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Senators Take the High Road After Logan Stanley Suspension

From the outside, it was easy to reduce Saturday night’s incident to a single clip — a punch thrown, a player caught off guard, and a suspension handed down.

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Seantors' Brady Tkachuk Breaks Silence After Getting Punched in Jets Game

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.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / January 5

NHL Rumors: Ottawa Senators looking at defenseman and forwards, not goaltending

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: The Ottawa Senators don’t know when goaltender Linus Ullmark will return from his leave of absence, and they won’t be commenting on the situation, according to GM Steve Staois.

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Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?

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NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 5

NHL suspends Jets' Logan Stanley in wake of Brady Tkachuk sucker-punch incident

Stanley and Tkachuk were engaged with one another, and Tkachuk ended up losing his helmet in the process.

Brady Tkachuk knocked down after wild Stanley sucker punch

Canadiens draft pick Michael Hage faces tempered expectations

Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews to miss 'some time'

Leafs' Chris Tanev may miss rest of regular season with groin injury

Islanders sensation Matthew Schaefer gets shoutout from NFL legend Tom Brady

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

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.

Ottawa Senators News / NHL Trade Talk / January 4

Green 'Blasts' refs before Stanley hearing for punch on Brady Tkachuk

Brady Tkachuk took a sucker punch to the face Saturday night in Winnipeg, and the call that followed didn’t really reflect what everyone just saw. Two minutes.

Ottawa Senators News / SensChirp / January 4

Senators Ground Slumping Jets in Ottawa

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Brady Tkachuk News / Athlon Sports / January 4

Senators Coach Sounds Off on Brady Tkachuk Incident During Jets Game

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk has never shied away from physical play and confrontations, but Saturday’s incident with the Winnipeg Jets caught him completely off guard.

Thomas Chabot News / Field Level Media / January 3

Thomas Chabot, Senators double-up skidding Jets

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.

NHL News / Larry Brown Sports / January 5

Brady Tkachuk knocked down after wild Logan Stanley sucker punch

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.

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Ottawa Senators News / NHL Trade Talk / January 3

What Staios Really Said About the Senators’ Goaltending

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.

Matthew Andonovski News / The Hockey Writers / January 3

Matthew Andonovski’s Return to Kitchener Rangers Sparks Overage Dilemma

Not even two days since writing 2000-plus words, catching up on all the news and storylines from the Kitchener Rangers since coming back from the holiday break less than a week ago, we have another bombshell that makes things quite interesting ahead of the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) trade deadline coming on Jan.

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / January 3

All-Canadian Saturday Edition of NHL Predictions with Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators

Sorry to break the news, but today’s matchup is a pair of divisional basement dwellers. This Saturday edition of NHL Predictions, presented by us here at Last Word On Hockey is between the Winnipeg Jets and the Ottawa Senators.

NHL News / Field Level Media / January 1

Senators edge Capitals 4-3 to halt losing spell

Fabian Zetterlund scored with 2:22 remaining to lift the host Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday. Zetterlund scored on a one-timer from just below the left hash marks after receiving a backhand pass from Thomas Chabot on the rush, shortly after Aliaksei Protas had tied the game for Washington.

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NHL News / Last Word On Sports / January 1

New Year’s Day NHL Predictions with Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators

Happy New Year to our readers far and wide! Sometimes a matchup with the Capitals and Senators can have the intense Canada – US rivalry feel to it, and rightfully so.

Linus Ullmark News / Daily Faceoff / December 28

Senators’ Linus Ullmark taking leave of absence for personal reasons

The Ottawa Senators will be without Linus Ullmark for the immediate future after announcing Sunday that the veteran goaltender will be taking a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons.

Leafs’ William Nylander out day-to-day

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