Sens Writer: Senators Defeat Utah HC; Forsberg Earns Shutout

Perron can take all the time he needs. My thoughts to him and his family.

The good. Forsberg looked better.
More good - Giroux has stopped pouting.

The bad. This team still plays wonky fractured defense and will be exposed by really good teams.

Ugly. Ullmark. If he's dealing with something that's kept him out 2 full weeks. It might nag at him all season. Which then begs the question could surgery fix it - and should they just do it now because he's at the beginning of a giant deal?

I felt the Sens played a good game overall. Utah came out hard and as you said, Forsberg was able to weather the storm. You don’t want to rely on goaltending but if this team is going to challenge for the playoffs, goaltending will need to step up when those moments occur. After his terrible game against LA, Forsberg has done a good job of righting the ship. I am not sure if it will continue all year or if I’d still want him as a backup past this season, but nice to see him take on the adversity positively so far.

I like the forward group when healthy. It would be nice if Pinto had some more skill to play with on the 3rd line. Perhaps 10 games or so, him and Greig get some chemistry going or maybe drop Giroux to his line so you have 3 lines with 2 top 6 quality forwards.

Clarity on Ullmark would be great but I guess it’s better that he gets over the injury now than later in the year.

You can tell the coaching is better because Hamonic doesn't look like he's out of place almost every single play.

Great win for the team. Forsy definitely needed a positive win and not just a "we scored more than them" win. Hopefully his confidence from this continues and he plays like he has in the past. Would love to know if Ullmark needs surgery.

You can tell the coaching is better because Hamonic doesn't look like he's out of place almost every single play.

Great win for the team. Forsy definitely needed a positive win and not just a "we scored more than them" win. Hopefully his confidence from this continues and he plays like he has in the past. Would love to know if Ullmark needs surgery.
- PogBoi

While I don’t think the defence is perfect, I think the defence does look better under Green. On the penalty kill, the team is definitely trying to force shots from low percentage areas and giving the goalie a clear view. It looks really sketchy watching but having the goalie see the shot clearly might prove to be favorable? At least it’s a consistent system unlike whatever DJ Smith tried to do during his tenure.