What sparked Sens turnaround and allowed them back in series vs. Leafs?

What has sparked the Senators turnaround and allowed them to get back in their series with the Maple Leafs? What was the most concerning part about the Leafs’ performance in their Game 5 loss? Bryan Hayes joins SC with Jay Onrait for another edition of Harvey’s Hot Takes, where he shares his thoughts.

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  6. How the F**K are they "Not prepared" how many years does it take these pigeons to get prepared lol. The sad part is Florida is gonna FEAST on the leafs if they get past Ottawa, and they way they're playing the Sens stand a better chance against em than the Leafs.

  10. Sens will still likely lose the series, but they have such a bright future. Yakemchuk should be ready next year, all their best players are locked up long term, and the cap is going up so they can add through free agency.

  11. I'd say the Leafs core 4 choking as usual is what did it. Tavares is doing okay with 3 goals in 5 games, but the other 3 each have 1 goal in 5 games. How can you be happy with 3 goals in 5 games from over $35 million worth of contracts?

  13. Take out Nick Roberston for helping you win your division and winning the first 2 games of the series, was a great idea. And to replace him with an injured player who didnt play the last half of the regular season was an even better idea. thanks Leafs management. Do you even know the saying "If it aint broke dont fix it!"?

  15. Worst leaf game I’ve ever seen in my life, imagine coming home for a series clinching game and not giving the crowd a single moment of excitement, shutout by the worst team in the play offs, which now the leafs are even if they win game 6. Get these idiots off the leafs they just can’t play here

  17. The Sens have a real captain and leader who wears his heart on his sleeve and never gives up. It's more than just a C on the jersey.

  18. i really dont care about the regular season, or its stats… take willy off the power play. hes not mentally tough in those moments and doesnt play with grit either. hes a smooth and silent killer. a pretty goal scorer. we knows hes amzing off the rush and hes got 13 pp goals in the RS. but in the playoffs its not about pretty. you need to simplify the set up and put pucks on net and let the big guys like JT and Knies do their thing in the slot. i wanna remind everyone how good our pp was without toners and Mcmann was on with JT and Kniesy. these are guy who will shoot dirty and be aggressive in the slot and make a smart play and score a rebound. we dont need fancy, pretty, or calculated goals. we have that skillset naturally … we need to put the effing puck on net. the majority of the team has bought into the grittyness it takes to win playoff hockey, but im sorry william nylander does not have what it takes to play like that in these high pressure situations. as weve seen thus far, the majority of the core 4 are clutch goal scorers and pretty goal scorers, while guys like Knies and JT fight the 50/50 puck battles which lead into great offensive opportunities because of how physical they play. another thing we need to do is coach our third and fourth lines better. Mcmann, Domi, Jancrook and Lorentz need more love and motivation and they need to be told they are good enough to help us close games in these high pressure situations. they are bringing more grit and physicality yet no offensive finishes. whatever man i know that this year we are way better and overall we are buying into this new identity and system that coaching is creating, but its so hard to ignore the fact that the core 4 havent accomplished anything in 9 years. THEY are the ones who make up the PP. THEY are the ones the team needs to rely on in these moments… i mean if you cant get a PP going then what are we doing ? i just hope we win this series so were not embarrassed and some how come back even stronger for florida which will be even harder but who even has patience to go there right now

  21. The Sens are playing with house money and are not expected to win. Nothing is more dangerous than a team with nothing to lose. The leafs keep squeezing the sticks a little tighter as the series goes on. Not sure what the outcome is going to be but game 2-5 have been fun to watch. Keep in mind with 3 overtime games one shot and each of those could have gone the other way. I think both teams are very evenly matched. Look forward to game 6 lets see how that goes.

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