After more than 1,000 NHL games over 17 seasons, Sam Gagner is finally hanging up his skates, but he's not done in the league just yet. Gagner, 35, will now join the Ottawa Senators as the team's director of player development.
Here are some scattered thoughts for Friday: After AGM Ryan Bowness was let go, we knew that the Senators would be making moves with the front office. It was announced yesterday that they hired former Brantford Bulldogs GM (and Staios' former coworker) Matt Turek to be the Belleville Senators General Manager.
The Ottawa Senators have a busy offseason ahead of them. Based on 2025-26, they seem to have identified needing external improvement. If for example, you consider the Toronto Maple Leafs out-skilled the Sens in round one of their Eastern Conference 2025 Stanley Cup Playoff series.
Ottawa Senators general manager and president of hockey operations Steve Staios announced Thursday that the club has named Matt Turek the Belleville Senators GM.
The Ottawa Senators made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2017 this year. Despite their first-round exit at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs, vibes are high in Ottawa.
Veteran forward Claude Giroux could walk away from the Ottawa Senators this summer, according to a recent report from Sportsnet. The Senators have to address many needs over the offseason and dealing with their free agents will be at the top of that list.
The Ottawa Senators and their fans find themselves in a good position right now, celebrating in the afterglow of a successful regular season and first playoff appearance in eight years.
While the Ottawa Senators‘ first playoff appearance in seven years resulted in a first-round exit at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it’s safe to say the 2024-25 season was a success.
After a strong second half of the season, the Senators worked their way into a playoff spot for the first time since 2017. While they fell in six games to Toronto, it was certainly a step in the right direction for them.
There’s no NHL comeback yet for winger Dominik Kubalik. He’s signed a two-year deal to stay in Switzerland with National League club EV Zug, the team announced – although it contains an NHL out clause if he receives an offer.
After listening to all the players at the year end media availability, it is time to reflect. One of the main topics of reflection in terms of Ottawa Senator rumours, is if the next contract for Claude Giroux ends up with the Sens.
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios and head coach Travis Green met with assembled media, including Full Press Hockey, on Monday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa Senators president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios announced that they have signed Finnish defenseman Nikolas Matinpalo to a two-year contract extension.
The Ottawa Senators made the playoffs for the first time since 2017, but they lost in Game 7 in Double Overtime to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final.
Brady Tkachuk helped put the Ottawa Senators back on the map in 2024-25 — and the captain insists he’s not trying to play anywhere but Canada’s capital in the future, despite continuously being the subject of trade rumors.
For Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, the first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t turn out as he wished. However, that doesn’t mean he wants to leave the team.
Ottawa Senators players met the media Saturday for the first time since their season-ending Game 6 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. There was plenty of talk of what might have been, looking towards next season, and for a few, where they may be suiting up come September.
Brady Tkachuk spoke with the media this weekend as the Ottawa Senators were clearing out their lockers and parting ways following the end of their season and a disappointing loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs.
The Ottawa Senators may have lost their opening-round series to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games, but what they take from it will set a standard for future seasons.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Ottawa Senators, 4-2, in Game 6 on Thursday night to clinch their first-round series.
Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ottawa Senators' 4-0 win over the host Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round playoff series.