Found December 21, 2011 on Scarlett Ice:
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So I wake up today and the Sens and Leafs are tied for 8th in the standings. Can anyone help me out here? Are the Senators overachieiving or are the Toronto Maple Leafs failing miserably? (remember when they were first place in the league? Fun times!) For a team picked by most to be the cellar dwellers of the East this season (with the exception of the Winnipeg franchise formerly known as the Atlanta Thrashers) I'm nothing short of surprised with what I've seen out of the Senators so far. While 8th place and a potential first round matchup where the Senators would look like a punching bag to whoever the top team is in the east isn't an enviable position, it should be considered a measure of success given the expectations for this team to start the year.So of course now that the Senators are barely clinging to relevance in the playoff race a mere 2/5ths of the way into the season it's only logical they start making trades to further position themselves for a first rou...
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