Preview: Senators Summon the Devils
The Ottawa Senators will look to end their losing streak by beating another team trying to do the same as the New Jersey Devils visit the Canadian Tire Centre tonight. The Senators…
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Can Zack Smith Have a Repeat Season?
Many NHL teams would relish the idea of their third or fourth line forward scoring 25 goals in a season- and the Senators got exactly that last season from their…
Can Zack Smith Score 20 Goals Again?
Zack Smith probably has not heard so much talk about his play up to this point in his hockey career, as the 28-year- old has not scored this many goals…
Fantasy Findings: Late Season Studs, Duds and Young Stars
Another week in the books and teams are starting to lock up positioning in the standings – both in the NHL and most fantasy leagues. Most owners now know whether…
Senators’ Contract Extension With Chris Wideman Raises Questions
The Ottawa Senators announced early Wednesday morning they have signed D Chris Wideman to a two-year, $1.6m contract extension. The 26-year-old is a late bloomer into the NHL, but has…
The Ottawa Senators Are Thriving Under Playoff Pressures
They have been counted out by many. The Ottawa Senators’ likelihood of making the playoffs this year has, for a while, seemed miniscule. The inconsistencies of the team have seemed…
Zack Smith Is Not A First Line Player
For many, this season has brought back a handful of seemingly forgotten memories of former Ottawa Senators’ head coach Paul MacLean. After proving his success and winning the Jack Adams…
Zack Smith Fined For Diving
A second diving/embellishing infraction has seen Ottawa Senators forward Zack Smith fined $2,000 by the NHL on Thursday. The fine comes out of nowhere in some ways, since Smith wasn’t…
The 10 Most Offensively Gifted Enforcers in the NHL
An enforcer in hockey is defined as a player whose role on a team is to respond physically and aggressively to unwarranted play by the opponents, usually by challenging the…
Meet the Ottawa Senators’ new Mike Fisher: Zack Smith
Many Ottawa Senators fans were shocked and quickly decried the trade of rugged centre Mike Fisher to the Nashville Predators last February, suggesting his aggressive two-way play and popularity in the city (especially with female fans) were too valuable for the team to give up. The Senators’ general manager Bryan Murray came under fire for giving up a player like Fisher, with critics arguing that a rebuilding team needs a veteran presence like Fisher to succeed.
Craig Anderson Signs 4-Year Extension to Stay in Ottawa
As the current NHL season winds down, Ottawa GM Bryan Murray announced on Monday morning that he had taken care of some important business for next season. Recently acquired goaltender…
Ottawa Senators Fall to 30th Overall in the NHL Standings
Ottawa Senators fans woke up in unfamiliar territory this morning – last place in the NHL standings. With the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday evening,…