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Down to the wire in ‘TeamTank’

SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by OLMSports Dave Gross.


Feature photo Courtesy NHLI via Getty (Andre Ringuette)

Some meandering thoughts and pauses-for-consideration as we head down the stretch in the National Hockey League regular season.


NEWS, NOTES AND NOTIONS:

Good blog post from SilversevenSens.com this week: "I just don’t understand why (head coach) Guy Boucher dislikes Fredrik Claesson so much, unless he actually killed his dog. Sure, he hasn’t been as effective as last season, but there’s literally no need to give a soon-to-be 30-year-old Erik Burgdoerfer minutes in the NHL over him." . . . More from TSN's Craig Button – he hails the Boston Bruins as being the best team in the East . . . We still like Winnipeg as Canada's best Stanley Cup hope, but they'll likely have to start the post-season without defenceman Dimitry Kulikov (back surgery) . . . Goalie Mike Smith is often criticized for not being overly productive during the playoffs, but the Flames' stopper got an early start by allowing six goals on 28 shots in a must-win versus San Jose Friday . . . The Senators are (obviously) not the only ones involved in #TeamTank. The Canucks' bloggers at Nucksmisconduct.com write a compelling piece on what GM Jim Benning should do come season's end – whether to pick the best player available or address organizational need (. . . getting a d-man): "Do they say ‘to hell with the best player available’ and pick a defenceman regardless, or do they pick someone like Filip Zadina, Andrei Svechnikov, or Brady Tkachuk? If they pick second overall and Svechnikov is sitting there, do they pick him over someone like Noah Dobson or Adam Boqvist?" Let the games begin.


THE WEEK AHEAD:

Tuesday, March 20: Florida at Ottawa (7:30 pm)

Thursday, March 22: Edmonton at Ottawa (7:30 pm)

Saturday, March 24: Carolina at Ottawa (7 pm)

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