Loss of Methot Reflects Poorly on Dorion
It’s ironic, isn’t it? On the night he was in contention for GM of the Year at the 2017 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, it was Pierre Dorion’s mismanagement that…
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Predicting Senators’ Expansion Draft Protection List
The Expansion Draft is less than a week away and the NHL is ready to officially welcome its 31st franchise – which still sounds a little odd – the Vegas…
Time to Give Senators Some Respect
“This was not supposed to happen,” NHL on TSN host James Duthie declared on behalf of the hockey world. The target of his statement? The Ottawa Senators, aka the NHL’s…
Ottawa Hockey Analytics Conference Rethinks the Game
For the third consecutive year, some of the best analytical minds in the sport gathered in Ottawa for the annual hockey analytics conference on May 6. Although advanced stats have…
Q&A With Analytics Expert Rob Vollman
Ahead of the third annual Ottawa Hockey Analytics Conference, The Hockey Writers sat down with one of the guest speakers at the conference, hockey analytics pioneer Rob Vollman. An author…
Clarke MacArthur’s Return an Inspiration for Senators
It was only 18 months ago that Clarke MacArthur’s career had seemingly met a certain end. With the prospects of him returning to hockey a longshot at best, the Ottawa…
Karlsson Proving He’s NHL’s Best Defenceman
Erik Karlsson has officially put the NHL on notice. “It’s Erik Karlsson’s world and we’re all just living in it,” an Ottawa Senators blogger by the name of Bonk’s Mullet…
Senators Fortunate to Salvage Home Split
It’s amazing what a win can do for a team’s confidence. Down 3-1 to the Boston Bruins heading into the third period of Game 2, things looked bleak for the…
Defence Will Decide Senators’ Playoff Fate
Among the 16 teams privileged enough to be playing in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, is there any that has received less play in the media than the Ottawa Senators?…
Thank You, Mike Condon
Thank you, Mike, for accepting the perils of a strange situation without hesitation. Thank you, for filling in for Craig Anderson without trying to replace him. Thank you, for not…
Is White the Senators’ Answer?
Mired in one of their worst slumps of the season, and with injuries piling up, the end of Boston College’s season – and thus, Colin White’s collegiate career – couldn’t…
Methot Injury an Opportunity for Claesson
There were few positives about Marc Methot’s gruesome injury against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It left him without a fingertip – and, on a related note, left many fans running for…