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It wasn’t a great for the Senators, as they rattled off four-straight losses to make up for the six-game winning streak they brought into it. To be fair, they were all against good teams (Lightning, Blackhawks, Canadiens x2), and only one loss was by more than one goal. It’s not all doom and gloom. And that’s reflected in the rankings, in which most people were just kept neutral.
Biggest Gains: Mike Condon
He put up pretty great numbers against the league’s hottest team (Chicago), as well as the upsurging Lightning. It’s good to know the Sens have a backup who can hold them in games when they need him to.
Biggest Losses: Ryan Dzingel
He put up a goal this week, but it only seemed to draw attention to the fact that he only has two points in his last 15 games. I was hoping last week that his goal would open the floodgates, but so far it hasn’t.
Ups and Downs:
| Player | Trend | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Trend | Notes |
| Goaltenders | ||
| Craig Anderson | ▼ | Good news: his injury wasn't long-term. Bad news: he didn't have the best weekend. |
| Mike Condon | ▲ | See Biggest Gains |
| Chris Driedger | ━ | Didn't get to play. Probably won't get to play for the big Sens at this point |
| Defensemen | ||
| Mark Borowiecki | ▼ | Almost lost his spot to Claesson, but a losing streak put him back in the lineup |
| Cody Ceci | ━ | Pretty good week actually for a guy I've been hard on all season |
| Fredrik Claesson | ━ | Went two games without a point, got scratched again |
| Erik Karlsson | ━ | Three points, but he looked a little tired as the week went on |
| Marc Methot | ━ | A rare point this week! |
| Dion Phaneuf | ▲ | Possession-wise, he actually had a great week. That surprises me. |
| Chris Wideman | ━ | Up and down week for him. At least he's pretty much guaranteed a roster spot now. |
| Forwards | ||
| Derick Brassard | ━ | He probably misses Stone the most of anyone on the team |
| Alexandre Burrows | ━ | He's not scoring a goal every game anymore, but he's still doing well |
| Ryan Dzingel | ▼ | See Biggest Losses |
| Mike Hoffman | ━ | Three points in four games, but he hasn't transformed the third line |
| Chris Kelly | ━ | He fought this week! |
| Clarke MacArthur | + | He's been practising lately, but I sure hope he doesn't wreck his future |
| Chris Neil | + | No word on his injury as of late |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | ▼ | He's hardly been standing out |
| Tom Pyatt | ━ | Mediocre week for him too |
| Bobby Ryan | ━ | His return from injury was... OK. |
| Zack Smith | ▲ | Possession-wise he still had a really good week |
| Viktor Stålberg | ━ | Average week for a decent player |
| Mark Stone | + | The team misses him lots |
| Kyle Turris | ▲ | Good week possession-wise for him too |