Silver Nuggets: Thoughts on the Sens first two preseason games

Although it isn't the start that Bryan Murray and co. would've liked, many young Senators got valuable playing time against mostly NHL competition last night vs. the Leafs.

The two games started off nicely juxtaposed, with the Leafs going up early in Toronto and the Sens doing the same in Ottawa, before the eventual OT loss of the latter group. I tried to watch as much of both games as I could (thanks, split-screen TV!) and put together some rough, preliminary thoughts on a few of the players that were trying to make an impression on the organization.

First, to stir some stuff up:

Before we begin, check out the Gameday Journal from the Senators official website for the game preview, lineups,…