A belated "Merry Sensmas" to you on the occasions of this - once common, now rare - two game winning streak.
Ottawa managed to knock off a hapless Atlanta Thrashers tgroup last night. While they secured the victory, the Sens were far from dominant against one of their cellar-dwelling colleagues. This was partly because of their 4AM arrival in Atlanta after playing the Hurricanes Tuesday, and also partly because they are still the same team that picked up 3 of a possible 16 points on a season-defining road trip. 
Brian Elliott did not have a Teflon performance by any means, as Pierre McGuire frequently pointed out. Elliott bobbled a few rebounds he should have held on to but, other than the shot that led to Atlanta's second goal, they did not come back to haunt him. Elliott looked solid, and the team appears to be rallying around his effort.
Dean McCammond scored for the second straight game, this time from the seat of his pants. His effort has been evident of late, and it's nice to see him getting results. The Senators also got big contributions for their first line, as Jason Spezza and Daniel Alfredsson both had powerplay markers. 
The mix of adequate defensive play and first line scoring the last two games makes you wonder where this level of execution has been for the last few weeks. If the Sens had struck this balance on their road trip, they might still have a realistic shot at the playoffs. While the wins are encouraging for the guys in the senators' dressing room, the only meaningful upward mobility these wins are likely to facilitate at this point is the kind that pushes the Sens up the draft order into a number 7-12 spot.
The Sens are off until Saturday night, when they will host the Montreal Canadiens. Les Glorieux have been red hot of late, going 9-2-1 in their last 12 outings, propelled by an offense that has scored 47 goals over that span. The Senators will need a very complete effort to contain the Habs' offense while finding time to score some goals themselves.
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Yeah. I think they learned this from the Leafs. it's called the "Toronto Push". It's when a team not quite mathematically eliminated makes a hard push for the playoffs, then has a bunch of guys with NMCs refuse to waive, then just misses both the playoffs and the sweet picks which could really turn things around, all so they can do the same next year. Bravo. Go Leafs... er, I mean Go Sens Go. Of course all this won't happen if BM manages to trade some of these guys for picks and propects. At least everyone is increasing their trade value a bit.
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