Senators credit total commitment to Boucher’s system for recent success
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are all in, and they are reaping the rewards.
The Senators sit second in the Atlantic Division, are riding a three-game winning streak and are playing with a confidence rarely seen last season. Players say it’s a result of total commitment to head coach Guy Boucher’s system.
The Senators just wrapped up a three-game home stand and won two of three games by one goal, and even when trailing showed a resilience that was sometimes lacking earlier in the season.
“Guys have a total buy in,” said forward Alex Burrows, acquired from the Vancouver Canucks prior to the trade deadline. “You can have any system, but if you have total buy in from all 20 guys normally that’s a good sign and right now I can see in this lineup that everyone is believing in the system, everyone wants to compete in the system and we’re getting the right results.”