Games tonight affecting Sens

[Boud]

Yep, I took a quick look at the standings and we aren’t in a wild card spot. Not real surprising given how things have gone more recently.

No idea what Staois will do, but I’d be nervous about a knee jerk reaction that overly aggressively tries to salvage the season. The best path or event to get back into the playoffs again is to get our players (forwards) healthy again.

I see some threads about trading both Tkachuk & Norris in a package. I guess that’s not impossible, but I think trades of that magnitude are pretty rare. Timing is going against the Senators though as Brady’s NMC kicks in next season. Tough situation. The other thing I’d wonder about is selling low (dumping him) on Norris. I’d wonder how things would look after a bit more time let’s say if he stays healthy, plays the remaining games this season and is productive?

I understand the sentiment but Staios doesn’t strike me as someone who will make kneejerk reactions. I wouldn’t be worried about it. I think they will add someone like a guy that can play around the lineup and bank on injured players returning. We are also handcuffed without a first rounder so I don’t see any big moves coming our way. Some tweaks and some depth, absolutely.

The real changes will be made this offseason. I could see a Norris or Batherson getting traded but it won’t be done middle of the season.

 

[Relapsing]

So with 25 games left to go, I asked ChatGPT to find the best 25 game stretch for this team during the current season.

It did a real shit job of trying to figure that out, but in trying to work with it, I think the best they've done is 16-8-1.

That should be just enough to get us into the show.

Now, I for one feel pretty pessimistic these days, so I'll say the next two games are losses. Which means, we're gonna need to go around 16-6-1 for the last 23.