Giroux was 15 points less
Stuzzle was 16 less
Brady was 9 less
Debrincat to Tarasenko/whomever was about 3-4 points less
Batherson 4 points better. And so, correcting for the second line right winger.
#2 C was a wash
1-3 D men improved offensively
lines 3 and 4 were a wash
Dmen 4-7 were a wash
line #1 and line 2 RW hurt.
Goalies hurt... A whole lot.
The team's 1st line, would not even be on the same planet as the 1st line on 10-15 other teams.
Florida's 1st line was around 88 points avg
Edmonton 110 points
Dallas same as the Sens, but their depth blows Ottawa out of the water
Rangers about 80 points
Vancouver, Carolina, Boston, Colorado would all chew and spit the Senators 1st line right back out
The Leafs, Lightening, Jets, Predators also out did them.
That is 12 by my count. Their #1 line is at best 13th.