While the 2012 World Junior Championships ended in misery for Team Canada, not necessarily so for Senators fans. Ottawa's 6th overall pick from the 2011 entry draft, Mika Zibanejad, scored the OT winner in the gold medal game for Sweden. (more…)
Category "Blog"
A Primer on the Whole 50 Contract Limit Thing
Last month, the Sens signed 2011 1st rounders Stefan Noesen and Matt Puempel to 3 year Entry Level contracts and many Sens fans reacted with a "Great" followed almost immediately with a "So, umm why did they sign these guys now when they obviously aren't...
So….about that Kyle Turris trade
Talk about a polarizing trade huh? (more…)
The Rebuild that began when you weren’t looking
I hear some Sens fans lamenting how this team needs to have an extended stay at the bottom of the standings in order to have a true rebuild of the roster that results in them being perennial Cup contenders as opposed to middle of the...
Hey Mika… where ya goin’?
Halfway into the Mika Zibanejad NHL tryout and some things are becoming clearer where others are becoming a little muddier... (more…)
Forget the Pundits, Enjoy the Season
There are many years where the hockey punditry simply shits all over the Sens due to a combination of ignorance, jealousy and vindictiveness...or as Nick Kypreos calls it -- objective reporting. They are often proven wrong because they make no effort to actually pay attention...
Training camp is around the corner: who forgot to tell the Sens they need a 2nd line centre?
So with training camp coming up and NHL player additions all but dried up around the league, I think it's fairly safe to assume that teams have their rosters finalized at least through camp. And that leads me to ask with all due respect to...
It’s go time… Draft 2011
Since the Sens started their free fall in late 2010 today's draft has been pegged as the most anticipated day in recent memory. Unfortunately, as a result of the team's late season resurgence, which was both pointless and infuriating, any reasonable chance at a top 3...
The Bryan Murray Draft Adventure Part 3: If it Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it (2009)
Returning to the ongoing look at Bryan Murray's draft history with the Senators brings me to 2009, the year in which many of the trends established the year before crystallized in a definitive fashion. (more…)
MacLean has Mo-mentum for Sens coaching job
With reports that Calder Cup winning coach Kurt Kleinendorst will be in town to interview for the vacant Ottawa head coaching job today, the Sens bench boss bingo card appears to be filling up quickly. Whether it's just a courtesy to Kleinendorst for his great...