Why Melnyk Needs to Sell the Senators
A good owner is like a good stay-at-home defenceman: The less you hear his name, the better. Apparently, the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Eugene Melnyk, didn’t get that memo.…
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Overused Oduya Hurting the Senators
When the Ottawa Senators signed Johnny Oduya this summer, it seemed like a natural fit. The team had just lost Marc Methot to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion…
What’s Wrong With the Ottawa Senators?
All is not well in Canada’s capital for the local team. It’s not quite at the state-of-emergency level, to borrow from the region’s political speak, but if the Ottawa Senators…
Mark Stone Playing for Big Pay-Day
If there was an area of Mark Stone’s game that needed work heading into 2017-18 it was consistency. Despite being one of the most dogged defensive forwards in the league…
No Karlsson, No Problem for Senators
Raise your hand if you thought an Erik Karlsson-less Ottawa Senators team would make it through the first five games of the season without a regulation loss. Not many out…
Ottawa Senators 2017-18 Season Preview: What to Expect
Out to prove their run to the Eastern Conference Final last season wasn’t a fluke, the Ottawa Senators already have their backs against the wall. They could be without their…
Brown, Formenton Impressive for Senators
It’s at this point of the preseason that rosters begin to take near-regular season shape. For Guy Boucher and the Ottawa Senators, the hope was to ice lineups in their…
Senators’ Injuries Add Intrigue to Preseason
It’s a little early to start parading down Elgin Street just yet, but with their 6-2 thumping of the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday night, the Ottawa Senators officially kicked off…
Ottawa Senators Roster Predictions 2017-18
September is almost here and that can only mean one thing: the hockey season, at long last, is almost upon us. For the Ottawa Senators, the 2017-18 season can’t come…
Remembering Bryan Murray: Winner and Fighter
The hockey world lost a true icon Saturday with the passing of long-time executive Bryan Murray. The 74-year-old succumbed to the Stage 4 colon cancer he had been fighting for…
3 Senators Who Need Big Seasons
There’s a lot to be positive about in Ottawa these days if you’re an Ottawa Senators fan: Erik Karlsson is in his prime and tearing up the league, on one…
Senators Accomplish Much by Doing Little
As the saying goes, sometimes the best moves are the ones you don’t make. For the Ottawa Senators, it couldn’t be more relevant. Rather than overpay for players like Kevin…