In a piece that came out yesterday in their magazine, ESPN ranked all the franchises in North American pro sports. They took every team from the NHL, NFL, MLB and the NBA and assigned them their rankings based on 21 different catgeories. The Senators came in at #82 overall, a significant drop from the #49 they were the previous season, mostly due to their performance on the ice in 2010-11. If you're wondering where we rank in terms of NHL teams, it was 22nd overall, which isn't very good, being in the bottom third of the league.
The only good news is the Toronto Maple Leafs came in dead last in the NHL rankings and 3rd last overall at #120.
Thoughts?