Is Ottawa good?

[redwings86]

We're only 6 games in, but they've beaten teams like Florida, Tampa and Utah (who have had a good start themselves).

Ottawa meets good teams. Entirely NHL have good teams.

This is all without Ullmark as their starting goalie, who has been out since their first game IIRC.

Without Ullmark? Hence Ottawa goes bad?

Are they going to make the playoffs?

Ottawa have a good chance of doing the playoffs.

 

[tmg]

If DJ Smith was their coach and no Ullmark they probably don't win a game without him during this stretch where Forsberg is 3-1 I believe.

He’s 2-1. He started the LA game but Sogaard claimed the W in relief.

Sogaard’s 6.96 GAA, .765 Sv% W.

 

[NVious]

Forget about Ohio Rizz, I want that Sigma Ottawa Rizz

 

[newfy]

This thread pops up every year the last 3 seasons. Lets see how they finish the year, they've had the talent to make the playoffs for 2 or 3 years and always finish comfortably out of the playoffs. The young guys might take a step forward and the goalie might get them some points... but is it enough to make up the 13 points they finished out of the playoffs last year?

They're very much at the point where I'll believe it when I see it

 

[Korpse]

There’s a lot of hockey to be played.

 

[umma gumma]

No, Ottawa is not good. Maybe we can bump this thread when they move to the new arena. They might be just ok by then. Should lock the thread until the move.

 

[SensontheRush]

No, they’re not good and won’t make the playoffs. Fun to watch though because they play fire wagon hockey. Their game isn’t stout enough to make the playoffs in that division.

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That changed entirely once Martin took over last year. Sens really don't play cheatey Hockey anymore.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

maybe

 

[The Waffler]

The cup is ours

 

[DackellDuck]

Ottawa is a team that's perfectly capable of putting up a 94-98pt season and making the wildcard.

Is that good? I think wildcard teams would be considered average...

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

This thread pops up every year the last 3 seasons. Lets see how they finish the year, they've had the talent to make the playoffs for 2 or 3 years and always finish comfortably out of the playoffs. The young guys might take a step forward and the goalie might get them some points... but is it enough to make up the 13 points they finished out of the playoffs last year?

They're very much at the point where I'll believe it when I see it

No, they really have not. At the top end? Sure. But this is the first Sens team since their ECF run that has any depth whatsoever

 

[BlueAzN]

Pretender at best. They have 1 or 2 decent quality players. But they lack true elite team construction. They'll be booted out of the first round at best. Most likely a fringe playoff team making it 50% of the time.

 

[Xirik]

Good Jinx thread.

Anyway they can be good but they do seem to be easily rattled when things go wrong to the point that they all look anxious.