B-Sens Revert to old Ways
January 28, 2006
I’ve been intending to write a Binghamton Senators mid-season report card for a couple weeks now, but it seems like every game I go to I see a different team. Just when it seemed like they had turned a corner and won 10 out of 14, they started playing half-hearted again and have now lost 3 straight and are slipping further and further from the last playoff berth.
They have no excuses for a slide now since this is the healthiest the Sens organization has been in months (knock on wood). Norton is back in the lineup and Bochenski was sent back down to get some ice time. True, one of the losses can be pinned on the horrid officiating of Harry Dumas, but the other two losses, one against division rival Norfolk and the other against the cellar dwelling River Rats, lacked effort and it seemed as if the B-Sens were just unwilling to fight for wins. This was a complete reversal of what we’d seen over the last month where the Sens always tried hard and their biggest weakness was inconsistent defense and goaltending.
It’s hard to say what is wrong with the team at this point, but one has to wonder if scheduling may have something to do with it. Just when the B-Sens seemed to be on a roll they hit a very light portion of their schedule. The slump began after they had 5 days off. After dropping two games they had another five days off and then lost to Albany. Such long breaks between games can make a team lose their edge.
I still plan on writing my report card, but I’m waiting to see which team I should write about. The Sens are away tonight against Hershey and then have a rematch against WBS Penguins Sunday. It will be interesting to see how the Sens fair against the Pens in a Dumas-free game. There’s still a lot of hockey left, but if they Sens are truly playoff material they need to start playing that way today.
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