Ottawa Senators continue to look for consistency
If there’s one area that all the teams in the National Hockey League have struggled with at certain points, it’s consistency. Teams that perform well on a consistent basis are the ones
that win games most often, and they have winning records to show for it.
The Ottawa Senators have had their share of problems this season, and consistency has been a major one for them. The team is coming off of a 3-0 shutout victory on home ice over the Toronto
Maple Leafs, but the Sens have not been able to remain consistent in winning games. They are currently sitting in third place in the Northeast Division with an 11-12-1 record and 23 points.
“(Consistency is) what we’re striving for. When we play well, we’re a really good team and when we’re not playing well, we’re really bad,” Senators centre Mike Fisher told
Canoe.ca. Fisher paced the team with a pair of goals and an assist in the shutout win over Toronto.
“We’re not going to win every night, but you can give yourself a chance to be in there and create opportunities. We have to make sure we’re all in the game, competing and working for something.”
Fisher is one of many players on Ottawa’s roster who has been struggling this season. He only scored once in the team’s first 11 games of the season, and has been playing hurt. However,
the 30-year-old native of Peterborough, Ontario says that he is feeling much better now, and that would like to contribute a bit more on the ice.
“We were winning and I felt like I could contribute. I was stubborn and I just wanted to continue to play,” Fisher said of playing while hurt. “When you’re playing every day, you know
eventually it’s going to get better. It may have gotten a bit better sooner (if I didn’t play).”
Fellow centre Chris Kelly said that the team showed a good amount of consistency when the dispatched the Maple Leafs on Saturday.
“It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the first 20-plus games,” said Kelly. “I thought it was a consistent effort by everyone (against the Leafs) for a solid 60 minutes.”
The Sens return to action on Monday 29 November, when they will host the slumping Edmonton Oilers.
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