The Ottawa Senators have been under an intense spotlight in recent days, as rumors surrounding the reason for Linus Ullmark’s personal leave — now approaching the two-week mark — reached a fever pitch on Thursday.
TSN: There is no timeframe of Linus Ullmark rejoining the Ottawa Senators, according to Darren Dreger, despite him being at the arena on Monday night. They aren’t looking at the market for immediate help, but could be paying attention to it for the future.
Wow. If you have been on social media, and if you are reading this you likely have, the stories coming into today’s matchup would have your heading spinning, upside down, underwater, trying to touch your stick to your skates.
The Senators have struggled to start the year, despite high hopes and promises that this would be the year they finally made some noise. However, some three months into the season, the only noise out of Ottawa is the collective sighs as the team’s inconsistency drives its most loyal supporters up the wall.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Plagued by weak goaltending performances, the Ottawa Senators inked journeyman goalie James Reimer to a minor league professional tryout contract with the intention of signing and playing him in the NHL, TSN reported.
Well, at least we knew the Ottawa Senators would probably lose last night so we can't get too hung up on just how bad the loss turned out. We can spend the coming days and weeks assessing the implications of this three-game losing streak in terms of this quickly-deteriorating season and the overall direction of this organization.
We have a made it, the time to discuss the state of the Ottawa Senators goaltending. Their star starter on a leave of absence, their 23-year-old backup thrust into the number one spot, no one with proven NHL experience elsewhere in the organization.
This franchise has had some unfortunate days over the years but whatever the hell happened yesterday has to be right up there. In the morning, fans were still reeling from an ugly loss in Utah.
The year started on a good note for the Sens, but it doesn't seem that luck is carrying through to any point in January. Facing the best team in the NHL in their current state without a starting goalie was never going to be fun to watch.
With rumors swirling surrounding the reason Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark has been away from the club, the team released a statement denying any claims made online.
The Senators announced they’ve activated center Lars Eller from injured reserve. To open a spot, they moved goaltender Linus Ullmark to the non-roster list.
Welcome to another Senators edition of NHL Predictions with us here at Last Word On Hockey. Today we feature the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Ottawa Senators, on what is their back-half of a back-to-back after dropping one to the Utah Mammoth 3-1 last evening.
When the Ottawa Senators lost Brady Tkachuk early in the season with a hand injury, fans expected the worst. The Senators’ captain is the heart and soul of the team, and having him out for an extended period would certainly doom the season.
The Ottawa Senators are halfway through the season, and at some point, fans will have to accept that the team is exactly what the numbers say it is. After 41 games, the numbers say that the team is, at best, run-of-the-mill.
The Ottawa Senators made a goaltending change ahead of their upcoming road trip. Mads Søgaard was recalled from the Belleville Senators, while Hunter Shepard was sent down to the AHL affiliate to make room on the roster.
It isn’t time for the Ottawa Senators and head coach Travis Green to start panicking just yet. Green’s team sits last in the Atlantic Division standings, but just two points stand between them and the fourth-place team in the division.
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk addressed Saturday’s heated incident with the Winnipeg Jets for the first time on Monday. Tkachuk was involved in a controversial moment during Ottawa’s 4–2 win, when Jets defenseman Logan Stanley punched him from behind after a board-side collision.
Thomas Chabot scored twice as the host Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Saturday night, lengthening Winnipeg's winless skid to nine games.
Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk was victimized by a punch he did not see coming during the second period of Saturday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.
When Steve Staios says he has “full faith” in his goaltending, it’s worth slowing down and listening to how he says it, not just what the words are. General managers don’t choose that phrase by accident.