Posts About "Erik Karlsson"
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 organization’s worst record since 1996. After the wheels fell off in...
Rangers Accelerated Rebuild Dangerously Ambitious
April 13th, 2018 As the old saying goes, in sports you can either sell wins or hope. Though in stark contrast to the winning product they’ve been accustomed to selling since the 2005 lockout, as of February’s letter of intent, the New York Rangers are now officially in the hope-selling business. This marketing shift comes with a new strategy...
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 fan questions for almost 90 minutes in a basement ballroom at the...
DFS Outlook for Non-Playoff Canadian Teams
March 8th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and Ottawa Senators were poised to make deep playoff runs this season. However, with less than 18 games left and a handful of head-scratching moves later, all three teams are in the running for the No. 1 overall draft pick. Where Do They Go From Here? It's incredible that the Oilers, with...
Maren Knudsen Is the Future for Norwegian Women's Hockey
March 1st, 2018 Know your competition. It is a key concept for sport, business, and certain portions of everyday life - know your competition. For women's hockey, that pool of competition is about to get wider and deeper. Every indication is that when the 2022 Beijing Winter Games are held that the women's hockey competition will be expanded from eight...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 they aren't willing to fully rebuild—at least not yet. The...
