Smith Breaks Up his Top Trio, DeMelo Talks Frustrations, and a Dawn Braid Profile

Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty ImagesAfter another tough week, the Sens find themselves at 1-5-1 for the year; dead last in the NHL. Maybe this is where most folks rationally expected them to be, but it’s still been a bit of a disappointment to watch both the youth and the vets struggle. And whenever a team goes through a rough patch, you can bet the coach will be looking to push a few buttons to inspire them:

Colin White and Brady Tkachuk have probably been the Sens’ two best forwards to start the season, but they will likely be playing apart from each other for the next little while as DJ Smith attemps to coax some offense from his line-up. Tkachuk and White had some thoughts about…