The “HARSH TRUTH” About The Ottawa Senators

[@Spanishflea.]

Heres my short essay on Ottawa: Many of the young, core players are mentally broken. When they start the season, the jet engines are ON and they start zooming. But when they lose, they take it to heart and they start getting in their own heads. Then they lose 2 in a row. Then 3. Then the room goes silent because the demons of past seasons of failure start smothering them. Its HARD to break through that losing trauma. Its like Toronto in the playoffs. Its like "oh no...not again". Then they start gripping their sticks tighter, suddenly the lights are too bright, and before you know it youre back at the bottom of the standings. Things like that are really difficult to overcome.

[@pwnedeful]

DJ Smith and his consequences have been a disaster for the Ottawa Senators

[@100bruinsrule]

There must be something in the water out in Ottawa that takes away the skill of their goalies. Even on the struggling sabres teams of the late 2010s, Ullmark was able to keep his save precentage above 900. Add on the fact that Korpisalo is having a pretty good season in boston, with a .909 sv% and a 2.40 GAA.

[@jimmyhockey]

It’s likely the defense in front of these goalies. Ottawa has incredible offensive defensemen but no real shutdown pairing. This can make things difficult on their goalies especially with all of the high danger chances they give up

[@opiumroz-955]

​​@@jimmyhockeyincredible? Hughes, Makar, Heiskanen and Bouchard doesn't play for Ottawa. Their defence just sucks both offensively and defensively. Also they have one of the worst two-way forward play in the league

[@silentnyrf3161]

They need the hamburgergler back

[@HenryofHockey]

I miss ullmark, he was great

[@jimmyhockey]

He was a beauty in Boston, great guy too!

[@jefferyneill]

@@jimmyhockey the only reason he looked that way is because of the way Boston’s team is built…. He’s not really an overwhelmingly great goalie he’s average.

[@DarkLobster69]

One thing I want to note at 4:04, I’m pretty sure I know what you were trying to say, you’re correct that they do let in more goals against when compared to an average team, but a goalies specific stat of “goals against average” doesn’t have anything to do with league wide goaltending, it’s just about how many goals they give up on average, in a 60 minute game. Goals saved above expected, compares their goals against, to how many an average goaltender would have facing the same number and quality of shots.

[@DavidGarcia-ur3qc]

Love this account someone who is real when it comes to hockey and understands the game

[@jimmyhockey]

Thank you for supporting

[@JSL0202]

Their advance analytics are the best they’ve been in years. As a Sens fan myself I’m tired of the losing, so I’m not surprised that others are quick to think this is the same old story. You are right that the depth has been horrible this year. Pinto, Greig and Amadio have not been good enough period. Even still, Ullmark has been better as of late, and if the depth can step it up they may be able to get back into it. It’s also worth noting that Jake Sanderson has seemed to take a step back this year. Although he has 15 points, Sandy is first and foremost a defensive defenseman who has developed a strong two way game. Last year he and Zub were a true shutdown pairing. So you’re right, they need to find a solution, whether is be externally or internally. Either way, if they aren’t in the fight by the deadline I would fully embrace moving a major piece, excluding Stützle, Sanderson and Tkachuk.

[@pwnedeful]

Losing culture create loser players. Either Norris, Batherson, Chabot, and Tkachuk have to go, I have faith in the amateur scouting staff to draft a player that'll replace them, their pro scouting is not good enough to get this team out of the doldrums.

[@bradleyblokland]

The problem is everyone seems to think that a specific player is going to make a difference. What needs to change, Is there lack of consistency. That is the major problem. Nobody knows how to stay consistent. Even when they all turn around 30 years of age. Everytime they get the lead. They get cocky and slow down. That also has to change mentality wise. It's all about respecting the game and playing it with consistent behaviour. That is called maturity. We have the depth. Play the game with consistency and grow up. Then they will have success.

[@bjornjonsson7037]

Since all goalies perform like crap in Ottawa I've come to the conclusion that team defense is either optional ,pisspoor or both.

[@ovechkin100]

i absolutely hate being an ottawa fan. im so over them. but every year i have a bit of hope it will be different, and it never is. aside from extremely overachieving in 2017, we have been dogshit for the past 15 years. Im so over it.

[@pwnedeful]

The core is mentally weak, and DJ taught them to be fine with losses. Brady Tkachuk is a cosplay captain, a true captain doesn't defend the coach from the backlash DJ got for the lack of improvement in results. People mistake playing a power forward role as leaderships, Brady liked DJ because he never held him accountable that's why he defended him, he's captain but doesn't help his team win games, he only pads his own stats and fights after they already lost.

