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Game Day- Senators Play Final Game Before the Deadline
With rumours swirling around like half of the current roster, the Ottawa Senators get set to play their final game before Monday’s trade deadline. And while there was some talk about the possibility of
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Brassard Headed to Pittsburgh
Following an afternoon of confusion, the dominoes have finally started to fall in Ottawa. As has been rumoured for the last couple weeks, Derick Brassard is on his way to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The deal
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Lightning Hang on for Win in Ottawa
FIVE QUICK THOUGHTS -Decent effort. Reasonably entertaining hockey game. No points. That’s probably the ideal scenario for the Senators in these final games and they nailed it last night against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Senators Drop Shootout Decision in Chicago
FIVE QUICK THOUGHTS -Talk about a wildly entertaining hockey game. The overtime in particular was some of the best action we’ve seen in a game all year. Truly impressive skill and speed on display
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Game Day- Senators Visit Blackhawks as Karlsson Rumours Swirl
(UPDATE 12:26 PM)- Another strange twist in the ongoing waiver-wire battle between the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Today, the Lightning claimed forward Gabriel Dumont off of waivers, after the Senators did
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Senators Fall in Nashville
FIVE QUICK THOUGHTS -As far as entertainment level goes, that was one of the better games in the last couple months. Much like the game back in Ottawa a couple weeks ago, the Senators
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Game Day- Senators Visit Predators
The Ottawa Senators are getting hot at the wrong time. With Saturday’s 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, the Senators have now won six of their last nine games, going 6-3-0 in the
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Game Day- Senators Host Rangers at CTC
It’s not that I don’t love the Ottawa Senators. I honestly do. It’s just that I’m not IN love with them. Not right now anyway. I just need some time to find myself. It’s
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Senators Edge Sabres in Overtime
FIVE QUICK THOUGHTS -Not a bad way to make a first impression. With the reports of a Dion Phaneuf goal making the rounds, Marian Gaborik answered with his first in an Ottawa uniform, deflecting
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Game Day- Senators, Sabres in Battle for the Basement
For years, I have spoken out against the idea of tanking. Not because I didn’t realize the importance of a high pick but because I always felt like it was unrealistic to expect a
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Phaneuf, Thompson Traded to Los Angeles
The wheeling and dealing has started in Ottawa. Dion Phaneuf has been traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Nate Thompson in exchange for Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore. The Senators are retaining
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Game Day- Senators Visit Penguins
Nine months ago. About 264 days. That’s how long it has been since the last time the Senators played a game in Pittsburgh. Viktor Stalberg reached for a loose puck on the D to
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