Does Zub coming back fix their funk

Team: 2023-24 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 8, 2023

Published: Nov. 8, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

They have only won 1 game since Zub got hurt and that was 5-2 victory in Pittsburgh. They've lost Chabot and Brannstrom too as well as Grieg and Kastelic. After the battle of Ontario game, they have 6 "home games" but 2 of the games are in Sweden. The 6 "home games" are starting with Vancouver who have been amazing to start the season, Calgary is winnable. and they go to Sweden to play Detroit and Minnesota (They have to at least leave Sweden with 2 points if not 3 points), the Islanders who goalied them earlier this season, and Florida who could have Ekblad/Montour back. They would have played only 4 road games by the end of December unless you count the Sweden games as road games. Still even if you count the Sweden games as road games, they would have played 11 home games and 6 road games in October/November. The schedule is going to be more road heavy starting in December. Zub should help the defence who had to play JBD in the Top 4 and play Sanderson/Chychrun/even Hamonic way more because thye bottom pair played less than 10 minutes a night in their last 3 games, but firing DJ Smith seems more likely because I still think they'll be below .500 or at .500 by the end of November and one more bad loss is gonna happen.