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That was the record for the recent eight game road trip of the Ottawa Senators, concluding with a 6-4 loss to the Bruins last night.

Changes are a-coming.

And I have to admit, the sting of seeing my team find new ways to lose is offset by the rumoured changes that could take place in Sens brass.

Bob McKenzie of TSN mentioned on a Montreal radio station the possibility of coach Craig Hartsburg, GM Bryan Murray and President Roy Mlakar being replaced by Pat Quinn, Bob Nicholson and one of the greatest players to ever play the game, Steve Yzerman.

Like that song, how does it go (I changed the lyrics a little: "When Yzerman was announced, as a potential GM, I j***** in my pants..."), that would be a huge shakeup for the Senators. Owner Eugene Melnyk isn't a passive owner and if he feels this is what should be done to turn things around, he'll do it.

Yzerman may have no desire to leave Detroit as he's been with the organization for over two decades. But still, you never know, he grew up in Nepean and has family in Ottawa, his brother Chris Yzerman actually a participant in my auction pool this year (one of the players he took was Sean Avery...meh, we're not all perfect). Red Wings GM Ken Holland has been doing a terrific job and Stevie Y may think he won't get a crack at a GM job with Detroit so Ottawa would be an alternative. It's not an entirely crazy idea.

But how much can coaching and management change to alter the team's misfortunes and turn back into a contender? The goalies aren't stopping the puck. The defense can't get the puck out of their zone. The scorers aren't scoring (ranked dead last in the league in goals for). Maybe it's the players that need to be singled out.

Is it time to rebuild?

Well I will tell you one thing...I saw the World Junior championships and saw a player named John Tavares light up the lamp each & every night. Tavares donning a Sens uniform would definitely ease the pain of a losing season. Add to the fact Leafs fans everywhere would be crying their eyes out over that would be icing on the cake.

Maybe Ottawa should just stay the course?