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Senators’ Alberta sweep exemplifies why there’s hope for a brighter future

As we settle into 2022, the Ottawa Senators are four years deep in their rebuild and on track for another lottery pick. Not surprisingly the numbers aren’t pretty out of this lengthy slog. Since the day the Senators traded away captain and franchise defenceman Erik Karlsson at the dawn of the 2018 training camp, Ottawa has posted a record of 88-127-25. Eighty-eight wins out of 240 games. Since Feb. 25, 2019, the day Mark Stone was dealt to the Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa has gone 66-92-20; 66 victories from 178 games. That might seem depressing, for those who don’t follow the team. And to some who do. The Senators haven’t had a sniff of a playoff spot since their surprise run of 2017, despite expectations inside the organization itself that it would be competitive these past two seasons. Last year was doomed by a horrible start and poor goaltending. This current one collapsed in November under the weight of injuries and Covid-related issues, followed by a near-complete shutdown...