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The Sens finish up their opening home stand with a 4-1 loss to Winnipeg. Not a good performance.  Colin White remains a conundrum. First rounder; young; big, long term contract...but he doesn't deserve top 6 minutes right now. DJ Smith wants White to work on a few things. NINE things! What's the latest on Tim Stützle? What's gotten into Nikita Zaitsev? Could Artem Zub add some more Russian magic t...

After 10 months, the Sens are finally back in action, with two games against the Leafs and three against the Jets. Why has Colin White's stock fallen? Or has it fallen at all? Maybe just sending a message? White doesn't seem fazed and talks about the kind of training camp he had. After failing to make the team, Gregg thinks Logan Brown will now be traded. We look at the opening weekend roster and...

Ian Mendes joins us and talks about leaving TSN 1200 to cover the Sens for the Athletic.    Sens and Leafs get provincial approval to host NHL games this season.   World Junior: Tim Stuetzle's performance; NHL projections for Stuetzle and Jake Sanderson. Is Sanderson a future #1 defenceman?   Sens camp: Challenges of evaluating and making cuts without exhibition games or fans?   With so many veter...

Derek Stepan talks about his reaction when he learned he was coning to Ottawa. The Sens also acquire Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette from Tampa for the rights to Anders Nilsson and Marian Gaborik. Tim Stützle signs his entry level contract with Ottawa. Former Senators Craig Anderson and Mike Hoffman sign on for new NHL opportunities. We also discuss the NHL's return to play and how the Senators...

Coming up today…an all canadian NHL division could be in jeopardy…we’ll tell you why Anthony Duclair finally finds a new NHL home, but misses a great opportunity in Ottawa Another edition of "Dissecting Dorion!" We dissect the GM's comments as he updates the state of the hockey union in Ottawa. Check us out at sensnationhockey.com please consider subscribing to the show and sharing it with other S...

NHL reportedly going with 56 games.  Two sides remain focused on Dec 31 camp start for non-playoff teams. Jan 3rd camp start for the rest of the league. Jan 13th start to 2020-2021 regular season. Owners tried to circle back on the deal, asking the players to defer a bigger chunk of their salaries and then also dump more money into an escrow account.  Realignment will feature an all Canadian divis...

When will the Sens play their next game? Senators Franchise Turns 30. A Good Start for North Dakota (South Ottawa). Jacob Bernard-Docker takes a knee during the anthem. Team Canada won't have Alexis Lafreniere and we don't blame the Rangers for making that decision. Is Ottawa truly the worst team in this proposed all-Canadian division next season?  Sens trivia and Sens alumni birthdays. Steve has...

Is Erik Gudbranson a one year fill-in, or could he be Marc Methot 2.0? NHL.com projects Brady Tkachuk to be the league's top breakout player for the 2021 season. Are NHL pests really on the way out? Spoiler: Not a chance. There appears to be nothing not to like about Tim Stützle. Is Erik Karlsson already hall of fame worthy or is there more to be done? Sens alumni birthdays. And Gregg updates us o...

This week we discuss Eugene Melnyk's rebuild comments on a Toronto-based podcast.  We have a look at the goalie depth chart, based on goalie coach Pierre Groulx's comments in the Ottawa Sun this week. The news on Anders Nilsson is not good. We review Wayne Scanlan's Sportsnet article on six Sens prospects who are off to great starts. Egor Sokolov becomes the first Sens 2020 draft pick to sign his...

When will season and Sens camp begin? What’s going on with Tim Stuetzle? Hand injury? When will he sign? Bobby Ryan says his buy out was a complete shock. Rudolfs Balcers and Filip Chlapik both have to clear waivers. Logan Brown and Drake Batherson do not.  How does that affect things? Christian Jaros re-signs. Will he be in the mix? Who should play the right side with Thomas Chabot? Gregg re-join...

Sens Sign Alex Galcheynuk: Good Decision or Not? Gregg doesn't like it. Steve thinks differently. Will this be Logan Brown's Final Chance to Shine? After acquiring Galceynuk and re-signing Christ Tierney, how Many NHL openings do the Sens Actually Have? The Sens have lots of prospects at centre ice, but not a lot of proven NHL-level talent...yet. Is Tim Stuetzle going to stay at home in Germany fo...

Today on the show we're joined by ex-Ottawa Senator and American Hockey League Hall of Famer, Brad Smyth! Brad gives us his take on the Sens' off-season so far, including the new stuff like Connor Brown's re-signing, avoiding arbitration with a 3-year contract AAV of $3.6 million. Sens first-rounder Tim Stützle - taken third overall - was drafted out of the German pro hockey league. Brad played in...

