The last few games have thrown me into the 2019-20 mindset.
The Ottawa Senators had the fans chanting “We Want Playoffs” against the worst team in the NHL, which is pretty funny in hindsight.
Even on the team’s previous stretch of victories, the biggest issues the team has faced still exist. A lack of center depth to compensate for the loss of Josh Norris, and a lackluster bottom six (one problem is partly causing the other!!!) Acquiring Jakob Chuchrun is great, but does nothing to fix those two flaws, and what’s more, the defense has indeed been worse as of late than it’s been all season.