Will Ottawa make the playoffs?

[Pavels Dog]

The thread is about whether Ottawa will make the playoffs. I'm done comparing Ottawa to Detroit. Create a thread on that if you so desire

Hey man, I only responded to Sens fans talking about Detroit. And it seems fairly on topic to discuss the teams within the Atlantic, no? How Ottawa measures up against Detroit could literally be one of the most important questions regarding the outcome of the thread’s topic.

 

[TF1970]

Saying they’ll be close but no atm but my opinion could change by end of summer.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

No.

Unfortunately you need defence to make the playoffs. Everyone who thinks they're making it seems to think all you need is a good top-6.

 

[Tuna99]

Ottawa needs a 25 point improvement to make the playoffs - can be easily done with the improvements they have made.

If you don’t know who Shane Pinto is, you should be be talking about the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa has the best C depth in the Eastern conference. And the best LW depth, and the best RW depth. They have excellent LD depth.

Every team has holes. Ottawa isn’t a perfect team but they have some of the best depth in the NHL

 

[MoreGore]

Ottawa could end up with a worse record this year. Y'all are assuming that every single move will work out perfectly, and chemistry will automatically be amazing, and your mediocre D-corps and huge question marks in Goal will just "self correct" and everyone will have career years. LOL. Um........not necessarily.

I could win the lottery. Odds are similar.

Odd are much better that Ottawa moves past Toronto. Imagine how bad Toronto becomes if Matthews and Marner get long term injuries? Likely? Nope, but more likely than Ottawa not getting more points than last year.

 

[Holymakinaw]

I could win the lottery. Odds are similar.

Actually according to the results of this poll, only about 50% of us all believe the Sens will make the playoffs as they are. Could go either way. They could have a better record, or they could have a slightly worse record. There are lots of factors that come up for teams every year. It's no "slam dunk" that they are in. That's all fair. The odds of you winning the lottery, on the other hand, are MUCH MUCH worse. But good luck anyway.

 

[MoreGore]

Actually according to the results of this poll, only about 50% of us all believe the Sens will make the playoffs as they are. Could go either way. They could have a better record, or they could have a slightly worse record. There are lots of factors that come up for teams every year. It's no "slam dunk" that they are in. That's all fair. The odds of you winning the lottery, on the other hand, are MUCH MUCH worse. But good luck anyway.

Moving goalposts?

Your statement is that they might not reach their impressive point total from last season, not whether they make the playoffs.

 

[Holymakinaw]

Moving goalposts?

Your statement is that they might not reach their impressive point total from last season, not whether they make the playoffs.

Well..........they might not.

73 points is a lot for a team like Ottawa.

 

[MoreGore]

Well..........they might not.

73 points is a lot for a team like Ottawa.

Correct, everything is possible. Wish me luck with my lottery ticket!

 

[Tufted Titmouse]

I'm not so sure they haven't passed Toronto...

 

[MCR74]

Ottawa needs a 25 point improvement to make the playoffs - can be easily done with the improvements they have made.

If you don’t know who Shane Pinto is, you should be be talking about the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa has the best C depth in the Eastern conference. And the best LW depth, and the best RW depth. They have excellent LD depth.

Every team has holes. Ottawa isn’t a perfect team but they have some of the best depth in the NHL

You forgot "Brady Tkachuk is built for playoff hockey".

 

[Tanknation]

I say they are better than Boston now.

Lol

 

[A1LeafNation]

Lol

OMG lol

 

[Tanknation]

OMG lol

Thought you could hide away in the obscurity and the depths of the fourm didn't yea! Lol

 

[NyQuil]

Cool, I was right.

 

[NyQuil]

And how does their careers impact who is better this coming season? Again, last few years they’ve been comparable. Remove the names, look at their actual performance (stats, analytics) and you’d likely not come to the conclusion that one player is much better than the other.

David Perron: 78GP 23G 31A 54 PTS -3
Claude Giroux: 79GP 31G 43A 74PTS +2

 

[Sun God Nika]

poll was 50/50 and the sens did make it interesting.

Hopefully some more progression from the forwards next year and some health goes in their favour.

 

[swiftwin]

Seems like most people were pretty accurate in their assessments. I said 30-40% chance, which tracks pretty well with getting eliminated in game 78, especially when you consider no Norris and no Formenton for the season.