The Ottawa Senators have quietly had themselves a successful regular season. Without one of the league's premiere goal scorers and few major off-season acquisitions they have managed to all but locked up 5th in the conference. Mike Fisher has stepped his game up and cooled off of late. Spezza struggled early before going on the disabled list but has turned it on in the past month or two. Alfreddson and Spezza have lost 10 and 20 games to injuries but players like Fisher, Michalek and Kovalez have managed to provide enough offense to keep the team competitive in their absence. Brian Elliot has provided solid goaltending and a young man named Brodeur has a 3-0-0 record in 3 games with a 1.00 goals against average and .966 save percentage. Martin only managed a 2-1-0 record with a 3.36 gaa and .882 in his first 4 games. Just saying.
Whether this team can cause any major trouble for their first round opponent waits to be seen. A healthy roster and they could surprise a lot of people.
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