Erik Karlsson Says Budget Team Senators Short On Skill
After letting a second-period lead slip away in a 3-2 loss to the Sabres on Tuesday, Senators captain Erik Karlsson spoke bluntly about his team’s recent struggles. MORE: Latest Power Rankings | NHL’s worst contracts, by team “We’re a budget team,” he said, via TSN 1200 in Ottawa. “We don’t have the players here that most high-skill teams do. We’re successful when we play a grinding game.” The loss was especially bitter because it came at the hands of former Senators goalie Robin Lehner, who earned his first win since being traded to the Sabres in the offseason....