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Our best guess on what the top 5 NHL draft picks will be...most importantly which two players the Sens may get. Will the Russian goalie be in play? Historically, how have other teams done when they had 3 first-round draft picks in the same draft?  Former Senator GM's Rick Dudley (Carolina) and Randy Sexton (Buffalo) both recently parted company with their organizations.  Should the Sens kick the t...

We Rage About the NHL Draft Lottery Process; Sens Get the #3 and the #5 Picks and Alexis Lafreniere Goes to UNKNOWN??!! WHAT KIND OF SYSTEM IS THAT? Daniel Alfredsson is overlooked for the Hockey Hall of Fame. It was shaping up to be such a good week too...

Is the Hall of Fame finally going to praise Alfie next week? The Buffalo Sabres blow things up, firing the GM and about 20 other employees. Things the Sens can do to win fans back. Connor brown opens up on some things about the season. That Sun story last week about Melnyk's organ  donor charity?  The paper has to issue corrections and an apology. An Ottawa Senator from that magical 2017 playoff r...

Bobby Ryan is up for the Masterton award. His hat trick in February was one for the ages. Chris Cuthbert called that game. He's moving from TSN to Sportsnet. He misses calling playoff games, which TSN won't have for at least 6 more years. Sens part company with the Sens Foundation, citing mediocre donation percentages. Different standards for the owner's organ donation fund which, according to the...

The Senators season is over. The NHL draft lottery rules are out. We'll try and make sense of it, but we still have questions. We sure played a lot of hockey this year to eliminate only 23 per cent of the teams. We'll give you our must-watch playoff series. After two seasons without one, Sens head coach DJ Smith is now at least talking about naming a captain. Chris Wideman signs on in the KHL. Did...

NHL MEMO that went out May 24th on the instructions for moving to Phase 2. It's voluntary and a maximum of six players will be allowed in club facilities at one time.  The Sens season ends with 11 games left to play in the regular season...the NHL is moving on, focused now on a 24 team playoffs. Buffalo, New Jersey, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose and Detroit — also will join the Sens in the beginn...

According to the Hockey News, if you re-drafted the 2018 draft, Brady Tkachuk's draft ranking would be the same.  Agree or disagree? Alfie scores in overtime! Today's the anniversary of the Sens' only Conference title. It also the 40th anniversary this week of Islanders' first Cup and the 25th anniversary of the final games ever played at Le Colisee and Boston Garden. 8 year UFA contracts are, mor...

Episode #11. Alfie is the best #11 of all time but can you name one of the 3 other players who wore 11 for the Sens? The Sens all-time team: Steve wasn't a fan of the selection criteria that was used. Vitaly Abramov will need to take a step forward this season. We're hoping he's not Corey Locke 2.0. Artyom Zub is seen by the Hockey News as a Russian Olympic candidate, even if the NHL return there....

After weeks of speculation, Atryom Zub has officially signed on with the Ottawa Senators. What will Ottawa's blue line look like next season? This week was the 3 year anniversary of JG Pageau's 4 goal game. We submit our top 5 most memorable Sens games. Do current Senator players even care about the NHL draft? The latest on the draft: According to a new NHL memo, the league may go with a system th...

Getting to Know Anthony Duclair Craig Anderson Sad He's Not Part of the Sens' Bright Future. We get into some trivia during this week in Sens history.  As in, what former Senator holds the record, playing for 12 NHL teams in his career?  Mika Zibanejad and Marty Havlat both celebrated birthdays this week.   With Toronto getting a pro team, what does this mean for the immediate future of women's ho...

Pierre Dorion addressed the media this week so we dissect what he had to say on various Senators issues in "Dissecting Dorion." Two good Senators Prospects Sign, while two elite ones return to school. Gregg coached Kevin Mandolese at U-17 camp a few years ago and gives us a sense of what Mandy is all about. Spoiler: Mandy came and he gave without taking. Artyom Zub isn't a done deal, not yet. We a...

Coming up this week… Sunday April 12th is the 20th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Ontario. Shaun Van Allen played in that series for Ottawa and will join us to talk about it. As we record this, today should have been the day of the draft lottery…so we bought a new draft lottery simulator which I now plan to burn. You’ll find out why. It couldn't have gone worse. In our top 5 today…we ex...

Sens radio colour analyst Gord Wilson joins us to talk about his positive COVID-19 diagnosis and the incredible phone call from a hockey legend he received out of the blue.  We talk (and dream) about the possibility of Ottawa getting Alexi Lafreniere first overall and his comments about the Sens this week. We'll also discuss: The apparent signing of Russian defenceman Artyum Zub What's up with Sen...

2 Ottawa Senators test positive for Coronavirus If the NHL season is over, a former Ottawa Senator will go down as the NHL’s goals per game leader.   Right now it feels like a bad trade but only time will tell for sure. So we’ll look back at the Sens worst deals. We all know how weird Tom Brady is going to look in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform…Which former Ottawa Senator did you most hate seeing...

The Sens and the rest of the NHL are in shutdown mode. It's small potatoes, compared to what's going on in the rest of the world, but will the rest of the season be cancelled now? If it's cancelled will they mess around with the NHL draft lottery rules? It's the 5 year anniversary of the Hamburglar run. 20 year anniversary of start of the battle of Ontario.  Will the Battle ever get that good agai...

TSN 1200's Steve Lloyd joins us this week as we record on site atr Barley Mow on Merivale in Ottawa. JG Pageau returns to Ottawa as an Islander. Christian Wolanin is finally back after a long shoulder rehab. Should the Sens try and trade any of their first rounders? We'll play Grade the Trade...Examing an Ottawa Senator trade of the past. Our subject: Mika Zibanejad. Senators birthday club this we...

Maybe the highlight of the season? The Bobby Ryan hat trick Thursday What is there best place right now for players like Drake Batherson and Josh Norris…the NHL or the AHL? We tell you the full list of 20 defensemen who’ve played 200 games with the Senators. What’s the best case scenario for the Sens draft this summer?   We’ll give you a rough idea based on history. What will the Sens opening nigh...

JG Pageau is traded to the Islanders on deadline day.  The Sens get a first-rounder and a second-rounder in return.  With Namestnikov, Ennis and DeMelo also gone, these could be some tough nights to close out this season. Pierre Dorion says he dreaded making the call to Pageau.  We review Dorion's trade deadline history.  Find out which Sens alumni are celebrating birthdays this week.  We discuss...

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