The Senators fired DJ Smith in December and ended the season with Jacques Martin behind the bench. We knew, however, that they were looking for a new coach for next season… And it’s done.
The Ottawa Senators made a crucial decision mid-season by parting ways with coach DJ Smith, who had faced significant and growing criticism from fans and media alike.
L’ancien entraîneur des gardiens des Sénateurs, Canadiens et des Panthers et aujourd’hui entraîneur des gardiens de l’équipe de la LPHF d’Ottawa, est un homme qui regorge d’anecdotes dans le monde du hockey.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
Jacques Martin left his job as general manager of the Florida Panthers in 2009 and has returned numerous times to face them over the years, including tonight as interim coach of the Ottawa Senators.
The Ottawa Senators are having a rough season. Things have gotten better as of late, but the team’s playoff hopes are extremely small at the moment. They didn’t get any better on Monday night when they fell to the Washington Capitals in the American capital.
The Ottawa Senators 2023-24 campaign has been yet another very disappointing one. Once again starting flat and facing many controversies along the way, the team finally fired head coach DJ Smith mid-way through the season.
The Ottawa Senators streak of five games (4-0-1) without a regulation loss came to a screeching halt Saturday in a 7-2 drubbing at the hands of the New York Rangers.
The Ottawa Senators hired Jacques Martin to be a senior advisor for the coaching staff on Dec. 6. Just 12 days later, head coach DJ Smith was fired and Martin was named interim head coach.
When discussing the new Jacques Martin era of Ottawa Senators hockey a few caveats immediately emerge. Primarily, the Sens, given their current cap crunch haven't really changed their roster since Martin took over behind the bench.
When a new coach goes behind the bench, players get a new slate to work on. It’s up to those players to take full advantage of a fresh opportunity to solidify their standing within the lineup.
It has to be a tough time for the Ottawa Senators’ interim head coach Jacques Martin. His team has been losing, with only a 3-7-0 record in their last 10 games.
Jacques Martin has been interim head coach of the Ottawa Senators for 10 games, and the cold-hard statistics say it hasn’t made any difference to the team’s performance.
It’s been seven games since Jacques Martin was named interim head coach, and Daniel Alfredsson stepped in as assistant coach on a full-time basis behind the bench for the Ottawa Senators.
It was the last game before the Christmas break, the team brightened the arena with new lights, and the Captain was feeling terrible about all the losing: the circumstances were auspicious for the Ottawa Senators to break a six game losing streak.