Category "Blog"

-With five days off the Sens will get to sit and watch the standings change as Washington and Buffalo will play twice over that period (including tonight).  For those who like percentages, the win put Ottawa's chances to get into the playoffs up to 96%...

-Craig Anderson talked about his play and his health: I knew they could count on me going in there and I had to make sure I held up the fort. A lot of it comes down to how the team is playing. Statistics are a...

-Last night's win pulled a whole pile of players off the schnide and provide a respite from the pushing of the collective panic button.  The Sens remaining games are against Winnipeg, Philadelphia, the Islanders, Carolina, Boston, and New Jersey.  They should be able to collect...

-Daniel Alfredsson talked about the team's recent struggles: We worked so hard to get here, and sometimes it’s easy to overanalyze things. (Tuesday) was a step in the right direction, but we can still push ourselves a little more in terms of creating more ourselves...

-Erik Condra talked about his shootout attempt: Guys watch the shootouts before the game. (Hedberg) looks good if you score five-hole. If you don’t, it doesn’t look so good. -Daniel Alfredsson talked about the game and identified the primary problem: I thought we did step...

-Zenon Konopka will play tonight instead of Bobby Butler. -The Hockey News power rankings are out with Ottawa 16th. -Bobbykelly writes a overly positive article about Ottawa's track record with college free agents under Murray.  Briefly, Jesse Winchester wasn't signed to be a fourth liner,...

-Paul MacLean points out the obvious problem with the powerplay, "We’ve got to shoot the puck and we’ve got to get it back. We seem to be stationary as opposed to moving the puck." -ESPN and TSN's power rankings are out with Ottawa 13th and...

-Daniel Alfredsson talked about the loss to the Leafs last night: Toronto plays a different style than they did (under Ron Wilson). We probably could have done a better job getting more shots and more traffic in front. Overall, I thought we played a good...

-I thought the Sens might recall Robin Lehner for tonight's game, but Ben Bishop is expected to start and there are no lineup changes against Toronto. -Filip Kuba talked about the importance of creating separation from the teams chasing 8th in the conference: That’s a...

-Kaspars Daugavins is scratched tonight, while Bobby Butler returns to the lineup after missing the last four games.  Ben Bishop will start. -Daniel Alfredsson is the Sens Masterton nominee.  Many (including Alfredsson) thought this might be his final year, but with his strong play it...