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Sens Win a Feisty Game in Montreal 4-3; Some Injury Concerns; Carter Yakemchuk and Adam Gaudette, both battling for jobs, both get a goal and an assist. Arber Xhekaj takes a hard run at Tim Stutzle. We're still not sure if the Sens are deep enough on D.

The Senators' pre-season record falls to 2-2. With nearly a full NHL roster, some of the glitches return to the D Zone coverage, and the Penguins old guard continues to haunt the Senators. We continue to speculate on who might get the limited job openings. And Zub is still out and Norris still hasn't played yet.

Senators Enjoy a Pre-Season Sweep of the Leafs; We discuss the Senators' 2-1 victory over Toronto; Ridly Greig Gets Injured; Jake Sanderson and Zack Ostapchuk both impressive in the victory

Sens Win Wild Pre-Season Opener 6-5 in Toronto; Yakemchuk Scores Winner, but he's not ready to stay in the NHL. We hear from Yakemchuk, the coach and discuss everything about the pre-season opener.

On his first anniversary as owner, Michael Andlauer talks about the Sens new downtown arena deal. The Sens preseason is underway with two games against the Leafs. We have lots of lineup talk. Brady is a dad. And former Senator Robin Lehner doesn't show up for his physical.

The kids aren't all right. The Sens start rookie camp and the prospects challenge at 0-3. We talk about Carter Yakemchuk, Tyler Boucher and Stephen Halliday. Sidney Crosby signs an extension for, you guessed it, $8.7M.

Steve covered the Sens annual golf tournament on Monday and heard from Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle who both feel fully healthy. Could Travis Hamonic rebound this season? Michael Andlauer is a breath of fresh air. Alex Formenton moves on from hockey. If Max Pacioretty makes the Leafs, will they let him wear his traditional number 67??? Kind of a sensitive number in Toronto.

It's PTO-signing season. The Sens signed former Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Nikolay Kulemin. and also brought in 24-year-old right-shot defenceman Calen Addison. The Sens host the media to unveil what's new for 2024. Linus Ullmark and Steve Staios meet the media.

We discuss the signing of Nick Cousins, who brings another Cup ring and a major pest factor to the table. We also get into the tragic news about Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. They were killed after being hit by a car on Thursday night.

A great chat with former Sens defenceman Mark Borowiecki. We catch up with what's new in Boroland. We discuss some of the moves the Sens made this summer. We get into the underrated value of the shutdown defenceman in the game. We talk about coaching and development and the importance of a positive culture. Boro also gives a thoughtful perspective on fighting in the game. And we joke about how...

We catch up with Jon Abbott who just joined Sportsnet as the TV play-by-play voice of the Calgary Flames. We look back at the only time the Senators used the offer sheet strategy and it paid off big. We discuss our optimism level about Linus Ullmark re-signing after he reportedly buys a house.

Former Senators are all over the news. Edmonton trades Cody Ceci, possibly as part of the solution to their offer sheet crisis. Two years i nto retirement, Sens great Jason Spezza is now a GM, taking over Pittsburgh's AHL team. Should Spezza be on the Ring of Honour or have his retired number? Tyler Ennis talks about the moment last season when he knew he was done. One of the sens top rivals,...

Drake Batherson joins us from his home on the east coast to talk about his summer and everything going on with the Senators. 0:25 Drake's summer report 0:57 Chabot and Sokolov weddings 2:26 Golf trips 3:06 New gym in his house 3:55 Celebright 5:02 All-star skate out east 5:41 Returning to Ottawa 6:25 Shane Pinto 7:28 Teammate injury updates 8:48 New coaching staff 11:12 Brady Tkachuk 12:47 Is...

We discuss the Olympics; Michael Andlauer's comments about the actual state of the arena deal compared to how it appeared during the sale of the franchise; Shane Pinto might be in the most improved headspace in the NHL this season.

After Monday's signing of Oliver Kylington, Former Senator Erik Brannstrom may have his hands full landing an NHL job on Colorado's crowded blue line. Some remaining free agents might help Ottawa's blue-line depth. Sens trivia surrounds players who played with Daniel Alfredsson.

The Ottawa Senators made big changes in their comms department by hiring Ian Mendes and Sylvain St-Laurent, who both covered the team in this market for a long time. Former first-rounder Colin White remains an unrestricted free agent, and his phone doesn't appear to be ringing. Could that be the end of the line for a player who was once such a highly ranked (and well-paid) prospect in the orga...

Will Tim Stutzle return to a 90-point level? Nine Ottawa Senators from last year's opening night are now gone. Nick Jensen is billed as a hard-nosed defenceman but only had ten penalty minutes last season. Former 67 Travis Konecny gets a crazy 8-year deal. Steve misses one layup but does pretty well at Sens Trivia. And former Sens assistant coach Bob Jones passes away at 54.

Our Five Reasons for Optimism This Season. Making Sense of the Roby Jarventie Deal. Jan Jenik is all that's left from the Mark Stone trade now, but Steve Staios thinks highly of him. At least, he used to. Mads Sogaard signed a two-year deal. When asked about an extension, Claude Giroux gave the same answer Jakob Chychrun gave in April.

In this episode, we catch up with former Ottawa Senators Kyle Turris. Steve and Kyle spoke earlier this year about family life in North Vancouver, his interesting new internship with the Vancouver Canucks, his plans for the future, and a few memories about his time with the Senators and the state of the team today.

We discuss the three $8 million players who not only need to get healthy but return to form. What were they saying about David Perron in Detroit last season? Is Claude Giroux here for the rest of his career? Linus Ullmark makes his first visit to Ottawa and the CTC. End of the line for cap friendly.com, which went dark this week.

Jakob Chychrun and Joonas Korpisalo discuss distractions in Ottawa, partially blaming them for the team's troubles last season. Mathieu Joseph reunites with his brother in St. Louis. How many brother acts have the Senators had? We discuss Egor Sokolov being traded for Jan Jenik. Does Rutger McGroarty make any sense for the Senators? We dig into the depth chart and find out what's still nee...

Welcome to the latest episode of the Sens Nation Podcast! In our latest edition, we dive into the Senators' latest trades and signings. First, we discuss Shane Pinto's re-signing to a modest two-year contract and the dumping of Mathieu Joseph to clear space for the Pinto signing. We get into the big deal that sent defenceman Jakob Chychrun to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Nick Je...

After months of speculation about who they'll take, the Ottawa Senators draft Calgary hitmen defenceman Carter Yakemchuk seventh overall. Right shot, big shot, big body, high skill, 30 goals and 70 points. Travis Hamonic looks like he'll be back this fall. San Jose opts not to re-sign Filip Zadina, a player many fans wanted the Sens to pick six years ago instead of Brady Tkachuk.

We discuss everything about the Linus Ullmark trade. We hear from Ullmark and GM Steve Staios. Staios also talks about the draft and free agency, and sounded irritated about a report that Thomas Chabot might be available. We also get Florida winning the Cup in Game 7 and this year's Hall of Fame selections.

Jacob Markstrom is off the Sens wish list, traded to the Devils. Darcy Kuemper is dealt to LA… all eyes are on Linus Ullmark. Can he be the one to close down the goalie graveyard? TSN's Travis Yost says he believes the Senators and Philadelphia Flyers have the framework of a trade. 3 former Senators who might be worth bringing home. We discuss which three players most intrigue us at seventh ov...