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Bob McKenzie Discusses Ottawa Senators Trade Situation

In an effort to drum up interest for what's inevitably shaping up to be a mundane NHL Trade Deadline day, the TSN Panel used a pre-emptive Trade Center to drum up interest in the February 27th event and dissect what teams may (but probably won't) do. According to Bob McKenzie, the Ottawa Senators have an interest in acquiring a top six forward and of their available assets...
Via The 6th Sens  |  4 hours ago
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Travis Yost: Report: Erik Karlsson Contract Negotiations Taking Intriguing Turn?

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter and Facebook! -- Contract negotiations between Erik Karlsson - represented by Don Meehan and the Newport Group - and the Ottawa Senators front office - led by GM Bryan Murray, et al. - cuold take an intriguing turn, one that would bode well for the development of the Ottawa Senators franchise in the long-term. Although widely regarded as...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  13 hours ago
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Game 56: Ottawa in Tampa - Valentine's Day Edition

Like an awkward family photo...Enemy Blog: Head over to The 6th Sens for your opposition blog coverage.Record: Lightning (24-25-6) Senators (28-22-8) Previous games this season: January 5: Senators win 4-1, December 5: Senators win 4-2, Game time: 7:00pm EDT on SUN (HD), RDSOttawa has been hanging on to 7th place in the Eastern Conference having only 1 win in the last 9 games. They...
Via Lightning Hockey Blog  |  3 hours ago
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The Case For Viktor Fasth

Readers, joining our writing staff is the Swedish Twitter phenom known as @steffeG. If you're not following him on Twitter, do yourself a favor and start today. steffeG will be bringing some insight and analysis while hopefully allowing to me to never use Google Translate again for some of those Swedish news articles that pertain to Senators players or prospects. Without furtherâ€...
Via The 6th Sens  |  17 hours ago
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Travis Yost: February Stretch Will Prove Pivotal

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter and Facebook! -- To say that the Ottawa Senators let a real opportunity slip away after posting a 1-2-2 record through a five-game homestand might be a bit of an understatement, but thanks to the glaring mediocrity in the middle of the Eastern Conference, Ottawa - at least for now - sits in playoff position. On Saturday afternoon, the Ottawa...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  1 day ago
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Coyotes fans shouldn't bother booing Turris

The most appropriate reaction to Kyle Turris' return to Phoenix on Tuesday night would be no reaction at all. Its true that Turris inability to live up to his draft status as the No. 3 pick in 2007 is the biggest reason the Coyotes are still staring at a giant hole in the middle of their top line. Its true that Turris was an outcast of the first order in the Coyotes' locker...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  21 days ago
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Oilers 4, Senators 3, OT

Taylor Hall scored 17 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Hall backhanded a rebound past Craig Anderson for his 19th goal as Edmonton improved to 5-2-1 in its last eight games. Magnus Paajarvi scored his first goal of the season and assisted on Shawn Horcoff's tally 42 seconds into...
Via AP on Fox  |  2 days ago
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Senators Box Scoring: Phillips' 1000th Game

A Having broken Craig Anderson’s string of starting 18 consecutive starts, last night’s victory over the Predators was Alex Auld’s first win since December 16th, 2011. Speaking of December 16th, with 22:17 of ice-time last night, it marked the most ice-time that Chris Phillips has had since that date. In fact, in the 55 games that Phillips has played this season, he has...
Via The 6th Sens  |  3 days ago
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Phillips scores two in his 1,000th game; Preds lose…

The Ottawa Senators are clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Additionally, they were 0-6-1 in their last seven coming into the game. In short, they are a team the Nashville Predators should beat. Unfortunately, the Preds skated into Scotiabank Place and dropped a 4-3 decision in front of 18,592. All-Star center Jason Spezza put the home team...
Via Section 303  |  4 days ago
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It’s time for your Preds and Senators LEFTGOVERS…

Ottawa Senators 4, Nashville Predators 3 Scotiabank Place; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 9, 2012 *** LEFTOVER THOUGHTS: * Thursday was the first game Mike Fisher has played in Ottawa since being traded to the Preds from the Senators 364 days ago. * Alex Auld started for the Sens. Craig Anderson had started 16 games in a row. * Auld won his first game since December 16. ...
Via Section 303  |  3 days ago
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Spezza, Phillips leads Sens past undisciplined Preds

The Nashville Predators are normally a disciplined hockey team. They weren’t tonight, and it cost them.Led by Jason Spezza (3 points) and Chris Phillips (2 goals), the Ottawa Senators beat the Preds, 4-3. Spezza and Phillips scored two goals each in the back-and-forth contest, as Mike Fisher’s return to Ottawa was spoiled. The Preds surrendered a pair of power play goals in...
Via Smashville 24/7  |  4 days ago
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Master of the PIM: Zenon Konopka

If you're a serious fantasy hockey player you're probably pretty familiar with Zenon Konopka. If you're not, you might be wondering why we would dedicate an entire article to the forward from Ottawa. Konopka is known for two things and two things alone - dropping the gloves and sitting in the box. For the knowledgeable fantasy player, Konopka is a legend when it comes...
Via Puck Drunk Love  |  6 days ago
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Senators-Lightning Preview

