Posts About "Alex Burrows"
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 the final playoff spot in the division with 47 games to...
Fixing the Ottawa Senators Power Play
November 29th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators could blame a lot of things for their current six-game losing streak. Goalies Craig Anderson and Mike Condon have let in questionable goals at bad times, captain Erik Karlsson has struggled to put up the point totals he usually does, and Matt Duchene has just one goal since joining the team. However, one aspect of the...
The Return of Alex Burrows
October 10th, 2017 He's back. The dragon slayer, and everyone's favourite pest returns to Vancouver tonight in the city where his illustrious NHL career began. He won't go down as the best or most talented Canuck in history, but he was definitely one of the most well-liked. Burrows played his way into the hearts of Canucks fans with outstanding grit,...
Senators Success Fueled by Depth
March 14th, 2017 They aren’t setting the league on fire, they don’t have much star power and they definitely don’t strike fear into the hearts of their opponents in the way some of the best do. But don’t tell that to the Ottawa Senators, who have forged their own path to success in 2016-17. The usual suspects – Erik Karlsson, Kyle Turris,...
Burrows & Stalberg Deals Paying Dividends
March 13th, 2017 The Ottawa Senators were already in a good place approaching the NHL trade deadline. They saw a complete turnaround from the previous season with Guy Boucher as their new head coach. Also, they were creeping up on first place in the Atlantic Division with games in hand. It made sense that ownership gave rookie general manager Pierre...
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 hockey down the stretch. At the deadline, Dorion added much...
