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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...
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THE SENS NATION JOURNAL
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...
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Nov 16, 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
- Oct 26, 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
- 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...
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...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jun 3, 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....
Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Apr 15, 2021
Is Ottawa's Amateur Scouting Truly Better Than Their Pro Scouting?
Part One: Amateur Scouting Overview When you think of the word Scout in professional sports, you often think of arena or stadium rats who...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Feb 9, 2021
Trying (and Failing) to Figure Out the Sens Personnel Decisions
I’m convinced that each morning, Pierre Dorion rolls out of bed, picks up a coffee on his way into work, greets the usual CTC staffers,...
Steve Warne
- Jan 27, 2021
The Senators Power Play is Better Than You Think
The Senators want to win games this year. And to do that they need goals. Now due to the fact that GM-PD traded away every single goal...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jan 7, 2021
Tim Stuetzle at the Worlds: The Kings' Gaffe is Ottawa's Gain
Attn: Rob Blake 555 N Nash St El Segundo, CA 90245 United States That’s the mailing address for the Los Angeles Kings head office for...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Dec 22, 2020
World Junior Preview: Sens Prospects at the Big Dance
Wth the recent announcements coming from the provincial government, Canadians are likely to have even more time on their hands this...
Steve Warne
- Nov 21, 2020
Tim Stützle: Behind the Scenes on His Draft Day
A terrific mini-documentary caught my eye this week. It's a feature on Sens' first-rounder Tim Stützle, produced by MAGENTA SPORT. The 30...
Steve Warne
- Oct 20, 2020
From Russia With Love
The Sens have missed out on too many difference-makers. The decision to dive back into the Russian player pool is the correct one.
Steve Warne
- Oct 16, 2020
PIERRE DORION'S REBUILD STRATEGY: SIZE MATTERS
When Pierre Dorion made the choice to undergo a full-blown rebuild, it was clear that he targeted the 2020 NHL Draft as the opportunity...
Steve Warne
- Oct 8, 2020
MEET OTTAWA'S FIRST ROUND DRAFT CLASS
“I think it’s one of the biggest nights in this franchise’s history,” - Senators' GM Pierre Dorion The Sens clearly made great strides in...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Oct 8, 2020
OUR OFFICIAL 2020 NHL DRAFT DIARY
Well Sens fans, it’s finally here! The cause of both doe-eyed optimism and that nauseous feeling in the pit of your stomach that somehow...
Steve Warne
- Oct 6, 2020
THE CASE FOR DRAFTING JAKE SANDERSON
With two picks in the top five of the long-awaited NHL draft, the Senators and their fans are set up with their most intriguing...
Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Oct 4, 2020
WHY THE SENATORS NEED TO DRAFT YAROSLAV ASKAROV
At this Tuesday's draft, a truly elite goalie prospect is there for the taking...if the Senators want him The case for drafting Askarov...
Steve Warne
- Oct 3, 2020
THE FIFTH (PICK) ELEMENT
No matter how many times Ottawa Senators' General Manager Pierre Dorion will say the 5th overall pick is “99% going to be kept”, that...
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