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With Both Players Now Re-signed, Who Wins the Nick Paul-Mathieu Joseph Trade?
The Senators signed RFA winger Mathieu Joseph to a new 4-year contract this week worth $2.9 million per season. Earlier this month,...
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Senators Trade Goalie Matt Murray to Toronto
Originally, I had written a pre-emptive piece wondering why the rush to get Matt Murray off the books. Of course, I couldn’t write it...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Steve Warne
- Dec 28, 2021
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...
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Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Dec 23, 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...
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Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Dec 9, 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...
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Andrew Sztein | Sens Nation Hockey
- Nov 29, 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Oct 10, 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...
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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...
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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...
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Kyle Skinner | Sens Nation Hockey
- Aug 16, 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...
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Pat Maguire | Sens Nation Hockey
- Jul 17, 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...
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