Apr 7, 2015; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; The Ottawa Senators celebrate a short-handed goal scored by center
Jean-Gabriel Pageau(44) in the second period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports
15. Ottawa Senators
The Senators, AKA the Cardiac Kids will be a tough team to keep down this season. After their historic run into the playoffs last year it’s tough to imagine they won’t keep that consistency into next season.
I would venture to say that the biggest question mark for the Sens is their goaltending, as Andrew Hammond looked very human in the playoffs after an absolutely insane performance in the regular season. I’m a firm believer that you don’t need a great goaltender to be a contender, but you do need a very good one. We’ll see if Hammond or Craig Anderson will provide that in 2015-16 as they did in 2014-15.
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