It is now over a year into Melnyk’s predicted window of success and over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many are still predicting and expecting the Senators to miss the playoffs next season. This forces us to ask the question, how much slack should people give the Senators for failing to meet their own outlined window of success due to the pandemic?
In his 4th NHL season with 10 games remaining, Tkachuk has already set career highs across the board in goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes. During what has been a disappointing year for the Senators, he is leading by example in his 1st year as captain and proving himself to be an elite winger.
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