The Ottawa Senators haven't earned many points lately, but their offense is starting to show some signs of life. A game against the Tampa Bay Lightning could help further stimulate the offense and get them a win. The Senators look to beat the Lightning for a third straight time when the teams meet Tuesday night in Tampa, Fla. Ottawa is 1-6-2 since beating San Jose 4-1 on Jan...
Via AP on Fox  |  11 hours ago
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Hall leads Oilers to rare road victory against Senators

Taylor Hall banked the Edmonton Oilers a rare road victory over the Ottawa Senators Saturday afternoon. Hall backhanded a rebound past Craig Anderson for his 19th goal of the campaign just 17 ticks into overtime. In the blink of an eye , the NHL's worst road team collected just their sixth victory away from Rexall Place.  “I’ve got to be better on my rebound...
Via Hockey Fan Land  |  2 days ago
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'Rebuild' Is Such a Dirty Word... Except When It Isn't

  With the Senators in the midst of their first six-game losing streak this season, the best defense that is being played in Ottawa these days is the utilization of the phrase, ‘Meh, the Senators are just a rebuilding team’. Fortunately for the Senators, they’ve accumulated such a point cushion – through their sheer volume of games played and an 8-0-1 record...
Via The 6th Sens  |  6 days ago
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In 1000th career game, Phillips leads Senators over Predators

The Ottawa Senators were looking to turn their season back around when the Nashville Predators visited Canada’s capital city to face Mike Fisher’s former team. Bourque celebrates after scoring in the first period Thursday night Ottawa were losers of seven straight games entering Thursday night’s contest. The Senators struck first when Jason Spezza scored just 4...
Via Inside Smashville  |  4 days ago
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Derick Brassard a Good Fit in Ottawa

As the Ottawa Senators now find themselves in a rut as of late, dropping 3 straight games after the all-star break and 6 straight including before the break. They now sit 8th in the eastern conference but may find themselves sitting on the outside of a playoff spot shortly if things continue to fall the way they doing. This retooling year could be Daniel Alfredssons last year in...
Via Pro Sports Blogging  |  6 days ago
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Morning Skate: Game 55 at Ottawa

6:30 PM CT – Predators (32-17-5) @ Senators (27-22-7)Players to watch:NSH- Mike FisherFisher makes his return to Ottawa 364 days after being dealt to Nashville. The former Senator has seven goals in his last six games.OTT- Erik KarlssonThe high-flying Norris Trophy candidate is a key player in Ottawa’s lineup. Karlsson leads the NHL in points from defensemen (48 points).Starting...
Via Smashville 24/7  |  4 days ago
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Chris Phillips is Sens' hero in Fisher's returns to Ottawa

All the media was focused on Mike Fisher's return to Ottawa but Chris Phillips made his 1000th game a night of celebration by scoring two goals and leading Ottawa to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators to end the Senators seven game losing streak.The game featured an odd juxtaposition of fan-ship with the visiting Fisher receiving the lion's share of the pregame hype...
Via PredsOnTheGlass  |  4 days ago
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Travis Yost: Chris Phillips Sink Nashville, Stop Losing Streak at Seven

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter and Facebook! -- With seven consecutive losses and just one point total since a January 19th win against the San Jose Sharks, Paul MacLean had to pull out all of the stops against Nashville on Thursday night. Sixty minutes later, the Senators earned a 4-3 victory over the Predators, led by none other than the 1st overall selection in the 1996...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  4 days ago
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Predators fall to struggling Senators on road

OTTAWA (AP) -- Chris Phillips scored his first two goals of the season in his 1,000th NHL game, Jason Spezza also scored twice and the Ottawa Senators ended a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Phillips scored his first goal in 75 games 7:50 into the second. He lay on his back on the ice after adding a power-play goal 13:35 into...
Via Fox Sports Tennessee  |  4 days ago
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Suddenly The Senators Can't Win Games

Have the Ottawa Senators finally returned to Earth? Has reality set in?The Eastern Conference’s most pleasant surprise is mired in its first four-game losing streak of the season. First-line center Jason Spezza scored zero points during that downturn.“Our whole line, the last four games we haven’t produced offensively and we’ve lost,” Spezza told the...
Via The Hockey Guy  |  10 days ago
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Predators @ Ottawa Senators (Game 55): Preview

The Nashville Predators go to Ottawa to take on the Senators in a West vs East match-up. The Nashville Predators' record this season is 32-17-5 and ranked 5th in the Western Conference. The Ottawa Senators' record this season is 27-22-7 and ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference. Puck drops at 6:30 PM CT. For your Ottawa Senators news, go to the Bloguin affiliate, The 6th...
Via Fang Faction  |  5 days ago
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Travis Yost: Missed Opportunity: Edmonton Drops Ottawa 4-3 in Overtime

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter and Facebook! -- Deadlocked at three goals apiece, the Edmonton Oilers and Ottawa Senators battled into the extra frame on Hockey Day in Canada. Much to the chagrin of the home crowd, Taylor Hall scores the game-winner just seventeen seconds into extra-time, giving Edmonton their seventh road win in the last twenty-nine chances. The Ottawa...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  2 days ago
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Travis Yost: Gameday: Edmonton and Ottawa Battle on Hockey Day in Canada

Make sure to follow Travis on Twitter and Facebook! -- The nearly-fourteen hour celebration of the beautiful game on Hockey Day in Canada officially kicks off at 2:00 PM ET, when the Ottawa Senators play host to the Edmonton Oilers at Scotiabank Place. Although the revelry of Hockey Day in Canada will certainly garner the majority of the attention from the hockey world on Saturday...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  2 days ago
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