Senators Transactions
Senators Seeing Success from Summer Swaps With Sharks
October 26th, 2018 This season, there are three new faces on the Ottawa Senators that were acquired in the offseason via trades. In fact, they all came from the same team - the San Jose Sharks. Mikkel Boedker, Chris Tierney and Dylan DeMelo were all playing in California last...
Maple Leafs' Recent Dealings With the Senators
September 16th, 2018 Bitter rivals for years and regular opponents in the playoffs during the early 2000s, it’s understandable that the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators have rarely come to terms when it comes to trades. With just one move in the last 20 years between the two clubs,...
Who Did the Senators Get in the Karlsson Deal?
September 15th, 2018 On Thursday afternoon the Ottawa Senators traded Erik Karlsson to the San Jose Sharks. After months of rumors, the Senators opted for another transaction with the Sharks, to whom they traded Mike Hoffman earlier this summer (he was dealt to the Florida Panthers hours...
Erik Karlsson Trade: What It Means for Both Teams
September 14th, 2018 After 18 months of speculation, Erik Karlsson has been traded from the Ottawa Senators. The captain was traded to the San Jose Sharks, along with Francis Perron in exchange for Chris Tierney, Dylan DeMelo, Josh Norris, Rudolfs Balcers, a first-round draft pick in either...
The Karlsson Trade Drama: Who Saw That Coming?
September 14th, 2018 A trade that was long overdue, practically unavoidable and not surprising when it went down on Thursday, the San Jose Sharks just got a whole lot better while the Ottawa Senators jumpstarted a rebuild amidst responses from Sens fans that the organization got taken to the...
3 Best Trades in Senators History
August 26th, 2018 As the 2018-19 NHL season approaches, many of the Ottawa Senators' questions remain unanswered. Trade rumours have surrounded the team all through this summer, with captain Erik Karlsson at the center of the speculation. Goaltender Craig Anderson asked for a trade at the...
NHL News & Notes: Dobson, NBC, Aston-Reese & Tkachuk
August 13th, 2018 In the news today, Noah Dobson has signed his entry-level contract with the New York Islanders, NBC has released their broadcasting schedule for the 2018-19 season, Zach Aston-Reese is healthy and looking to make a solid impact at the NHL level and the Ottawa Senators have...
Senators Deadline Deals Paying Off
March 11th, 2017 Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion's trade deadline moves signaled he wants his team to take the next step as a franchise. With the team holding down second place in the Atlantic Division, a postseason berth seems all but certain as long as the team can play .500...
Sens' Trade for Burrows a Mistake
February 28th, 2017 It’s a trade that didn’t have to happen. To put it simply – it makes no sense. Pierre Dorion sent Ottawa Senators fans into a tizzy Monday afternoon, pulling the trigger on a highly contentious trade with the Vancouver Canucks that sent prospect Jonathan Dahlen to...
The Value of Cody Ceci to the Ottawa Senators
August 5th, 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 opens. Dorion and the Senators need to re-sign Ottawa native defenceman Cody...
Hoffman Signing a Win for Senators
July 29th, 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 second straight season. The deal will pay Hoffman an AAV of $5.1875 million...
Fantasy Outlook: Rangers and Senators Make a Trade
July 20th, 2016 News broke yesterday of the trade between the Rangers and Senators that sent fan-favorite Derick Brassard to the Senators for young center Mika Zibanejad. While not a "blockbuster" trade, it was a trade that saw a significant piece of each team's top-six forward rotation...
Trade for Brassard a Push for the Playoffs
July 19th, 2016 During his entirety as general manager, Bryan Murray never spun the Ottawa Senators into a full rebuild. Now his successor, Pierre Dorion is not yet willing to go that route either. Every time the team has had a bad season, it would bounce back the following year. In fact,...
