Heading into his sixth season, alternate captain Thomas Chabot wants badly to see this team play meaningful games in March and April.
Trying to help the Senators become a contender in the difficult Eastern Conference, general manager Pierre Dorion rolled up his sleeves in the summer with coach D.J. Smith and the rest of the hockey operations staff to make significant changes.
“Any time you start a season, everybody wants to make the playoffs,” Chabot said Wednesday after the skate in Saint-Jovite. “That’s no , but at the end of the day we’re aware that our division isn’t easy to get through. You look the last few seasons and there’s some talented teams that have made the playoffs.
As for Sanderson, the 20-year-old didn’t look out of place in the pre-season. The pace of this one against the Sabres will be a lot higher, but he’s shown good poise.“Throughout the summer, everybody was happy when we were adding those pieces, but at the same time the new guys have come in and they’ve just fit right in,” Chabot said. “They love having fun, but when we hit the ice it’s all business.
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