OTTAWA — In the first two games of the 2025-26 season, the Ottawa Senators have shown how far they’ve come and how far they need to go.

Against Tampa Bay on Thursday, they showed their ability to be resilient, breaking out to dominate and score at five-on-five. But against Florida — the best team in the world for two seasons — they weren’t even close in a 6-2 defeat.

A friendly reminder to worried Senators fans: it’s a long season, and you’re never as good or as bad as one result. Here’s what we’ve learned about the Ottawa Senators through two games.

Ullmark’s a concern

The first two games of Linus Ullmark‘s season have been shaky, to say the least. Evan Rodrigues’ goal Saturday was emblematic: the puck bounced off Ullmark’s glove, turning what could have been a huge save into a back-b

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