Sens sign Dadonov Sens re-sign Matt Murray Sens acquire Austin Watson, will wear 16 to honour Brian McGrattan Sens re-sign Nick Paul Arb schedule: October 22-Connor Brown; November 7-Christian Jaros; November 8-Chris Tierney Melnyk says sens will be a cup winner within 4 years As part of COVID measures, looks like Canadian teams will play in the same division next season Melnyk suing Rick Gibbons...

We discuss the Senators 2020 Draft performance, getting Tim Stuetzle, Jake Sanderson and Ridly Greig in round one. We get into the acquiring and signing of Matt Murray, Ottawa's new number one goalie for the next 4 years. And the surprise dismissal of all-star Anthony Duclair who did not receive a qualifying offer he was happy with. The Sens said they made a substantial offer.

Closing Out the Draft Hype, Steve makes his official prediction on what the Sens will do a #3 and #5. Sens Make a Trade with Florida for Josh Brown, another right shot defenceman. Will there be other Sens deals in the next few days? Now that the Sens have bought out Bobby Ryan, how in the world will they get to the salary cap floor? Perhaps a well paid veteran goalie on a short term UFA deal might...

In this episode, we're joined by Scott Wheeler. Scott covers the NHL Draft and NHL prospects for The Athletic and he's got some rankings I think will surprise you. Pierre Dorion meets with the media and announces Craig Anderson's career in Ottawa is officially over. He also thanked Marc Borowiecki expecting him to test the free agent waters. Goaltending is a concern since Anders Nilsson remains a...

Today we discuss what the Senators might do in the first round of the upcoming draft with Grant McCagg from Recrutes.ca.  We discuss TSN's report this week on the top 10 Senators prospects.  DJ Smith says the Sens may go without a captain once again. Brady Tkachuk turning 21 this week highlights our Sens birthday reel.

Bobby Ryan is your 2020 NHL Masterton winner great story...hat trick game... Marc Borowiecki's days as an Ottawa Senator are done. Sens don't appear to be bringing back their top goal scoring defenceman. The NHL reportedly gets involved to get the Sens coaches paid properly After seeing their pay reduced by 50 per cent – nearly twice more than the next-highest reduction in the league  – the Ottawa...

The Sens are keen on goalie Matt Murray, according to TSN. We discuss who we might deal for Murray in our first visit to the Sens Nation Trade Lab. Is it a good idea? He's only under club control for one more year. A two time Cup winner on an offensive team. Murray didn't benefit from a 1990's New Jersey Devils shutdown style of play. Murray got it done. A 937 save percentage during the last Cup r...

The NHL Shuts Down Playoffs for Two Days to Support BLM; Kevin Bieksa is a Rising Star at HNIC. Big money players with a cap hit of over $10 M are absent from the playoffs. The Leafs get their first-rounder back. The Sens first-round pick acquired from the Islanders continues to worsen.

Should the Sens deal the third and fifth picks overall for number one? Is Mark Borowiecki finished in Ottawa? Are you happy with the Sens goaltending depth or should the Sens go goalie shopping? The Passing of an NHL legend. Brendan Gallagher has a broken jaw. Should the suspension have been longer than one game?

Coming up today...Former Senator Todd White jumps in with us. NHL Playoff round-up...Thoughts on: the bubble, no fans, the format, and 6 games per day? Do we like the TV presentation with fake audio and tarped-up stands? Who will pull off the biggest upset of the play-in round? The lottery is Monday: Cheering for Leafs or Habs because of Lafreniere? The 2 big hits on Mark Schiefele and Jake Muzzin...

We Discuss the name, logo and uniform of the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's 32nd team.  The Senators have so much salary cap room but don't hold your breath on them making deals. In fact, they may have to make some tough calls on their own free agents. Steve says Kings GM Rob Blake, who holds the #2 pick, Rob Blake sounds like a Byfield guy. Sens birthdays. Trivia: How many Sens can you name who wore t...

We get Ian's take on the NHL draft lottery nonsense and how should they decide the draft order? Who will the Sens take in the draft? Is D.J. Smith the right kind of coach for this group? Sens new uniforms. Does everyone want the old 2D logo? Or is it a loud minority on social media. Bobby Ryan is a finalist for the Masterton. Fired up for playoffs? 24 teams in the playoffs....the new normal? Playo...

We have actual dates for a return to hockey!  But will COVID truly allow the NHL to finish what is starts? The Sens have some good prospects in goal, but no sure things. Could Robin Lehner be the answer? In 1996, the Sens obviously didn't know what they had in Pavol Demitra but Peter Stastny says he did. Or did he really..?  Signing Brady Tkachuk. You can pay him now or your can pay him later. Wil...