Our End-of-Season Report Cards series rolls on, with our staff’s assessment of the Ottawa Senators coaching and management in 2021.
There were a lot of question marks heading into this season: how much playing time would the kids get? How would the bevy of offseason additions fit into the young lineup? What kinds of returns would they fetch at the trade deadline? It’s safe to say that head coach DJ Smith, and general manager Pierre Dorion had their collective work cut out for them in a pandemic-shortened season.
As previously stated, these grades have been handed out with the entire 2021 campaign in consideration.