Ottawa Senators: 7 Realistic Expectations for the 2011-12 NHL Season
Posted 09/02/2011 - 04:43 by HockeyPolls
With the NHL season starting next month, the Ottawa Senators will begin their 20th season as a reborn franchise.
After missing the playoffs in two of the past three seasons, it appears that the Stanley Cup aspirations the Senators had for 10 or so years prior have come to an end. The rebuild is officially underway in Canada's capital.
How will the remaining veterans like Daniel Alfredsson, Sergei Gonchar and Jason Spezza perform? How will the young talent like Erik Karlsson and Bobby Butler develop? How will Nikita Filatov fit into this team? Will new head coach Paul MacLean be a good fit for the team? Will there be any major trades? And perhaps most importantly, will they win many games this year?
Let's take a look at how this team will do in the upcoming NHL season.
