The last two losses have been devastating for the fans and team alike.

On Dec 23rd the Sens dropped their first of this 8 game road trip to the Flyers in dramatic fashion.  After falling behind 4-2 they fought back to actually tie the game on a Chris Phillips slap shot with under ten minutes to go.

But then the unthinkable happened.  As Captain Alfie picked up the puck on the boards with three minutes to go he dropped it back to no one in particular.  The Flyers picked it up and put it past Gerber for the win.

Last night the Sens took a two nothing lead on a strong Calgary squad and seemed to be in control of the game.  In a matter of three minutes they gave up three goals to fall behind 3-2.  They then tied the game — once again, remarkably, on the strength of a Phillips slapper.  But only minutes later the Flames regained the lead and then cruised to a 6-3 win which included an empty net goal after Fisher coughed up the puck.

These losses are not your run-of-the-mill events, but rather heart breaking setbacks.

Interestingly, the team continues to find new ways to lose games daily.  Now four games below .500 time is running out for the Sens to regroup.  They have 6 games left on the road trip and unless they can go at least 4-1-1 in those games they may as well start dumping players and shooting for Tavares.

Will the road to respectability start tonight against Vancouver?  Only father time knows for sure!

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It has been announced that Fisher is going to play tonight and Hartsburg will use him on the point again.

While I think Hartsburg has made some real solid decisions (Auld over Gerber) since his arrival, some have been quite odd.

Fisher has zero ability to run a PP. Sure he has a canon of a shot, but even then he never hits the net! He’s more likely to injure one of the big three than hit the back of the mesh.

Further, he’s always found it difficult to click with skilled players…thus, running a PP seems like a real odd choice.

It seems as thought this organization is still afraid to put Alfies back there based on what happened against Buffalo three seasons ago. But the reality is that the team had the best PP in the league that year and Alfie was a big reason why.

 #11 sees the game about as well as anyone in the league. And while his shot might not crack the 100 mph barrier - it is incredibly accurate!

In conclusion, put Alfie on the point and Fisher in front of the net, or on the bench, and the Sens’ PP will be all set.