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The Erik Brannstrom Dilemma: Fish or Cut Bait?

Mar 30, 2023

The Erik Brannstrom Dilemma: Fish or Cut Bait?

Erik Brannstrom came to the Ottawa Senators as the lynch pin piece of the Mark Stone trade in February 2019 from the Vegas Golden...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Jan 13, 2023

Senators Report Card: The Midway Mark

If you had told me that back when I wrote the quarter pole evaluation that the Senators would hit the midway mark as a .500 team, I would...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Nov 1, 2022

Defending the Tyler Boucher Selection

The Ottawa Senators' amateur scouting group, led by Trent Mann, has been lauded for its work in filling the cupboard for years now. It...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Oct 12, 2022

Shane Pinto: How High is His Ceiling?

As the Ottawa Senators prepare to embark on their 2022-23 campaign on Thursday in Buffalo, there is a renewed sense of optimism that...

Senators Prospects at the World Juniors: Scouting Report

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Dec 22, 2021

Senators Prospects at the World Juniors: Scouting Report

As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our lives and take the sport we love away from us, the World Junior Hockey Championship will still push...

Alfie For the Hall of Fame: "What's it Gonna Take?"

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Nov 24, 2021

Alfie For the Hall of Fame: "What's it Gonna Take?"

In the history of the Hockey Hall of Fame, only three modern day Ottawa Senators have achieved hockey immortality. In the Builder’s...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Sep 28, 2021

Zach Sanford Profile: Where Does Sanford Fit?

In what can only be described as a merciful ending to an underwhelming five years in the Ottawa Senators organization, Logan Brown was...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Sep 20, 2021

The Logan Brown Signing/Dilemma

Normally when a player signs a 1 year, 2-way deal with an NHL team, it gets very little fanfare. However, when said player was your #1...

Hannah Sheehan | Sens Nation Hockey

Jun 12, 2021

Player Profile: Artyum Zub, Back for Another Tour of Duty

Artyom Zub will be back for the Senators next season, signing a 2-year $5 million contract last month. Zub will earn $1.75 million during...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

May 26, 2021

Building Rome: The Senators and the "Seven Player Profile"

As teams build towards a championship, a lot of talk centers around what's known as the 7 player profile. It suggests that, to win a...

Hannah Sheehan | Sens Nation Hockey

May 20, 2021

Sens Nation Player Profile: Mads Sogaard

Being 6’7” and 201 lbs, Senators' goaltender Mads Sogaard is impossible to miss. And he certainly didn't miss much in Belleville this...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

May 17, 2021

Ottawa Senators - Report Card Day

The Ottawa Senators wasted no time with their season wrap up and exit interviews, with "garbage bag day" coming the morning after their...

DJ Zbad: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mika Zibanejad trade

Andrew Sztein | Sens Nation Hockey

May 10, 2021

DJ Zbad: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mika Zibanejad trade

There are a few trades that live in infamy in Senators history as slam dunk losses for the franchise. Christer Olsson (5 points in 25...

Yay and Nay - 2021 Unrestricted Free Agent Edition

Andrew Sztein | Sens Nation Hockey

May 1, 2021

Yay and Nay - 2021 Unrestricted Free Agent Edition

Last week we took a peek at the Ottawa Senators restricted free agents, a motley assortment of key youth, a few players on their last...

Hannah Sheehan | Sens Nation Hockey

Apr 26, 2021

Sens Nation Player Profile: Rookie Centre Shane Pinto

Without a doubt, Ottawa Senators fans have been eager to see the NHL arrival of Shane Pinto and the excitement is certainly justified. At...

Seattle's Expansion Draft: Which Goalie Will the Sens Protect?

Cam Clement | Sens Nation Hockey

Apr 20, 2021

Seattle's Expansion Draft: Which Goalie Will the Sens Protect?

On October 7th, 2020, the Ottawa Senators sent forward Jonathon Gruden along with a 2020 2nd round draft pick over to the Pittsburgh...

Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey

Apr 7, 2021

The Mann Brothers - Who Are These Guys?

What do the following Ottawa Senators players all have in common? Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson, Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Josh...

Ryan Dzingel: Gets Right Back to Where He Started From

Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey

Mar 22, 2021

Ryan Dzingel: Gets Right Back to Where He Started From

Is there anyone who enjoys playing in an Ottawa Senators uniform more than Ryan Dzingel? Whether it’s the logo, the city, or the...

Tkachuk Brothers: Can't Fight Each Other? This May Be Their Plan B

Steve Warne

Mar 7, 2021

Tkachuk Brothers: Can't Fight Each Other? This May Be Their Plan B

Through four games in about a week, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk have made good on their vow not to fight each other. But, in the last game,...

Sens Rewind: The Story of Chris Phillips and His Journey to 1000

Howie Mooney | Sens Nation Hockey

Jan 31, 2021

Sens Rewind: The Story of Chris Phillips and His Journey to 1000

The sun rose over the city of Ottawa on the morning of February 9, 2012 the same way it does on a lot of winter mornings. On that...

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