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via Last Word on Hockey, by Austin Urbach It was noted yesterday that the Ottawa Senators needed a special performance tonight to force a Stanley Cup birth deciding game seven. Tonight was just that–special. After going down by one early to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Cinderella fighters from Canada’s capital fought hard to stave off elimination […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2015-16, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Makes sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings […] READ MORE
Craig Anderson, Bobby Ryan, Milan Michalek, Robin Lehner, Clarke MacArthur and Marc Methot all have two things in common. First, being a member of the Ottawa Senators and second, all of them received a contract extension well before the 2015 NHL trade deadline. With all of these “core” players locked up for the Senators, it […] READ MORE
The calendar year of 2014 saw mass changes to the Ottawa sports landscape. Two brand-new professional franchises began play under the OSEG umbrella, and the 67’s major junior team returned to both its true home rink on Bank Street and its rightful place in the OHL playoff picture. One Swedish Senators legend stepped out of […] READ MORE
Even without the dynamic duo of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, the Anaheim Ducks were able to put up a fight against the New York Islanders eventually falling in overtime 3-2. To have any chance of winning, they would have had to find a way to replace 36% of their total goals missing by the […] READ MORE
The Ottawa Senators have announced this morning that they have locked up superstar winger Bobby Ryan for 7 years for $7.25 milion per season. With many of the superstar players in recent years leaving the nation’s capital, there would be nothing more than a sigh of relief to Sens fans that the bleeding has finally […] READ MORE
The Ottawa Senators management has taken another move in trying to lock up their pending unrestricted free agents by following up with a seven year contract offer to their elite winger, Bobby Ryan. The American born winger, who has only played one season in the nation’s capital, expects a more established role on the team […] READ MORE
Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2014-15, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Makes sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings in […] READ MORE
The Ottawa Senators announced that forward Bobby Ryan will have surgery to repair a sports hernia in Montreal today. The surgery will end the season for the 27-year-old forward. “Bobby has been dealing with the discomfort of this injury since it was sustained in November,” Senators general manager Bryan Murray said in a statement released […] READ MORE
The heart-breaking loss against Canada in the semifinals demoralized a young Team USA squad eyeing a gold medal. However, the Americans still had a game to play against Finland, to decide the recipient of the bronze medal. The roster that captivated the tournament’s attention with a passionate shootout win over Russia and a dominating victory […] READ MORE
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