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NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Oilers, Senators, Flyers

Jim Parsons | December 4, 2023

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, did the Detroit Red Wings and Patrick Kane talk about a trade this season if the Red Wings don’t make the playoffs? Meanwhile, do the…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, NHL Rumors, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers

Senators Firing D.J. Smith Won’t Solve Team’s Problems

Paul Quinney | November 24, 2023

Firing head coach D.J. Smith as many Ottawa Senators fans are demanding would be a mistake – at least for now. Senators management needs to give him some more time…

Categories Ottawa Senators

2 Takeaways From Senators’ 5-2 Loss Against Canucks

Raphael Caron | November 10, 2023

The Ottawa Senators were pinned up against arguably the hottest team in the league for their second game in as many nights yesterday. Leading up to the game, the Canucks…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Senators’ Playoffs Chances Face Make-or-Break November 

Paul Quinney | November 2, 2023

The Ottawa Senators’ playoffs hopes could be decided by the outcome of nine games the team plays this month. They need to win at least five of those games, if…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators’ Top 5 Storylines in 2023-24

Jacob Billington | September 19, 2023

The hunt for the playoffs is on. After six seasons where the Ottawa Senators have been absent from the post-season, there is more reason to be excited than ever with…

Categories Ottawa Senators, Season Previews

Andlauer Buys Ottawa Senators; Plenty of Front Office Speculation

Jacob Billington | June 14, 2023

After a long, drawn-out process, the Ottawa Senators have finally sold. Michael Andlauer has come out on top and is set to become the owner of the team. He has…

Categories Senators Management

Senators News & Rumors: Smith, Tkachuk, Ostapchuk & Latimer

Jacob Billington | May 10, 2023

The World Hockey Championship, the WHL Playoffs, and the King Clancy nominees all have a bit of Ottawa in them and are generating quite a bit of buzz around the…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Senators End-of-Season Poll: Sanderson, Goalies Headline

Jacob Billington | April 20, 2023

Once the Ottawa Senators’ season came to an end, I released a poll to get the input of the fanbase. There were plenty of people to give their opinions and…

Categories Ottawa Senators

3 Takeaways From Senators’ 7-4 Win Over Lightning

Luke James | April 9, 2023

The Ottawa Senators snapped a run of four straight defeats with a 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday (April 8), with rookie forward Egor Sokolov scoring for…

Categories Ottawa Senators

3 Coaches on the Hot Seat in 2022-23

Tony Wolak | February 20, 2023

If an NHL team isn’t living up to expectations, there’s a good chance that the coach is to blame. Or at least, they’re the person that takes the fall for…

Categories Archives, NHL Coaching

3 Reasons the Senators Can Still Make the Playoffs

Connor Hrabchak | February 2, 2023

The Ottawa Senators are flying high. They have won four straight contests and scored 18 goals in that time. It’s been an up-and-down season, but the past week showed reasons…

Categories Ottawa Senators

Senators Should Consider a Coaching Change

Jacob Billington | January 25, 2023

DJ Smith was hired as head coach of the Ottawa Senators after the 2018-19 season and has been with the team through some of the darkest times, as the team…

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