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The NHL's Great Plus/Minus Debate: Useful or Misleading?
When you consult the www.hockeydb.com profile of any player in the NHL, CHL, NCAA, or even European leagues, one column you will find...
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THE SENS NATION JOURNAL
Which NHL Head Coaches are on the Hotseat?
A Paradigm Shift in NHL Coaching Job Security We have all heard the expression “You can’t fire 20 players, but you can fire one coach”....
Proposing a New NHL Scoring System
The NHL General Managers meetings were held recently in Florida and among the topics being discussed were coaches’ challenges for...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Dec 10, 2022
Is Defenceman Jakob Chychrun Truly a Fit in Ottawa or Not?
For the last six months, the one NHL player name mentioned in the Ottawa hockey market more than anyone else has been Jakob Chychrun. The...
Ryan Hyndman | Sens Nation Hockey
- Oct 26, 2022
Non-Chychrun Trade Targets for The Ottawa Senators
While Pierre Dorion was busy orchestrating one of the biggest off-seasons in franchise history, he was unable to pull the trigger on a...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jul 31, 2022
The Limelight: Where Privacy Goes to Die
Pierre Dorion has had a busy off-season to say the least. The latest extension of Mathieu Joseph for four years at a cap hit of slightly...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- May 31, 2022
Round 3 Playoff Predictions, Based on the Seven Player Profile
The Seven Player profile approach to picking playoff winners went two up and two down in round two of the playoffs. Let’s see how we got...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- May 2, 2022
Stanley Cup Playoff Predictions, Based on the 7 Player Profile
Since the Senators won’t be participating in the playoffs this season, I can take emotion out of the equation and see if the seven-player...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Feb 15, 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...
Waldo 1947 | The Disgruntled Habs Fan
- Dec 18, 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...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Nov 1, 2021
The Kyle Beach Story: The Ripple Effect
On June 20th, 2008, my son and I went to what was then called Scotiabank Place, to watch the first round of the NHL draft. Of course, the...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jul 14, 2021
The Kucherov Maneuver: Fair or Foul?
Fresh off the heels of the Tampa Bay Lightning repeating as Stanley Cup Champions, there have been more than a few cries of foul play...
Ben Fraser | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jul 6, 2021
Busts, Reaches, and Steals: The Ottawa Senators at the 2021 NHL Draft
With the NHL draft coming closer and closer, the Ottawa Senators are once again in a great position to increase the depth in an already...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jul 6, 2021
Once and For All: What's Better? Hockey or Soccer?
With the NHL and Euro 2020 running in parallel for nearly a month and the pandemic not quite having run its course, I have found myself...
Steve Warne | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jun 19, 2021
The Game 3 Overtime High Stick on Corey Perry
I wanted to chime in today on the overtime slash to the face of Montreal's Corey Perry last night. The entire hockey world is asking the...
Ben Fraser | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jun 4, 2021
The NHL Has A Disciplinary Problem
The NHL’s department of player safety (DOPS) has long been a controversial aspect of hockey’s governance system. However in recent years,...
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