“We need more depth scoring,” Smith said. “Clearly, we tried the top-six and bottom-six kind of approach over this last little bit and it hasn’t worked out. We’re not scoring.
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The club is ranked 26th in the league with 132 goals this season. Only 74 of those have come at even-strength and 69 of those are 5-on-5, which ranks the Senators 30th in the league. The top scorers are doing their job on the power play, but not enough is happening offensively.Article contentAbout 15 minutes after practice, Smith stood at the white board, not sketching out drills but having a long chat with Giroux and DeBrincat.
With only two wins in the last eight games, the Senators are trying to come up with solutions. In their impromptu search for answers, the head-to-head lasted a good 10 minutes. “It was just stuff offensively that they think ,” Smith said. “We want to score more goals and today was all about having the puck more. We haven’t had the puck nearly enough. When we were playing well, we had the puck and we haven’t had it as much.
“And when we do put it in, we’re not putting in places to get it back, we’re giving it back. In simple terms, whoever has the puck more usually wins. Those two together , they think about the game differently and they were thinking of certain scenarios. They were just kind of going over it. was nothing more than entries and hockey stuff.”Article contentAlthough scheduled to attend the Los Angeles Kings/Chicago Blackhawks game Sunday at the United Center, GM Dorion opted to stay in Ottawa.
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