Recapping the LeBreton Flats Decision

SensChirp April 28, 2016

Better to go with the devil you know, I guess? Earlier today, in a cramped boardroom on Elgin Street, the National Capital Commission made a decision that will pave the way for a downtown home

Update- RendezVous LeBreton is the NCC’s Preferred Bid

SensChirp April 28, 2016

(UPDATE 3:10 PM)- After a grueling one hour presentation, the Advisory Committee has made a recommendation to the NCC Board of Directors. The RendezVous LeBreton group and their Illumination LeBreton proposal is the preferred

Ottawa’s Head Coach Search Heats Up

SensChirp April 26, 2016

With just one series left in the first round of the National Hockey League playoffs, the Head Coach free agent market is starting to take shape. Bruce Boudreau could still be in trouble if

LeBreton Decision a Turning Point for the Senators

SensChirp April 24, 2016

The future of the Ottawa Senators will be decided in a boardroom on Elgin street next week. That may sound a tad dramatic but it’s the truth. The decision handed down by the LeBreton

Thursday Rumour Round-Up

SensChirp April 21, 2016

I am thoroughly enjoying these NHL playoffs. Obviously it would be better if the Senators were in there but it’s been nice to just sit back and enjoy the game again.  That Los Angeles/San

Senators Begin Search for a Head Coach

SensChirp April 19, 2016

Pierre Dorion’s search for the next Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators is well underway. This morning, Darren Dreger confirmed that the interview process has already begun and that the Senators have already sat

Important RFA Decisions Ahead This Summer

SensChirp April 18, 2016

It has been a quiet few days around these parts. No big changes in the front office. Nobody fired from the Coaching staff. No controversial media appearances. No rumours on the next Head Coach.

Mike Yeo as Next Head Coach?

SensChirp April 15, 2016

Yesterday, the Boston Bruins announced that Head Coach Claude Julien would be back for another season in Beantown. Normally such an announcement wouldn’t be of much consequence to the Ottawa Senators but this was

Catching Up- Melnyk, Coaching Changes and Other News

SensChirp April 13, 2016

The NHL off-season is off to a blistering start. New GM one day and then a Coaching staff fired the next. And then as an added bonus an impromptu Melnyk-media tour and a couple

End of an Era as Murray Leaves GM Post

SensChirp April 11, 2016

It’s pretty rare in professional sports to find a guy as universally loved as Bryan Murray. When you do something for as long as Murray did, it’s inevitable you’re going to make some enemies.

Murray Steps Down, Dorion Named New GM

SensChirp April 10, 2016

So much for the “off-season”… The funny thing about the off-season is it usually ends up being busier in terms of Senators-related news than the actual regular season.  And for the Senators, it looks

Thank You

SensChirp April 9, 2016

It’s amazing how different this season’s year-end post will be compared to the one I wrote just twelve months ago. Hockey is funny like that. One year ago, I remember sitting there in disbelief as