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Konecny Excelling in Rookie Season

Chris Crawford | December 4, 2016

Travis Konecny had one goal in mind heading into the Flyers training camp, to make the team’s starting roster and have his NHL dream come true. By the end of camp,…

Categories Philadelphia Flyers

Dzingel Proving to Be a Valuable Senator

Chris Crawford | November 16, 2016

If Senators fans were asked who would be the players leading the team’s offense among forwards to start the season, names like Bobby Ryan, Mike Hoffman or Mark Stone would…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Special Teams Key to Senators Success

Chris Crawford | November 4, 2016

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…

Categories Ottawa Senators

The Next Great Ones: Sasha Chmelevski

Chris Crawford | October 17, 2016

When the Ottawa 67s traded their franchise player Travis Konecny last year, they aimed to receive a solid return and investment in their future. They got exactly that in the…

Categories CHL, OHL

Can Boucher Get Lazar to Take the Next Step?

Chris Crawford | October 1, 2016

It is no secret that Curtis Lazar has struggled to find the back of the net in his young NHL career. With Head Coach Guy Boucher coming in and implementing…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Catching Up with Top Flyers Prospect Travis Konecny

Chris Crawford | September 13, 2016

Travis Konecny has his sights on the NHL and making the Philadelphia Flyers roster for the 2016-17 campaign. It was a roller coaster of a season for Konecny in 2015-16.…

Categories Flyers Prospects, Philadelphia Flyers

Can Zack Smith Have a Repeat Season?

Chris Crawford | September 2, 2016

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…

Categories Ottawa Senators

How Derick Brassard Can Help Bobby Ryan

Chris Crawford | August 23, 2016

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…

Categories Ottawa Senators

The Value of Cody Ceci to the Ottawa Senators

Chris Crawford | August 5, 2016

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…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Senators Transactions

Hoffman Signing a Win for Senators

Chris Crawford | July 29, 2016

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…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Senators Transactions
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