Sens Nation - Your Ottawa Senators Podcast

Dissecting Dorion returns as we analyze the Senator GM's commentary in his season-ending press conference.  He began with a general statement about the season that was. "We definitely met or exceeded expectations."    Actual news: Artyum Zub re-signs. A 2 year deal worth $5 million, carrying an annual cap hit of $2.5 million.    Marcus Hogberg is DONE as an Ottawa Senator   Full goalie analysis.  ...

Wait, the Sens didn't win a single a back to back scenario all season?   Would anyone give Brady Tkachuk an offer sheet? Who will Tkachuk's assistant captains?   Injury to Thomas Chabot vs Winnipeg has a silver lining. It finally opens things up for JBD and Brannstrom.   Nick Paul is up for the Masterton award.   Jack Capuano to coach Team USA worlds. Is DJ Smith going to get an extension this sum...

Player profile on Josh Norris; Brady Tkachuk has only a few days left on his contract. How much money and term will he get in Ottawa? Mads Sogaard goes 2 and 0 on the weekend in his first Belleville action. 

The good news? Matt Murray's game has returned to form. The bad? He's hurt again. If he's gone for the year, are your protecting him from Seattle now? Victor Mete is fitting right in, getting number 3 defenceman ice time. Shane Pinto and Alex Formenton are helping anchor a very effective PK.  Why is Josh Brown getting the love ahead of Jacob Bernard-Docker. Which Senators would you choose for the...

This week, we discuss a pretty solid week for the Sens, including the bounce back of Matt Murray, the Hab-killing play of Drake Batherson and the slick NHL debut of Shane Pinto, who seems to be the complete package.   Was the team bad because Murray was struggling? Or was Murray bad because the team was struggling? Centre ice depth...Pinto, Norris, Stutzle, Greig...Status of White and Tierney Eval...

Post Game April 12: Sens Fall 3-2 to Winnipeg; JBD looks poised in his surprise Debut. When asked about the Matt Murray performance DJ Smith says "He was all right." Connor Brown and Nick Brown both snap their scoring run - Brown's record run is over and so is Paul's goal scoring slump. Sens didn't cash in on some great chances.

Bonus episode of the Sens Nation Podcast as we tackle tonight's 4-2 victory and what the Sens did at the deadline and with the waiver wire.

Sens lose 4 straight, now second last overall, 4 points up on Buffalo. We also discuss Saturday's 6-5 loss in Toronto; Monday's NHL trade deadline; most memorable Senator deadline day deals from the past 20 years; C onnor Brown's team record 7 game goal scoring streak; a new p oll on what people think of Thomas Chabot's season so far; and Shane Pinto loses to Cole Caufield for the Hobey Baker awar...

We discuss the Sens 6-3 win in Montreal. Dadonov and Anisimov catch fire. Tkachuk takes on Shea Weber. Connor Brown is a PK beast. Artum Zub flashes his physical play. Sens sign North Dakota duo…Shane Pinto and Jacob Bernard-Docker who will both report to Ottawa…We discuss expectations…Who would you pair Bernard-Docker with out of the gate? We're both old enough to be Jake Sanderson's dad. If he w...

Today we discuss the Sens' handling of Christian Wolanin. Filip Gustavsson got his first NHL win this week and Calgary tried to make off with the game puck afterward. DJ Smith defends Thomas Chabot's crazy big minutes and doesn't sound too confident in the rest of his D group. 20 of the Sens 28 points have come at home. Why so bad on the road? Evgenii Dadonov's struggles: How long do you stay pati...

This week, Sens goalie Joey Daccord got an emotional, exciting first victory then suffered a season ending injury. Why can't we have nice things? Acquiring goalie Anton Forsberg went from being an insurance policy to being a necessity. We discuss some of the roster shuffling, including Brannstrom heading for Belleville. A North Dakota update including a scary looking injury to Jacob Bernard-Docker...

We review the last 7 days in Sens land that saw Ottawa go 1 and 3...again.  We discuss DJ Smith's job performance through 100 career games and his handling of Matt Murray and the roster. Why do Matt Peca, Clark Bishop and Michael Haley get NHL looks but not Alex Formenton? Are there any 2021 Senator free agents you'd like to see return to Ottawa this fall? Listener questions and more.

The Sens are 1-3 in the 4 games since our last show. Matt Murray lost 2 of his 3 starts, and was chased from the game in both. With or without the puck, the Sens are struggling in their own end Why isn't Thomas Chabot improving defensively? Ryan Dzingel's debut. DJ Smith called him the team's best player in the game. North Dakota plays their final regular season game this week. Will any of the Nor...

