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On YouTubeMichael Amadio News / Silver Seven / May 13
2026 Ottawa Senators Report Cards: Michael Amadio 
Staff Grade: A-; Reader Grade: B+ We open our 2025-2026 season grades with an underrated gem in Michael Amadio, who held down the fort on the third line for the Sens this season.
NHL News / NHL Rumors / May 13
NHL Rumors: Will Ryan Shea re-sign with Penguins or test free agency?
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: It’s believed that Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios was meeting with forward Brady Tkachuk on Monday to go over the season and what the team could be looking to do this offseason.
Ottawa Senators News / Silver Seven / May 12
The Senators Need to Establish a Top Line in 2026-27
The Ottawa Senators finished 9th place in the 2025-26 NHL season, in large part due to a competent forward corps without any liabilities, as well as a defense corps that could compete with the league’s best.
The 'Points leaders by NHL team' quiz
Can you name every NHL franchise's all-time leader in points in five minutes?
Stuart Skinner News / Professor Press Box / May 11
The Senators Could Be Ready to Make a Smart Goalie Bet
Stuart Skinner landing with the Ottawa Senators actually makes a lot of sense when you sit and think about it for a few minutes. As someone who’s always liked Skinner’s game, part of me hopes he finds the right situation next.
The 25 greatest rookie seasons in NHL history
There have been successful rookie seasons in NHL history, and there have been superior efforts worth celebrating time and time again. Here's our list of the 25 notable seasons from those with official rookie status, as deemed by the NHL, in reverse chronological order.
Ottawa Senators News / NHL Trade Talk / May 11
Scribe Suggests Ex-Oiler Goalie Could Wind Up with the Senators
According to Jim Matheson of The Edmonton Journal, watch out for the Ottawa Senators when it comes to a potential landing spot for goaltender Stuart Skinner.
Stephen Halliday News / The Hockey Writers / May 11
Senators Need to Find a Roster Spot for Stephen Halliday Next Season
After 30 games with the Ottawa Senators, Stephen Halliday recently inked a two-year, $2.15 million contract extension with the club. A native of Ajax, Ontario, Halliday tallied 11 points (four goals, seven assists) with Ottawa after being a point-per-game player in 29 games with the Belleville Senators this season.
Ridly Greig News / Silver Seven / May 11
Greig Suspended, PWHL Expands to Detroit and Hamilton, + More!
Things tend to balance out over time. In this case, the Senators got the goaltending in the playoffs that the Charge have had thus far, but the ladies have something else beyond that.
Lassi Thomson News / The Hockey Writers / May 11
Senators’ Treatment of Lassi Thomson Hints at Bigger Issues
The Ottawa Senators said goodbye to Lassi Thomson last week, as it was announced that the 25-year-old defender had signed with HC Lugano of Switzerland’s National League (NL).
Lars Eller News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 9
Senators Unlikely To Re-Sign Lars Eller
On the opening day of free agency last summer, the Senators decided to bring in some veteran depth down the middle when they signed Lars Eller to a one-year
Brady Tkachuk News / Professor Press Box / May 8
Is Brady Tkachuk Still the Right Face for Ottawa?
It’s been a strange season for Brady Tkachuk. Not bad enough to call it a collapse, but uneven enough that you can’t just brush it aside either. There were still the usual moments — the physical edge, the energy, the leadership presence — but the consistency just wasn’t always there in the way Ottawa fans have come to expect.
Lassi Thomson News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 8
Lassi Thomson Signs Two-Year Contract With HC Lugano
A former first-round pick of the Ottawa Senators is headed overseas for the second time in his professional career. According to a team announcement, the NL’s HC Lugano has signed defenseman Lassi Thomson to a two-year contract through the 2027-28 season.
NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / May 6
Scribe Floats Bruins Target Brady Tkachuk in Offseason Trade
Nothing is official, but one reporter believes the Boston Bruins will be among the teams potentially interested in a trade to acquire Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators.
Lucas Beckman News / Silver Seven / May 6
Beckman, Ellinas Headline Senators in Contention for Memorial Cup
The finals matchups are set for the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL, and your Ottawa Senators will have guaranteed representation at the 2026 Memorial Cup, with at least one prospect on either side of two different series.
Stephen Halliday News / Daily Faceoff / May 5
Senators re-sign Stephen Halliday to two-year contract extension
A young prospect is going to stay near the nation’s capital for the next couple of years. On Tuesday, Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios announced that the team has re-signed forward Stephen Halliday to a two-year contract extension.
Ridly Greig News / Pro Hockey Rumors / May 4
Senators’ Ridly Greig Suspended Two Games
5/4: Greig has been suspended for two games for his sucker punch on Walker, per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch. With Ottawa’s season wrapped up, Greig will need to serve the suspended games at the start of the 2026-27 regular season.
Ridly Greig News / Daily Faceoff / May 4
Senators’ Ridly Greig suspended two games to start 2026-27
After the Ottawa Senators dropped their first-round playoff series, losing 4-2 on April 25th to complete the four-game sweep they suffered at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes, they’ll have to wait approximately five and half months for the start of the 2026-27 regular season.
Ottawa Senators News / The Hockey Writers / May 4
Carter Yakemchuk Makes Thomas Chabot Expendable For the Senators
Thomas Chabot was one of the original building blocks that the late Eugene Melnyk hoped would “take over this team” before the 2018-19 season, the start of the Ottawa Senators’ rebuild.
NHL News / Yardbarker / May 2
Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven makes history by extending goal streak in win over Flyers
A big reason why the Carolina Hurricanes have yet to lose a game throughout this postseason, Logan Stankoven extended his goal streak on Saturday night.
Ottawa Senators News / NHL Rumors / May 2
The Ottawa Senators Don’t Need to Make Any Drastic Moves, but Will Search for a Reliable Backup
Julian MacKenzie of The Athletic: Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios may not feel that he needs to do anything drastic to improve the team, except if Brady Tkachuk changes his mind about the team.
Drake Batherson News / NHL Trade Talk / May 2
Canadian Teams Daily Rumours: Senators, Flames & Oilers
This edition of Canadian Teams Daily Rumours includes three rumours you’ll want to bookmark: Ottawa might be on the fence about Drake Batherson. Calgary could try to draft both Ruck twins, and insiders say the Oilers are planning to get bold this summer.
Brady Tkachuk News / Yardbarker / April 29
'It's become a distraction': Senators' Brady Tkachuk growing sick of trade rumors
Ottawa Senators left winger Brady Tkachuk could use a change of scenery after laying an egg in a first-round Stanley Cup playoffs loss to the Carolina
NHL News / Yardbarker / April 25
Will first-round sweep be the end of Brady Tkachuk's Senators tenure?
With their 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, the Ottawa Senators were eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs in a four-game sweep that turned out to be an absolutely disastrous showing by the team's best players.
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