Enjoy It While It Lasts

I was thinking the Western Conference would be a nice place to play, what about you? Another season of Senators hockey is upon us and if you're not excited to see this team return to the ice (only 4 years removed from a Stanley Cup final), well I don't know what to say. That's right, only 4 years ago the Senators were at the top of the Eastern Conference, finally breaking through to the Stanley Cup finals after years of being a top contender in the East. It was a long time coming and there was no reason to believe the on-ice success would end anytime soon. Fast forward 4 seasons: the defensive foundation Senators playoff teams were built on has crumbled, one of the most explosive, top scoring lines in the league is no more and the goaltending is... the same as always I suppose.Now that I have you here waxing poetic about the halcion days and remembering the good times I'd like to hit you with a fact. The Ottawa Senators are a rebuilding team (if this is news to you, ...