The Binghamton Senators have passed the 50-game mark and it’s time to take stock and see how the team and the players are performing. The B-Sens went 5-5-0, keeping them 1st in their division and 3rd in the conference (for their previous ten games go here). The team’s 191 goals remain 1st in the conference, while their 153 goals has improved to 12th.
Player’s stats (NHL=games in the NHL, ECHL=games in the ECHL):
Mike Hoffman 10-9-9-18 +3
Shane Prince 10-8-5-13 +7
Andre Petersson 9-1-11-12 +12
Jim O’Brien 10-5-5-10 +8
Mark Stone 6-6-3-9 +4
Cole Schneider 10-3-5-8 +2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 10-2-6-8 +4
Chris Wideman 10-1-7-8 +10
Matt Puempel 8-4-2-6 Even
Corey Cowick 10-3-3-6 +5
David Dziurzynski 9-2-3-5 -1
Daniel New 10-0-5-5 +1
Stephane Da Costa 3-1-3-4 +3 [NHL 8-3-1-4 +1]
Buddy Robinson 9-1-2-3 Even
Mark Borowiecki 10-0-2-2 +5
Wacey Hamilton 9-0-2-2 -3
Michael Sdao 6-2-0-2 +3
Derek Grant 3-2-0-2 +1
Danny Hobbs 2-1-1-2 +3 [ECHL 7-4-2-6 Even]
Fredrik Claesson 10-0-1-1 +3
Darren Kramer 6-0-1-1 Even
Tyler Eckford 5-0-1-1 +3
Ben Blood 9-0-0-0 +6
Ludwig Karlsson [ECHL 12-4-3-7 +1]
Jakub Culek [ECHL 12-2-4-6 +7]
Troy Rutkowski [ECHL 13-0-3-3 -2]
Andrew Hammond 4-3-0 2.73 .901
Nathan Lawson 1-1 2.68 .917
Scott Greenham 1-0-0 3.00 .917
It was a fantastic stretch for Hoffman, who earned an AHL all-star selection. This is the kind of dominance expected of him at this level when he arrived, but only in his fourth year has he final reached it. Prince and the rest of the offence also exploded, so it’s easier to focus on players not producing, amounting to two forwards: Robinson (who has truly fallen off since the start of the season) and Hamilton (who just doesn’t put up numbers at this level). New continues to play regularly, ahead of actual Sens prospects, and it’s interesting that Blood (who offers nothing offensively) played more than Sdao who has a little more punch (in more than one way) than he does. Petersson lead the team as a plus, while Hamilton was the worst of only two minuses. Hammond‘s numbers continue to improve (including earning his first shutout) and Greenham won his first start with the B-Sens; Lawson‘s problems in staying healthy remain. In the ECHL, Culek and Karlsson‘s production remains erratic, while Rutkowski seems a bit behind where they are in his development (certainly his offensive talent has yet to show itself).
This article is written by Peter Levi (@eyeonthesens)
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eyeonthesens 
Its a shame about Robinson as he came in with a lot of hype. Hopefully he can have a good last 26 games of the season and a strong playoffs.
Hoffman is following his career trend where he starts off slow and develops into a dominant player at the level he is at. Hopefully the Sens give him enough time in the NHL to become a legit NHL player.
There’s definitely plenty of time for Robinson to figure his game out; I doubt the organisation is as concerned about his numbers as they are about how he plays the game.
I’m still not sure how well Hoffman’s skill set translates at the next level–he needs a real opportunity to show his stuff, but there’s a long line of prolific AHL scorers who can’t get it done consistently in the NHL, so that’s worth keeping in mind.