Special Teams Key to Senators Success
When General Manager Pierre Dorion hired Head Coach Guy Boucher, one of the things he wanted to see the Senators improve on was special teams. In the 2015-16 campaign, the…
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How Derick Brassard Can Help Bobby Ryan
About a month ago, Ottawa Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion surprised many fans by trading Mika Zibanejad to the New York Rangers in exchange for Gatineau native Derick Brassard. To…
The Value of Cody Ceci to the Ottawa Senators
The off-season checklist for Ottawa Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion is getting smaller as the 2016-17 NHL season approaches.There is one last thing that needs to happen before training camp…
Hoffman Signing a Win for Senators
Ottawa Senators General Manager Pierre Dorion has continued his busy off-season this week by signing restricted free agent Mike Hoffman to a four-year extension and avoiding salary arbitration for a…
Stability Central in Centre Swap
Sometimes, breaking down a trade is an exercise in futility. Draft picks exchanged in deals take years to develop and even when they do, it’s often arguable that a different…
New Sens Personnel Look to Escape Mediocrity
It’s been almost a decade since the once-almighty Ottawa Senators were in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals. Since then, they’ve struggled to make the playoffs, failing to make it past…
Ottawa Senators Have Options Looking Ahead of Draft
The Ottawa Senators have flown slightly under the radar in relation to the number of prospects that will be ready for the NHL in a short matter of time. They…
Senators’ Chris Phillips Announces His Retirement
He was a force on the Ottawa Senators’ blue line for 18 seasons. But after missing the entirety of the 2015-16 season as a result of a back injury, defenseman…
Guy Boucher Named Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators
The Ottawa Senators have named Guy Boucher the 12th head coach in team history, the team announced Sunday. The three-year deal for Boucher was announced by new general manager Pierre…
Looking Back on Bryan Murray as General Manager
With the end of the regular season during a year full of talks about general manager Bryan Murray and his future, he announced his decision fairly quickly following the end…
Ottawa Senators Don’t Waste Time with a Sunday Clean Up
It didn’t take long for a decision to be made. The Ottawa Senators held a news conference early Sunday morning, confirming the long-awaited speculation that Bryan Murray would step down…
7 Candidates For Calgary’s New General Manager
After two months with the organization, Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke pulled the proverbial rip-cord last week, firing general manager Jay Feaster and assistant GM John Weisbrod.…