OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will only go as far as Linus Ullmark takes them.

But so far this season, the $8.25-million, Vezina-calibre goaltender has not been good enough, allowing 23 goals in his first six starts. We can discuss the niceties of the penalty kill, five-on-five defence and defensive structure, but none matter as much as Ullmark’s performance.

“I am not pleased with how many goals have gone in,” Ullmark said.

Ullmark has an .854 save percentage and sits second-worst in the league in terms of cumulative goals saved above expected at minus-7.5, according to moneypuck.com. As a team, Ottawa is last in goals against. You don’t need to be Einstein to know that’s not a winning formula.

Through six games, the play of the Senators’ No. 1 has been reminiscent of recent Ottawa goa

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