Welcome to The Breakdown, a series in which we take a look at each team’s performance from the past season. Each team is graded in different categories, with 0 the lowest and 10 as the highest. Here, we take a look at the Ottawa Senators.
Ottawa Senators
Erik Karlsson is congratulated by teammates in this file photo. The Senators made big strides this season with plenty to look forward to for next season.
Coaching: 9.0
The Ottawa Senators had a phenomenal year from the coaching staff, including Paul MacLean’s debut year as head coach in the NHL, after serving as Mike Babcock’s assistant in Detroit for six seasons. MacLean may have not gotten off to the best start, but won the respect of his players and the media. His ability to make it in the playoffs with an underdog team, and come within one game of eliminating the New York Rangers brought up his stock quite a bit.
Additionally, goaltender coach Rick Wamsley proved to do wonders with Craig Anderson, who ended the sea...
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PLAYERS:
Erik Karlsson,
Mike Babcock,
Craig Anderson,
Ben Bishop,
Jason Spezza,
Daniel Alfredsson,
Milan Michalek,
Jared Cowen,
Colin Greening,
Sergei Gonchar,
Filip Kuba,
Chris Phillips,
Ilya Bryzgalov
TEAMS: Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils
TEAMS: Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues, New Jersey Devils
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