OK then I am out of explanations. I don't really see a physical team, nor do a see a puck possession team, yet the numbers tell a different story. I guess I need new prescription glasses!
Like I said just a few posts ago, the team we have is absolutely terrible but we have several talented guys who masks the deficiencies, a bit in the same way Carey Price was hiding how bad the Habs were for years.
We don't really have an identity, maybe management/coach thought we'd be bullying teams and run through them balls to the walls but that's just not realistic. It's actually delusional.
It seems that we are allergic to keeping forwards who are good on both sides of the puck or at least good defensively. Mark Stone, JG Pageau, Nick Paul, Rudolfs Balcers, Connor Brown, Vlad Namestnikov, Filip Chlapik and Alex Formenton (although we might have had no control over him) all gone in recent past. I also wish we went after Phillip Danault wtf, Montreal was stupid enough to let him go. We should have tried VERY HARD to sign him, he's well worth his 5.5 AAV. The guy has been Top-8 in Selke voting the last 4 years. He exemplifies 2-way hockey
At some point I naively thought we would build the team this way (2-way hockey), but the coaching and forwards we have doesn't allow that style much. Problem is we have nowhere near the defense and goaltending to be playing run and a gun hockey, which seems to be what Dorion wants to do? Flash news : other NHL teams are talented too!
Anyway, I hope that helps. Please know that I am here for support. I think we're getting to the point where we should create a support line for Sens fans. We are slowly but surely approaching Sabres fans pain of the last decade territory
Thanks a lot guy in my avatar!