It's already a month since Mike Fisher was traded to Nashville, and 10 days after the trade deadline. What's been happening with the Senators alumni? Who's the best of the "ex-Sens"?



Believe it or not, it's not Fisher. Nor Chris Kelly or Alex Kovalev. It's Chris Campoli. Campoli has really come into his own with the Hawks and already has 2 points in just five games. For a D-man, those are really respectable numbers, and nearly twice as good as what he did with Ottawa. You could see it in his play near the end of his stay in Ottawa. Campoli was primo trade bait and had a huge "take me" sign painted on him.

What of the others? Except for Jarkko Ruutu, their performances have all slipped. Ruutu has improved marginally, going from an average 0.20 points per game in Ottawa to 0.25 points per game in Anaheim. Fish has dropped from 0.44 to 0.33 points, Kelly has gone from 0.40 to 0.25, and Kovalev has dropped like a stone: from 0.50 to 0.16. Strange how Kovie still managed to get a half-point a game in Ottawa, even though we felt he didn't perform for us.

And Brian Elliott? Well Elliott is Elliott. His numbers haven't changed much, nor has his win-loss ratio. He's likely another ex-Sens goaltender who is due for the woodpile behind the shed.

Meanwhile the acquisitions the Senators made have not panned out all that great, except of course for Craig "Neo" Anderson, who has been superhuman. We're still waiting for something out of Marek Svatos although he does try hard. It would be nice for his to recover his scoring touch after all the injuries he has suffered. This is likely his last crack at reviving his career. As for Ryan Potulny, he has not yet made an impact, but to be fair, he hasn't had much ice time.

In the end, it really doesn't matter. The new talent from Binghamton has really ramped the game up a notch and it's once again great fun to watch the Senators.

GO SENS GO!!