Sens Writer: Senators Defeat Flames, End 5-Game Losing Streak

Thanks for the blog.

The most important thing is that they played well enough to win. It was a stronger effort offensively and there were fewer mistakes defensively. Now it's time for them to get some success on the road out west.

Thanks for the blog.

I was lucky enough to get some complementary tickets to the game last night. It was nice to see a win and the team capitalized on scoring chances. I liked Gaudette’s game with the top players. I think there might be something there. I’d like to see them play 5 or so games to develop some more chemistry.

The powerplay could use some more movement. The team still seemed to be a bit stationary hoping for a perfect play. Was too bad they didn’t score on the 5 on 3.

I, like a lot of fans, have been hard on this team and especially Brady. I felt Brady stepped up his game last night to answer the call and he (and the team) should have been rewarded for that more than he was. I know this is not a new occurrence, but it’s incredibly frustrating to hear fans moan and groan about wanting wins to just see fans leave the game midway through the 3rd when the team is in a position to win. If fans want this team to play for a full 60 minutes, shouldn’t the fans watch the full 60 minutes? Brady looked a little dejected during his 1st star interview where he spoke in front of 9 fans that stayed 5 extra minutes to see the stars of the game. If fans are going to dish out the criticism during hard times, I think it’s fair to praise the players and teams for quality efforts.

I get that fans are tired of the same old thing year in and year out, but I think it’s important to support the team when things go well to show the players what they get when they win. It will take more than one win to get fans back into belief that this team can contend for the playoffs, but they have to start somewhere and so should fans.

That's not a Brady thing. Or even a this year thing.

I've left 1-1 ties in the third with 5 minutes to go.....to beat the traffic. And I live in Kanata.

There are ways to fix this. Go to Kansas City. Go to a big NFL city. Where the building is (properly) away from the downtown core. And watch how they get fans out of the building and parking lot FAST. Every road. In every direction becomes an exit. Everyone is in on it. Everyone knows it and expects it. From 9:30 to 11 everything away from the stadium is one way. Police at major intersections directing.

wonder what everyone thinks of the Norris on the trade block rumors