We wrap up the Sens week that was, including their most recent game, a 6-3 loss to Calgary.  Drake Batherson is getting close to Sens record territory with a 5 game goal streak. Only 4 Senators have longer streaks. The Battle of the Tkachuks hasn't really been a battle at all. Is it time to try Stutzle at centre? Ryan Dzingel is now out of quarantine. He's still only 28. Can he be the 26 goal man...

Batherson scores a beauty on a nice solo effort. Connor Brown must lead the NHL in breakaways! We discuss a wild 3 on 3 overtime. A couple of good bounces go the Sens way.  Why was the GM so unemotional when the winning goal was scored?  And much more as we break down Game #20, Ottawa 3-2 win over the Habs in OT>.

Reviewing 3 games vs Leafs including the 7-3 loss. Matt Murray says ,“This one's on me.” DJ Smith talks about the loss. Smith also says Mike Reilly has been “our best defenceman the last few weeks” Thomas Chabot dinged up...is he playing too much? Christian Wolanin replaced him and we're getting a little concerned about Wolly. Connor Brown with Norris and Tkachuk? Sens are 1st and 3rd in rookie sc...

Sens played well but the offence went dry again. Lots of deadly chances for the Sens while keeping the leafs snipers generally underwraps. The Leafs just got one extra bounce tonight. After that 11 goal outburst on Monday night, both teams clamped down a little tonight.

Has there ever been a better Sens comeback than that? Down 5-1, with 21 minutes left, the Sens Shocking Comeback Win in Toronto; Dadonov Ties AND Wins it.  

The Sens improve to 3-12-1, beating the Jets 2-1. Brady Tkachuk scores late to give Ottawa the win.  With Matt Murray injured, Marcus Hogberg, who's been struggling badly this season, has a great game.  Dadonov and White are starting to click. Comments from coach DJ Smith. Ryan Dzingel returns, traded to Ottawa today for Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette.

Our special guest is Brent Wallace. Thoughts on Sens at Winnipeg Thursday night...After an outstanding first period, the Sens lose 5-1...   Is fragile the right word for this team?   Matt Murray injured...leaves after the 2nd period.   Thoughts on Hogberg's play and how the Sens proceed if Murray is out. We bicker a little over whether Logan Brown should be in Ottawa or not.  We discuss Pierre Dor...

Sens outshoot Edmonton 42-22 and shut down McDavid and Draisaitl but lose again to the Oilers. Brown and Dadonov score for Ottawa but goaltending was poor in this one. Why are the Sens running a 1-3-1 without one timer options (wingers on their normal side) Dadonov --- has the dam broken for him? Mike Reilly another decent game??? DJ getting impatient with Batherson, Norris? Next game is Thursday...

Sens fall to 2-10-1.  They continue to improve but there's still a lot of work left to do.   Brutal call on Colin White at the end of the game.  He's cross checked hard into the post and the refs insist he knocked the net off on purpose, WITH AN EMPTY NET AND THE SENS IN POSSESSION OF THE PUCK???   Evgenii Dadonov gets off the schneid...kind of... Amazing pass by Tkachuk..shouldn't that be an assi...

Something new: The Sens 2-1 loss to Montreal. Matt Murray is a game star again...goaltending gives you a chance. Colin White had the only Ottawa goal. Other teams continue to be very physical with Tim Stützle.….lots of "welcome to the NHL" moments We review the stats sheet - the power play struggled but face-offs continue to improve. Suspension for Gudbranson on the way? We hear from DJ Smith  and...

The Sens win 3-2 over Montreal. We discuss the performances of Tim Stutzle, Matt Murray and Erik Brannstrom. Nick Paul came to the defence of Thomas Chabot who got hit with a clean but very hard check. Are you a fan of that or not? Should Stutzle move to centre now? Braydon Coburn was placed on waivers. What does DJ Smith see in Mike Reilly? Calling a time out when you're up by a goal and about to...

Steve has been preaching patience but, as good as the Sens excuses are, the team has now had enough preparation...the excuses end today.  DJ Smith says if the Sens keep playing like that the wins will come. Is he right? Sens fans want to play more kids? So why aren't they? Sens most pleasant surprise: Nick Paul or Nikita Zaitsev? Is Colin White back in D.J. Smith's good books? Concerns and Matt Mu...