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THE SENS NATION JOURNAL

Caprobatics: How the Sens Should Spend Their NHL Allowance
The post Eugene Melnyk era of the Ottawa Senators started unexpectedly on March 28th. I have written numerous articles for Sens Nation...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Apr 1, 2022


Top Senators Storylines to Watch to Close Out the Season
In “not so breaking news” the Ottawa Senators are set to miss the postseason for the 5th consecutive year. As of this writing, Boston...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Mar 24, 2022


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


Beware the Ides of March: Sens Looming UFA/RFA Decisions
As February wraps up and we're almost three weeks to the trade deadline (March 21st), Senators GM Pierre Dorion is faced with some tough...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 28, 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


Coaching Change in Montreal: Sheep Get Coaches Fired
I knew Dom Ducharme’s goose was cooked on Saturday January 31. At the 15:06 mark of the 2nd period, when the Habs were trailing 5-1, Zack...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
Feb 11, 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


The Great Nickname Debate
I don’t always agree with what Brian Burke has to say. However, on this we agree: “Hockey players do everything that other professional...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Feb 1, 2022

5 Years Later: Where are the 2017 Conference Finalists Now?
As with any rebuild, the Ottawa Senators jettisoned many long tenured players out of town over the last few years. Replacing the fan...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 24, 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

Habs Hire New GM: Let Him Be a Chinese Bamboo Tree
Congratulations, Kent Hughes - you get to take over the worst team in the NHL. According to Pierre LeBrun, Hughes was the 11th and last...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
Jan 19, 2022

The All-Senators Team
Like myself, most of Sens Nation is beyond thrilled to see the team back on the ice playing actual games. Even more exciting was seeing...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 18, 2022

Ten Bold Predictions for the Ottawa Senators in 2022
So here we are, in 2022. It’s been, a season so far? I think? Hard to remember with one game played in the last several weeks. I’ll...
Andrew Sztein | Sens Nation Hockey
Jan 12, 2022

New Year, New Game Plan: Habs Organization Must Evolve
New Year's Day is the most optimistic time of the year. We wake up with new ideas and goals all in the name of self-betterment. Some of...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
Jan 4, 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

Betting on the Habs is an Insult to Math
I hate to sound like a big wheel, but I play in the Southern Barrhaven Semi-Professional Invitational Garage Dart League (SBSPIGDL) on...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
Dec 18, 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


Is Melnyk Entertaining Offers to Sell the Team? Is Rome Burning?
According to legend, in 64 AD Roman Emperor Nero allegedly set fire to the great city so that he could raze many of the old buildings and...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
Dec 4, 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

Sens Damage Control: Their Next Five Moves
Throughout the Twittersphere, Sens Nation and media have been trying to identify a source of blame for this disastrous season the...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
Nov 29, 2021


Meritocracy or Mediocrity - Time for Geoff Molson to Choose!
The “Matthew Effect” is centered around the famous Gospel passage where it is said “Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
Nov 29, 2021
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