Daily Faceoff Youtube: Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk on Daily Faceoff Live on the Ottawa Senators, their season and what might be in store for them. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Yaremchuk: “We’ve known for a while that it was not going to be the year that the Senators are taking a step forward and stepping out
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When the NHL announced that they were not going to participate in the 2018 Olympics, fans and players were understandably upset. They had been robbed of a best-on-best tournament; no league-created event, from the All-Star Game to the ironically named World Cup of Hockey, ever came close to the prestige and competitiveness of the Olympics.
Ottawa Senators rookie Jake Sanderson has already faced a trial by fire. Without quality defence, he has been thrust into the second-pair role. He’s been chewing up minutes and has performed remarkably well. Now with Thomas Chabot out for at least a week, Sanderson will get his first shot at the top pair. Coming off
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Calgary Flames are looking for a scoring winger and have been for some time. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators are waiting on injury news regarding Thomas Chabot. Bad news could speed up the need to add a defenseman. There’s an update on the status of contract talks between the Vancouver
The Battle of Ontario is back in a big way. Fans on both sides have been clamoring for these matchups to be good hockey again. With the moves made by the Ottawa Senators this year, these games are the ones fans need to have circled on the calendar. The Toronto Maple Leafs may still boast
On June 26, 2015, the NHL Entry Draft began at the BB&T Center in Paradise, Florida, with the selection of Connor McDavid, a highly-touted prospect, chosen first overall by the Edmonton Oilers. That draft was arguably one of the deepest in recent memory. Related: 2015 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now? All of
Sharks GM candidates Curtis Pashelka of The Mercury News: San Jose Sharks president Jonathan Becher on their GM search. “One of the reasons we’re looking externally is we will get new ideas, we’ll hear new things. We’re not necessarily going to do things exactly the same way. By definition, a new GM will have new
At the mid-point of this winter of discontent for fans of the Ottawa Senators, it’s time to take stock and salute the team’s top three players to this point in the season. While the Senators’ record is a disappointing 14-22-4 over its first 40 games, there’s reason for hope and not just because Canada’s resident
Christmas has seemingly come early for the Ottawa Senators, who have been hot of late. They’ve won four of their last five games, doubling their win total in the process. In the spirit of optimism, I’ve compiled a Senators Christmas wish list. There are a lot of good things to look forward to this year,
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The Ottawa Senators are just one week away from the start of their training camp to kick off the 2021-22 season and Brady Tkachuk is still without a new contract. General manager Pierre Dorion is confident that he will be in camp but the anticipation is eating away at the fanbase. They’ve been teased with
The defensive core of the Ottawa Senators had a difficult start to the 2020-21 season. Lapses were frequent, and the goaltending carousel started early. When the defensive group was on the same wavelength, scoring seemed to be difficult to come by. However, the team really started to gel in the second half of the season
On July 21, the Seattle Kraken will take the stage for the first time in franchise history and kick off the much-anticipated expansion draft. Fans have debated over who will be protected and who will be left exposed ever since Seattle was granted the 32nd franchise back in December 2018, and while some teams will
The Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith and general manager Pierre Dorion had discussions in June about naming a team captain for next season. However, plans were put to a halt for another year. The Senators have had a vacancy in regards to a captain since Erik Karlsson was traded before the 2018-19 campaign. The
The Ottawa Senators have a distinct advantage right now — they are one of only six NHL teams with an estimated $9 million or more of salary cap space. They are hovering around $13 million in wiggle room after a wild shopping spree this offseason, and they’re still searching for more talent. Ottawa has this
This week’s signing of free agent forward Evgenii Dadonov was a turning point of sorts for the Ottawa Senators. On the surface, Dadonov is a high-end offensive player who will immediately make the Senators a better team. The hope in Ottawa, however, is that Dadonov will help fix a problem that has plagued the Senators
Everyone involved in the NHL possesses varying opinions on how to build a team capable of competing for and ultimately winning the Stanley Cup. If granted the opportunity, how would you construct an NHL franchise? Would you start in goal? Behind the bench? Down the middle? A horse on the blue line? Or would you
Avalanche may not be able to afford Zadorov Nick Kypreos: Colorado Avalanche have a pending restricted free agent Nikita Zadorov to keep an eye on between the trade deadline and the opening of free agency on July 1st. Have been hearing that the Avalanche may not be willing to sign him up to a big