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ChirpEd- Ten Things Sens Fans Should Know
WRITTEN BY- Kent Tukeli The Ottawa Senators are pretty ancient when you consider that they played hockey in the same century as the War of 1812. After withdrawing from the NHL in 1934, hockey
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Dorion Still Tinkering Ahead of Camp
With Training Camp now just a couple weeks away, it sounds like General Manager Pierre Dorion is still thinking about tinkering with his line up. The rumours of a Professional Try-Out (PTO) have been
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Annual Rookie Tournament Begins This Week
Later this week, a collection of hockey players, wearing Ottawa Senators uniforms, will play a competitive game of ice hockey. It’s happening folks. It’s really happening! In the grueling countdown to the start of
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Predicting the 2016/2017 Standings
It’s that time of year again when everyone and their neighbour is releasing their predictions for the new NHL season. Parity is at an all-time high in the National Hockey League but that doesn’t
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Plenty of Reason for Optimism in 2016/2017
The best part about this time of year is every team has a shot. Sure, some teams will be labelled as preseason favourites but really, there’s a reason they play an 82 game regular
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Third Pairing a Mystery for Ottawa
The start of NHL training camp is now just a few weeks away. While the upcoming World Cup continues to get the majority of hockey world’s focus, the start of a new season is just
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Is This it for Chris Neil?
For the last 14 NHL seasons, Chris Neil has been the resident tough guy for the Ottawa Senators. 973 regular season games in the red, black and gold. And another 93 games in the playoffs.
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Ten Quick Questions
You know what tomorrow is? SEPTEMBER! And you know what starts in the month of September? NHL HOCKEY! We’re almost there folks. There have been times during this long off-season where I wondered if we’d make
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Third Line Spot Available to Lazar
For the majority of the long off-season, fans have pointed to the third line as an area of weakness for the Ottawa Senators. While Zack Smith and Jean Gabriel Pageau have proven that they
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Big Year Ahead for Marc Methot
It’s no secret that the Ottawa Senators struggled in their own end of the rink last season. It wasn’t any one player. Sort of a team thing. Not only did forwards look lost in
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Ceci Signs Two Year Deal
Hey, some actual news! This afternoon the Ottawa Senators announced a new two year deal for Cody Ceci. The cap hit ends up being $2.8 million ($2.25M, $3.35M). This negotiation took a whole lot
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One to Watch- Logan Brown
At this summer’s entry draft in Buffalo, Pierre Dorion and his team of scouts were ready for just about any scenario. While there was consensus at the top end of the Draft, nobody really
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