Based on these players, this area will be critical again for Senators in 2025-26

Drake Batherson, Tim Stützle | Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photo/GettyImagesHeading into the 2024-25 season, the Ottawa Senators were due for a breakthrough to end their playoff drought. In 2025, the Senators made the playoffs for the first time since 2017.

The Senators finished with a 45-30-7 record in the 2024-25 season, which was good for 97 points and the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

In under two months, the 2025-26 season will begin for the Senators on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 9. As a new season approaches, teams will be eager to improve or remain better in certain areas. For three particular players, they contributed big in one area that made the…