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THE SENS NATION JOURNAL


Farewell to Nick Paul and Other Sens Trade Deadline News
Nick Paul may do it all but obviously couldn't do enough for the Senators to meet his contract demands this spring. And so, after eight...
Steve Warne | Sens Nation Hockey
Mar 21, 2022


Social Media and Fair Weather Hockey Fans
It would be hard to argue that social media has had many positive impacts on society. The ability to receive information quickly from...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Mar 21, 2022

Senators Report Cards at the 3/4 Turn
The Ottawa Senators limped into the 60 game mark having lost eight of their last ten games. Since the last report, the overall record...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Mar 17, 2022


The Science of Selecting an NHL Coach, or the Lack Thereof
Like most people in Sens Nation who have either played and/or coached some level of hockey for over 35 years, I like to think I have...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 15, 2022


Senators Report Cards: The Midway Mark
A mere 17 games ago, I put together a quarterly review of the organization. The team had just won its third straight game and things were...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 7, 2022

Time to Shine a Brighter Spotlight on D.J. Smith
I met Senators' head coach D.J. Smith on his first day on the job, making the media rounds on a nice spring morning in 2019. Smith agreed...
Steve Warne | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 23, 2022


Tyler Boucher Signs; Leaves School to Play for Ottawa 67s
The Senators announced today the team has signed Boston University forward Tyler Boucher to a three-year, entry-level contract. Boucher...
Steve Warne
Dec 28, 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...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Dec 23, 2021


Ottawa Senators Report Cards at the Quarter Turn
With the Sens recent three game winning streak, I can’t imagine a better time to give the team a review of the first quarter of the...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Dec 9, 2021


On Being a Fan of a Bad Team: Hope, Anger, and Apathy
As sports fans, the only thing we’re buying is hope. The Ottawa Senators sold a whole lot of hope at the start of the season. And keep...
Andrew Sztein | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 29, 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
Nov 24, 2021


Ottawa Senators Development Path: Prospect Curve vs Project Curve
After playing their last three games with a seriously depleted lineup, the NHL officially put the Ottawa Senators season on pause until...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 16, 2021

Erik Brannstrom: Prospect, Tweener or Bust?
In February 2019, when the Ottawa Senators traded fan favourite Mark Stone to the Vegas Golden Knights, the key piece in the return was...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Oct 26, 2021


Colin White Backfill: Fold, Check or Raise?
In one of the most innocuous plays I have ever seen in an NHL game, Colin White abruptly left the October 4th pre-season game against the...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Oct 10, 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 28, 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...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Sep 20, 2021

Silence is Golden
All is quiet on the Senators front these days. Depending on which Sens fan you ask, this is either a blessing in disguise or more...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Aug 16, 2021

The Pierre McGuire Hire: Potential Sens Power Struggle
For almost the entire 5 year tenure of Senators General Manager, Pierre Dorion, the cry has been there to give him a better support...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Jul 17, 2021

Who Will the Senators Take at Number 10?
Compared to the 2020 version, where chaos reigned supreme, the 2021 NHL draft lottery was a bit of a clunker from a viewer perspective....
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Jun 3, 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...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
May 26, 2021
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