A good season or long winning streak doesn't make a stacked team though. Could just be guys playing above expectations or having a good season.
What I'm saying is, no need to brag Sens fans - none of us were expecting this.
I expected this actually.
The Sens have had a very highly rated prospect list for a couple of years now, much of which was based on depth. This in turn means that they have solid depth at the AHL level. With the addition of Benoit, Eckford and Jessiman, they were able to add veteran talent in places of weakness.
Now throw in highly talented players from Europe and Juniors, and you are ripe for as team that will take time to get their feet wet, then improve as the season wore on.
It happened faster than I expected, and hopefully it will continue.
The Sens have had a very highly rated prospect list for a couple of years now, much of which was based on depth. This in turn means that they have solid depth at the AHL level. With the addition of Benoit, Eckford and Jessiman, they were able to add veteran talent in places of weakness.
Now throw in highly talented players from Europe and Juniors, and you are ripe for as team that will take time to get their feet wet, then improve as the season wore on.
It happened faster than I expected, and hopefully it will continue.
Yep Silver looks to be a cant miss for sure ,such a consistant all around game .
That's pretty much all you can say easily, everybody is chipping in
maybe
Weircioch and Hoffman
I'd say Grant before I said Hoffman. Grant was the one putting the puck in the net when nobody else was scoring. It may not matter as much anymore, but a few games ago his line was the most productive.
While the B-Sens streak so far has been impressive. Another impressive streak is that the last time the Crunch (last years Admirals) dropped 2 straight was Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2012. That translates to the final 30 games of last year's regular season in Norfolk, 18 en route to the Calder Cup and 21 so far this season.
For those bad at math that’s a stretch of 69 games.
Edit: just thought I'd point out 60 of those are wins
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Andersen is now 1st amongst rookies in save percentage(6th in the league) and second in GAA(11th in the league). Looks like he may finally be hitting his stride in North America.
Andersen is now 1st amongst rookies in save percentage(6th in the league) and second in GAA(11th in the league). Looks like he may finally be hitting his stride in North America.
Springfield is now at the top having beaten the Ice Caps. Atkinson and Audy-Marchessault are tied for 3rd in the league with 25 points apiece (along with Tyler Johnson and Brayden Schenn).
I'm in the midst of watching the replay. That Da Costa is something else.
Thanks, Da Costa is our x-factor prospect. He can surprise the league by huge storm or just be another AHL star. He racked better/equal numbers to Toews/Van Riemsdyk/Oshie in the NCAA. Consistency and conditioning are the only knocks on him.
Eberle is shooting at a 25% shooting % through 22 games, of course it's going to go down, but that's just ridiculous.
He's only taken 3 shots in the last 2 games, and 2 of them are goals haha.
Eberle is shooting at a 25% shooting % through 22 games, of course it's going to go down, but that's just ridiculous.
He's only taken 3 shots in the last 2 games, and 2 of them are goals haha.
Yep Silver looks to be a cant miss for sure ,such a consistant all around game .
