Senators Management
Senators Ownership Saga Continues
May 31st, 2018 As if it wasn’t intriguing enough already, there’s another layer to the Eugene Melnyk era in Ottawa. The Ottawa Senators were in the Canadian sports spotlight early this week after Daniel Alfredsson, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, sparked a fire when he told...
Senators Need to Build From the Blue Line
April 23rd, 2018 There is no single recipe for success in the modern NHL. Over the past decade or so, Stanley Cup-winning teams have been big and physical, fast and skilled, and various places in between. However, there have been few exceptions to the rule that a deep, skilled defence is...
Should the Senators Fire Guy Boucher?
April 18th, 2018 Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has a lot of decisions to make this offseason, but how he approaches the first item on his to-do list will give fans an idea of what direction the team is headed in. After a thirtieth place finish, it’s safe to assume that...
Ottawa Senators Enter Crucial Offseason
April 14th, 2018 This is not where the Ottawa Senators thought they’d be during the opening week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Only one year removed from a deep playoff run, the Sens finished the season with only 67 points, giving them the second-worst record in the NHL and the...
Senators Postseason Town Hall Just First of Many
April 12th, 2018 The new era of transparency in the NHL continued apace this week in Ottawa as Eugene Melnyk, the beleaguered owner of the Ottawa Senators, spoke to approximately 300 season ticket-holders in a town hall-style meeting. Joined by general manager Pierre Dorion they answered...
Is Boucher the Right Guy for a Senators Rebuild?
March 10th, 2018 Ottawa Senators fans have been hoping to see some semblance of a plan from management since last month’s trade deadline saga unfolded, and the team has been sending out mixed messages ever since. However, there's one thing the organization has kept talking about:...
Are the Senators Rethinking Their Rebuild?
February 28th, 2018 Fans of the Ottawa Senators had no idea what their team would like after Monday’s trade deadline, and many were fearing the worst. However, with several key players supposedly up for grabs, including captain Erik Karlsson, the Senators approach to deadline day showed that...
Senators Can't Afford to Trade Karlsson
February 25th, 2018 The Ottawa Senators head into the NHL trade deadline with a massive cloud over their heads. While there has been speculation about Erik Karlsson’s future in Ottawa since the Sens’ captain talked openly about his contract status in December, there was no real indication...
Senators' Lack of Direction: Who's to Blame?
February 11th, 2018 After just over a year on the job, Tom Anselmi is out as president of the Ottawa Senators. The story broke on Friday afternoon, but this wasn’t the only news to come out of the Senators’ front office that day. Hours later, the Sens announced that general manager Pierre...
Trade Deadline Presents Big Opportunity for Senators
January 17th, 2018 Prior to last season’s trade deadline, Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion made an effort to shore up the team’s forward group for the remainder of the season. The Sens added veteran forwards Tommy Wingels, Alex Burrows and Viktor Stalberg, players who helped...
Senators Weekly: New Year, Old Concerns
January 3rd, 2018 The Ottawa Senators’ annual skills competition couldn’t have come at a better time. It looked like the Senators’ ugly 5-0 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday night was going to spoil the team's fortuitous three-day break between New Year’s Eve and Jan. 2, but the...
Senators Weekly: Big Decisions Ahead for Dorion
December 28th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators are far from where they expected to be by the end of December. Sitting at seventh place in the Atlantic Division, any hopes of a playoff spot are quickly starting to fade. The math certainly isn’t in their favour, as the Senators are 15 points back of...
Why Melnyk Needs to Sell the Senators
December 15th, 2017 A good owner is like a good stay-at-home defenceman: The less you hear his name, the better. Apparently, the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Eugene Melnyk, didn’t get that memo. Never one to shy away from the media, Melnyk was once again at it Wednesday as he responded...
