A furious rally by the Hamilton Bulldogs fell short in Game 7 and the Houston Aeros prevailed in the Western Conference finals. The Aeros will now face the Binghamton Senators in a series that will get started on Friday night in Houston.

The complete schedule can be found below.

As the May long weekend comes to a close, the Sens fans continue to count down the days until the NHL draft and a day that will be huge for the future of this franchise. Any of a number of scenarios will play out on draft day but either way the Sens will be coming away with a forward with tremendous upside.

There is one player in particular that has grabbed the attention of the Sens scouts the last little while.

Posted this in the comment section but figured a post of its own was necessary.

A bit of an aside here but a reader passed along some comments made by Toronto Star writer Damien Cox that in my opinion, were completely unacceptable. Especially considering this afternoon's news that Boogaard passed away from an accidental mixture of alcohol and oxycodone toxicity

Bryan Murray has rewarded a couple of players for strong playoffs down in the AHL and given them both some security moving forward.

The Ottawa Senators announced that they have signed Zach Smith to two year, one way deal and given forward Colin Greening a three year, one way deal.

With the NHL draft now just a little over a month away, the Ottawa Senators and their scouting staff along with Bryan Murray are hard at work preparing a strategy for draft day. The Sens hold the 6th and 21st overall picks in the opening round.

There is still a good chance one or both of those picks could be moved on or before draft day. With that in mind, here is a look at the latest rankings from the International Scouting Service.

Thanks to a rocket shot by Ryan Keller off an overtime faceoff, the Binghamton Senators are headed to the Calder Cup Final!

With a thrilling win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Sens swept aside the Charlotte Checkers and will now face off with the winner of Hamilton/Houston in the AHL championship.  Congratulations to the players and to the loyal fans in the city of Binghamton.

Usually road warriors in these playoffs, the Binghamton Senators were absolutely dominant on home ice and scored a third straight win over the Charlotte Checkers, this time by a final of 7-1.

The BSens now hold a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals and sit just a single win away from a spot in the Calder Cup Finals.

After stealing the first two games of the series on enemy turf, the Binghamton Senators return home for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, tonight at the Broome Country Veterans Memorial Arena.

The puck drops at 7:05.

Soon to be an unrestricted free agent, waiver wire pick up Marek Svatos is currently in negotiations with the Zurich Lions of the Swiss League.  Bob Hartley recently signed on to coach the Lions next season.

Svatos played in 19 games with the Ottawa Senators, picking up three goals and two assists during his time with the team.