Posts About "Matt O’Connor"
Ottawa Senators Reveal Rookie Tournament Roster
August 28th, 2016 The Ottawa Senators have announced their full 23-player roster for the 2016 rookie tournament in London, Ont. There, they will face prospect squads from the Pittsburgh Penguins (roster), Toronto Maple Leafs (roster) and Montreal Canadiens (roster) from Sept. 16-18. Seven of those players skated with the club's AHL affiliate last year,...
Lessons Learned: Ottawa Senators' Preseason Edition
October 8th, 2015 Ottawa finished the 2015 preseason with the most unlikeliest of wins. While being out shot 37 to 15, the Senators put five past Montreal St. John's goalie Dustin Tokarski while Montreal could only score four on prospect Matt O'Connor. Ottawa's offensive performance certainly made for entertaining viewing, but consistently relying on...
Ottawa Senators Development Camp Opens
June 30th, 2015 Fresh off a successful draft weekend, the Ottawa Senators open their annual development camp today. The team invited 35 of their top prospects to the annual week-long event that will include a 5-on-5 scrimmage and a 3-on-3 half-ice tournament. https://twitter.com/senators/status/615596537863778304 Development Success The Senators...
Real Risk in Andrew Hammond Signing Comes in Sens' Next Move
May 28th, 2015 Last week, the Ottawa Senators agreed to terms on a three-year contract with late-season goaltending sensation Andrew Hammond. For a goalie who posted an all-situation Sv% of 89.8% through 25 AHL games before moving up to the NHL, this is a pretty impressive deal with Hammond's contract carrying an AAV of $1.35M. Breaking: #Sens agree...
5 Recent Free-Agent Signings to Remember
May 20th, 2015 Hockey fans, by and large, are focused on one thing right now — the Stanley Cup playoffs. Everybody is captivated by which team will hoist hockey’s holy grail. It takes precedence every spring and garners more attention with each passing round, culminating when the calendar flips to June. It is what the men on the ice play for and...
What Ottawa Fans Can Expect From Matt O'Connor
May 11th, 2015 As if things weren't crowded enough in Ottawa's crease, the Senators signed prized college free agent Matt O'Connor to a two-year entry-level deal. O'Connor, who is from Toronto, played the previous three years with the Boston University Terriers and was teammates this year with Buffalo Sabre's Franchise Messiah projected number two...
Oilers and Senators Poised for Trade Following O'Connor Signing?
May 11th, 2015 On May 9th, 2015, the Ottawa Senators officially signed highly sought after college free agent Matt O'Connor. Rumored to have been deciding between multiple teams including the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and even the Calgary Flames, O'Connor joins a young, talented and emerging Senators team which is now...
Goalie Controversy in Ottawa: Who Stays and Who Goes?
May 10th, 2015 It took a while for Matt O'Connor to select exactly where he wanted to start his NHL career, but on Saturday the hockey world finally found out. He chose Ottawa. While the candidates for O'Connor's future were narrowed down to four teams (Ottawa Senators, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks), it turned out that...
Buffalo Sabres: Goaltending Options A Plenty
March 7th, 2015 The Sabres moved their top two goaltenders Jhonas Enroth and Michal Neuvirth prior to the trade deadline this season. The big question now is, what is the Sabres plan in-goal going forward? I'm a big believer that goaltending in today's NHL is not as important a position as it was years ago. The goalie position in the NHL has been...
