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Blue Jackets’ Potential Trade Partners: Ottawa Senators
Welcome to part six of our month-long series on Columbus Blue Jackets’ potential trading partners. In case you missed part five, we took a look at the Edmonton Oilers.
Worst Loss In Ottawa Senators History
In the early days of the Ottawa Senators, they had a very hard time adjusting to the level of talent that was present in the NHL. In the first two seasons of Senators hockey, they were at the mercy of several established franchises, which resulted in a handful of embarrassing losses.
Wednesday Morning News: RFAs, Borowiecki Leaving, Trading for a Centre
As the playoffs wind down and interest in the NHL Draft continues to ramp up, it was only a matter of time before some offseason roster-planning information started to leak into the news feed and get people talking about what could be in store for the Ottawa Senators this summer.
A Case Study on Handling Defence Prospects: Erik Brännström 
Photo by Steven Kingsman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Ottawa Senators have done an exemplary job with handling the promising Swede’s development this year.
2020 NHL Draft Profiles: Russian Forwards
Ruslan Bashkirov was the last Russian drafted by the Senators in 2007. | Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Possession-focused wingers? Power forwards?
Thomas Chabot- Captain Material?
It has been six long months since we last saw our dear Ottawa Senators. We’ve found ways to pass the time by ferociously debating every possible topic in the world and even some beyond it.
What Will the Effects of Salary Cutbacks for the Ottawa Senators Be?
In two tweets TSN’s Frank Seravalli helped shed light on the latest embarrassing situation involving the Ottawa Senators. One day later, Seravalli expanded on this information in an article on TSN.ca indicating that at least 17 NHL teams have reduced pay to hockey operations staff – including six of the seven Canadian franchises.
Senators’ 4 Most Critical Offseason Decisions
In just a few short weeks the Stanley Cup will be awarded, bringing an official end to the 2019-20 NHL campaign in what was one of the single most memorable seasons in history.
Monday LNN: Borowiecki Moving to Greener Pastures
Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images The Sens’ hometown defenceman will be testing free agency, a new date for the NHL draft, and more in the weekend roundup of links, news and notes.
Jesper Fast Might Look Good in an Ottawa Senators Uniform
When Jesper Fast speaks about his season with the New York Rangers, he puts it this way: “It did not turn out quite as I had imagined or hoped, neither for myself nor for the team.
Senators Prospect Viktor Lodkin Arrested in Sweden on Drug Charges
Ottawa Senators prospect Viktor Lodin was arrested on drug charges in late August in Sweden. In an open letter to his teammates – and more widely because it was posted on the Timrå IK website, Lodkin wrote: Timrå IK has invested in me and given me the chance to develop here to become a better hockey player.
Senators Among Four Teams Who Could Shake Up NHL Trade Market
According to Luke Fox of Sportsnet, there are four teams he believes are worth keeping an eye on as trade talk swirls around the NHL marketplace over the next couple of weeks.
Weekly Question: When was the last time the Sens had four NHL-quality top-four defencemen?
Keep reading to see how this old fan favourite surprised me | Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Join me for a trip down the blistering hellscape that is the Ottawa Senators defensive depth chart.
Borowiecki to Test Free Agency
From possible, to likely and finally to inevitable. It appears that hard-working defenceman Mark Borowiecki has played his last game with the Ottawa Senators.
Prospect and NHL Draft News: Ottawa and Askarov?
Yesterday, the 2020 draft focus revolved around three of the top defencemen prospects including Jamie Drysdale, Jake Sanderson and Kaiden Guhle. As noted, this year’s entry draft is top heavy at the forward position and this could be a year where only one defender is chosen in the top-10.
LNN: Just give us the new jersey already
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images It’s the Thursday edition of Links, News and Notes! On Monday, we talked about how the Sens loaned Vitaly Abramov to Finland for a few months before training camp.
Longtime Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki expected to test free agency
Borowiecki, 31, always seemed like he would be a Senator for his whole career, given the obvious connection he had with ownership and the comments made by GM Pierre Dorion just a few months ago.
2020 NHL Draft Profiles: Finnish Forwards
Could the Sens draft a prospect to join Lassi Thomson in Finland? Six intriguing options across three leagues for you to consider from a hotbed of elite prospects recently Finland is now a well-known source of elite talent, with a Finnish player going in the top-three in the last three draft classes.
Cap Struggle Trade Targets
Loui Loui | Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images The Sens should be aggressive in trying to take these teams’ awful contracts I feel like I’ve been saying this for years, but: once again, the Ottawa Senators should weaponize their cap space by taking on teams’ bad contracts for the right price.
RTP Daily, September 8th: Bolts Blast Isles
Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Islanders got a rude awakening in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals There are some very real similarities between this New York Islanders team and the 2017 edition of the Ottawa Senators.
Senators' Bobby Ryan Named Winner of 2020 Bill Masterton Trophy
Ottawa Senators forward Bobby Ryan was named the winner of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy as the NHL player who best exemplified perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey during the 2019-20 season...
Senators' Bobby Ryan wins Bill Masterton Trophy
Bill Masterton Trophy winner Bobby Ryan took a leave of absence from the Senators in November to enter into the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance program and was in there for close to three months.
Links, News & Notes: Abramov Heads to Finland
Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Matt Dumba’s award, Matt Murray trade rumours and more are in this Monday’s edition of Links, News and Notes!
Senators News & Rumors: Borowiecki, Brown, Nilsson & More
In this edition of Ottawa Senators News & Rumors, I’ll try to help Senators fans stay more up-to-date about the team. Item One: Abramov and Thomson Loaned to Finland’s Liiga Both Vitaly Abramov and Lassi Thomson have been loaned to Finland’s Liiga.
TSN's Frank Seravalli Reporting Senators' Interest in Matt Murray
Pierre Dorion does love him some goalies. Since taking over the general manager duties in 2016, the Senators’ exec has dealt for Mike Condon, Anders Nilsson and prospect Filip Gustavsson to help buoy the Senators’ depth at the position while trading draft picks to move up at the 2019 NHL Draft to select Mads Sogaard in the second-round last year.
Who should be the top five picks in the NHL Draft?
Some franchises in the draft look towards taking team-specific needs in the present or look further down the road and simply take best available in hopes of developing a star.
Senators loan 2019 No. 19 pick Lassi Thomson back to his Finnish club
As with any rebuilding team, there will be opportunity galore for young players with the kind of upside Thomson possesses, but with plenty of other names on the depth chart he’ll have to really show he’s ready.
Senators have three 2020 first-round picks after Islanders' win
As a result of the Islanders moving on, the conditional 2020 first-round pick sent to the Senators in the Jean-Gabriel Pageau trade became official.
NHL Draft Lottery odds for top prize Alexis Lafreniere
The NHL Draft Lottery starts at 8:00 PM EST Friday on NBCSN and NHL Network for U.S. audiences. In Canada you can catch the action on Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
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