Is it now or never the Ottawa Senators and their Core?
The Ottawa Senators are a team to watch this season. Ottawa traded Linus Ullmark and re-signed David Perron. There's a new bench boss, Travis Green, coming to town. The expectations for the Senators should be about making the playoffs.
Ottawa was the team many thought would take the next step last season. However, they came up short and had a disappointing season. The Atlantic Division will be a challenge for the Senators to make the playoffs.
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But with this core of Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Thomas Chabot, and Shane Pinto, and a new regime, you have to wonder if it's starting to get to the point where the playoffs have to be expected and if it does fall short. Also, is it possible that this year the core starts to split?
TSN Hockey Analyst Frankie Corrado joined TSN SportsCenter to discuss trending topics in the NHL, including whether this is a make-or-break year for the Ottawa Senators and their young backcourt. Corrado's answer may surprise you.
NHLRumors.com Transcriptions***
Host: “Next season should be a make or break year for the Senators core, hot or not.”
Frankie Corrado: “I'm not into this. And this may sound strange because that spine is locked up and they didn't have success, but it almost feels like now you have to erase the past. Pierre Dorion passed, and they say this is the new regime these players are playing under. They finally have their coach who will be with them for the foreseeable future. You just scored a goal. It almost feels like the clock is ticking for the Ottawa Senators.
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And so now that young core has been given a little gimmie, considering what's happened in the past year, so they have a little runway to show how they can jump into the playoffs. So I'm not exactly saying next season is a make or break year, but in two years, we might have a different conversation.”
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