[@jimmyhockey]

I don’t believe Tkachuk is the problem at all. Players like Brady are hard to come by, just look at what happened with Matthews Tkachuk, sometimes it’s better to work through the tough times with your best players than to blames them for all of the teams problems

[@xavierlafontaine121]

@@jimmyhockey Matthew Tkachuk had a Barkov, a Reinhart, a Bennet a Bobrovski, etc... If Matthew had the same amount of responsibility as Brady, the panthers would still be playing like it's the 2010s

[@pwnedeful]

@@jimmyhockey Brady is a piece needed in a winning core, no doubt, but he isn't one to lead a team out of a rebuild, Brady is the type of leader who should have an alternate, he isn't the player to lead a team into a winning record, he's just not that guy, honestly the Senators should have kept some players from the team who went to the conference final to help this current group. The character the "Pesky Sens" had helped that team overachieve above their talent level, objectively this core is more talented than the Pesky sens, character wise they're a bunch of losers for a lack of a better word.

[@pwnedeful]

@@jimmyhockey They need a guy like Pageau and Nick Paul right now. Hell even Dylan Demelo, or Curtis Lazar would help. I hated the Sens when they went to the final in 07, but that 2012 team that took New York to game 7 endeared me to them to the point they're my favourite team right now. Lol now that Arizona moved to Utah they're my only team I follow, and I can't follow them because this current core is so unlikable right now, you have no right to say that you tried when your record has been consistently mediocre for the past 4 years. Someone from either the top 4 defense or top 6 forwards has to go, im tired of the same excuses. It sucks because individually speaking this is a skilled team, I was excited when they got Chrychrun then in the Sens usual fashion they played like shit, the fans have every right to shit on this team, they make millions so they deserve it for being such quitters. Chabot definitely has to go, the Oilers are inept enough to trade for him so let them ruin their entire future.

[@FirewagonHockey]

The moment green was hired, I was hopeless. There's no justification whatsoever for choosing him over the other options. It simply reflects the losing mindset and culture of management.

[@jimmyhockey]

He’s not a bad coach, however there isn’t a big difference in style between him and their last coach. So I can see why fans were not thrilled about the hiring

[@FirewagonHockey]

@@jimmyhockey I've spoken to some canucks fans ik at my uni and they were all laughing at Staios. Green's playstyle has minimal focus on tactics and technique; wasting the talent in the roster

[@shoKz2427]

when your player exige to be captain or he leave the team u know what is wrong lol

[@pwnedeful]

*exists dont worry there I got you bro. Tkachuk isn't captain material needed to create a winning organization, if this team was a winning team and an established contender, he'd be the guy who'd be captain after the guy who lead them through the rebuild left, he's an alternate captain on a winning team, he's just a cosplay captain for this core group.

[@pwnedeful]

Good captains for the Sens were Alfie, and Karlsson, but they both had guys like Neil, Phillips, and in Alfies case Reddon, Spezza, to take the leadership load off of him.

[@jefferyneill]

People thought Ottawa was gonna get a big bump with ullmark Annette, but what they failed to realize as he was barely an average goalie, and the only reason he won is Vezina was because he was on the Bruins. That vezina could’ve easily gone to swayman instead of him

[@jimmyhockey]

I wouldn’t go that far, Ullmark is a very good goalie, the difference between Ottawa and Boston is the level of consistent defensemen they both have. Ottawa doesn’t have true shutdown guys

[@PWiz30]

'Member when Ullmark blocked trades to the Kings, Avs, and Devils?

[@douglepong]

This team almost ruined Matt Duchene's career. Maybe curses exist.

[@pat6146]

Amadio: like it's a-me, a-mario Greig: Gregg

[@jimmyhockey]

Appreciate the clarification 🙏🏻

[@TaigaShaman]

The hockey gods are punishing the Sens for griegs empty net clapper 😂

[@Your_Role_Model]

That’s going to be the Habs in 2 years lol mark my words

[@one7decimal2eight]

It's Ottawa. That's how they are. The end.

[@jimmyhockey]

Wow you just took away hours of research and editing with one comment… respect

[@dianal9694]

canucks video?

[@Canadian_geographer]

3:01 just so you know its pronounced amaudio

[@jimmyhockey]

Appreciate it🙏🏻