Weekly Question: How Can The Sens Break Their Early-Season Curse?

The Ottawa Senators have struggled to start the season well in each of D.J. Smith's three seasons as head coach. The team started the 2019-20 season with a 2-7-1 record. In 2020-21 they started with 2.12-0 and ended the year in the league's basement. By 2021-22 they were playing well and were in playoff contention. Their 2022-23 season officially began on Thursday.

The Ottawa Senators have a bad habit of starting the season with a win. The team won the opening game of the new season in 2020-21 and 2021-22.

The Sens lost their season opener against the Leafs. Matt Murray needs to play a 40-save shutout to win the game.

The last time Julia Robillard's hearing centre commercial was aired during a Sens game was in May 2021. Julia's logo should be put on the jerseys and her jingle should play during warmups.

The Sens have a problem with early season injuries. D.J. Smith should put Zub in the shootout.

The Ottawa Senators are struggling early in the season. They are tied with Boston for last place in league. Their best chance to improve their fortunes is to score a goal with their own net empty.

The Ottawa Senators need a new goal song. They should play something different than the current one. The Sens are a young, exciting team with a strong identity on and off the ice. The old song Song 2 is associated with errant pucks bouncing off Chris Tierney's arm to break a shutout in a game the Sens were already losing 3-0.

The Ottawa Senators won against the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2021-22 season. Anton Forsberg was named the new starting goalie.

Brendan Lemieux bit Brady Tkachuk during a fight. Brady went on a seven-game scoring spree after that. The team soon followed suit. Brad Marchand and Brendan Lemiuk will meet on November 27th.

The Sens have an early-season curse.