{"id":464336,"date":"2025-03-08T07:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T12:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=464336"},"modified":"2025-03-08T06:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T11:25:41","slug":"ottawa-senators-new-york-rangers-march-8th-nhl-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/08\/ottawa-senators-new-york-rangers-march-8th-nhl-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aftermath of the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline with the Rangers at Sens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of course welcome back to another edition of NHL Predictions<\/a>, but this is time for the Sens post-draft analysis. If nothing else, it was a fun ride through the trading season in the NHL in 2024-25. However, both the New York Rangers<\/a>, and the home side, Ottawa Senators<\/a>, made plenty of noise at the deadline.<\/p>\n

NHL Predictions: New York Rangers at Ottawa Senators, from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario<\/h3>\n

Season Series: 2 – 0 Rangers<\/p>\n

TV: TVAS, TSN5, ESPN+ at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n

We are quickly going to see our early returns on investments. Conversely, how long can the competitive balance takeover the final outcomes? If that’s not enough, don’t<\/em> forget the clocks Spring ahead<\/em> this weekend.<\/p>\n

What to Make of the Ottawa Senators Trade Deadline<\/h3>\n

The Ottawa Senators are a very strong team. They are ahead of the Rangers in the standings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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So, it is very important for the Sens to win. You’ll see.<\/p>\n

There is no box to constrain the Senators in. They are a very difficult team to figure out. Having a great development leader in head coach D.J. Smith<\/a> really helped them out.<\/p>\n

To summarize their trade deadline, they added two very important parts. Adding the likes of Dylan Cozens<\/a> and Fabian Zetterlund<\/a> is an old school move. Picture the Canucks adding Martin Rucinsky<\/a> and Geoff Sanderson<\/a> at the trade deadline. Does anyone remember Marty Havlat<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The current version of the Senators are built to win. They are a young group and have an excellent goaltending situation. In addition, teams do shuffle around their goaltending at the deadline. Ottawa didn’t. That<\/em> means something.<\/p>\n

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Cozens and Gilbert will be available tomorrow #Sens<\/a><\/p>\n

— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) March 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n