Posts About "Ben Harpur"

Overused Oduya Hurting the Senators

December 12th, 2017 When the Ottawa Senators signed Johnny Oduya this summer, it seemed like a natural fit. The team had just lost Marc Methot to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft and were looking for a veteran to replace him. And, with a blue line chock-full of young players, he seemed like the perfect mentor with two Stanley Cups to his...

Senators Defence Needs Young Legs

December 10th, 2017 When the Ottawa Senators lost top-pair defenceman Marc Methot over the summer, they knew they’d have to rely on younger players to replace him. So far, rookie defencemen like Thomas Chabot and Ben Harpur have been given a chance to contribute, and both players have shown some promise. Chabot, a first-round pick in 2015, has shown...

Disappointing Prospects: Senators' Development Camp Edition

July 20th, 2015 This post is the flip side of last week's Hope For Ottawa's Future post. Rather than celebrating the diamond in the rough, late-round draft steal and highlighting clever signings of undrafted prospects, in this post I am going to take a look at players whose performance during the 2015 development camp should raise red flags for...

Ottawa Senators Prospect Watch: CHL Edition

March 29th, 2015 The road to the Memorial Cup begins every season with 60 teams across Canada and the United States asking themselves if they have what it takes to win it all. As the season progresses, some of these teams are brought to the realization that it just isn't their year while others continue through with high hopes. When the playoffs...