The Ottawa Senators got their preferred playoff match-up as they will face the struggling Montréal Canadiens in the first round. It is the first ever series between the two rivals and will no doubt be one for the ages. The Montréal Canadiens have been one of the most surprising teams this season and have shown ...
It’s no question that this upcoming offseason will be an interesting one for the Ottawa Senators. With over twenty-two million in cap space available next season, the Senators have the ability to make a major splash come July 5th. The Senators have sixteen players that need to be resigned and it’s likely we will not ...
The Ottawa Senators find themselves in quite the precarious situation. As anyone who’s followed hockey for a milisecond this season knows, the Sens have had injury problems. Well, that’s a slight (or huge) underestimation of the hard luck that’s befallen them. The somewhat good news is that defenseman Marc Methot should be back for Monday’s ...
It’s no secret by now that the Ottawa Senators are victim of the injury bug. In fact, to call it a “bug” would be to call the diseases in zombie movies a “bug”. This isn’t something the team will get over in a week or two: it’s a full-blown outbreak. Thankfully Kyle Turris, Ben Bishop ...
After striking Gold in the 2006 Olympic Games, Sweden was considered one of the favorites to come out on top once again in 2010. Unfortunately, they disappointed — finishing in just 5th place and failing to medal in the Vancouver Games. With many holdovers from their 2006 glory, most notably reigning Vezina Trophy winning goaltender ...
It was at the 12:29 mark of the 3rd period during Saturday afternoons’ game at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia when Flyers PA announcer Lou Nolan informed the crowd of a rarity. That rarity being that Ottawa Senators Captain Daniel Alfredsson had received a 5-minute major penalty for cross-checking and a game misconduct. The Sens lost ...
I know my NHL; I’m a student of the game since 1988. I generally know the names of 90-95% of the 700 or so active players in the league, but when the Ottawa Senators visited New Jersey on February 18, I have to admit they had more than a few players I was unaware of. ...
Do a quick Internet search for the Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook, and this phrase will pop up as a key descriptor: Life doesn’t always go according to plan. And if there’s one NHL team that can attest to the harsh reality of that statement, it’s the 2013 Ottawa Senators. Only in one’s worst nightmares could ...
According to the Apple software Siri he is! When you ask Siri to “Show me a picture of God” the result is an image of Ottawa Senators Captain Daniel Alfredsson. Ottawa radio sports station the Team 1200 has been worshiping Alfredsson for years now on the morning show hosted by Steve Warne who is the ...
When Scott Hartnell went down with a foot injury last month, the Philadelphia Flyers were left with a hole at the forward position. After learning Hartnell would be out for upwards of eight weeks, the Flyers needed a replacement and knew that time was of the essence. Within just hours of the Hartnell announcement, the ...
