The Ottawa Senators have announced that they have sent goaltender Leevi Merilainen to the American Hockey League (AHL) and have recalled Mads Sogaard, who is expected to take the backup job behind Linus Ullmark.
With the Senators in the playoffs and their farm team in Belleville not making the playoffs, Ottawa has determined which players will be joining the team as their Black Aces.
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.
In this edition of the Senators News & Rumors, we look at the Ottawa Senators signing their top goaltending prospect Mads Sogaard, trading another goaltender prospect in Kevin Mandolese, as well as acquiring Xavier Bourgault from the Edmonton Oilers for Roby Jarventie and a draft pick.
The Ottawa Senators announced on Monday they have come to terms with goaltender Mads Sogaard on a two-year contract. The deal sees Sogaard signed on a two-way contract in 2024-25, which then converts into a one-way contract in 2025-26.
The Ottawa Senators roster for the 2023/24 season is shuffling around. The question is whether they are necessary moves or if it is signaling something more ahead of the March 8th trade deadline.
There's only one NHL game today, but DraftKings was kind enough to offer a 33% SGP boost for the evening. YB's Griffin Carroll says let's cook up a winning combo in this Nashville-Ottawa game.
Cue the shuffle, the popular Ottawa Senators shuffle of goalies. Come to think about it, that has actually been one positive of the 2023-24 season. Despite subpar performances, at least there has been stability in who has minded the net for the Senators.
Tuesdays typically bring with them monster NHL slates, and today certainly didn't disappoint. On these bigger slates, DraftKings offers a Stepped Up Boost parlay, where you get boosted odds dependent on how many legs you add to the slip.
We won more bets than we lost last night here, and that's something we should go ahead and make a habit of for the rest of the week. Today, I'll be taking a new approach to circling some of our favorite prop spots.