The day after the disaster of the night before, the Ottawa Senators hung up their skates, taking stock with tough talk.
The Senators scrapped skating Friday in favour of an off-ice workout, an extended video meeting and “constructive criticism,” stepping back from the embarrassment of Thursday’s 7-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. The Senators have yielded a whopping 13 goals in two losses since the all-star break and have dropped five of their past six games, plummeting down the Eastern Conference standings.
“By no means do we feel we’re defeated,” said captain Erik Karlsson, believing that clearing the air was more important than draining the batteries with a tough practice before meeting the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday at the Canadian Tire Centre.