Plenty of Reason for Optimism in 2016/2017

SensChirp September 7, 2016

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

Third Pairing a Mystery for Ottawa

SensChirp September 5, 2016

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

852Is This it for Chris Neil?

Is This it for Chris Neil?

SensChirp September 2, 2016

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.

Ten Quick Questions

SensChirp August 31, 2016

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

Third Line Spot Available to Lazar

SensChirp August 29, 2016

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

Big Year Ahead for Marc Methot

SensChirp August 26, 2016

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

Ceci Signs Two Year Deal

SensChirp August 23, 2016

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

814One to Watch- Logan Brown

One to Watch- Logan Brown

SensChirp August 20, 2016

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

ChirpEd- The Incredible Mark Stone

SensChirp August 18, 2016

WRITTEN BY SENSCHIRP READER EK4Norris2016 Like many other fans here, I believe that Mark Stone is ridiculously underrated both offensively and mostly defensively. Let’s take a closer look at what makes Mark Stone one of the

Senators to Honour Daniel Alfredsson

SensChirp August 16, 2016

This afternoon, the Ottawa Senators announced that later this season, they’ll honour the first number in the history of the modern day franchise. Daniel Alfredsson’s number 11 will officially be raised to the rafters at the

Press Conference Scheduled for Tuesday

SensChirp August 15, 2016

This afternoon, the Ottawa Senators announced that they’ll hold a press conference tomorrow at 2:30 PM for what the organization is calling “a significant hockey announcement”. #Sens say they’re making a “significant hockey announcement”

Brassard Arrives, Dorion Speaks

SensChirp August 12, 2016

With more than a month still to go until the start of training camp, it’s pretty clear that there won’t be much in the way of news before the season starts. The Cody Ceci