Tavares set to make Leafs pre-season debut as Sens begin post-Karlsson era

John Tavares still gets nervous before every game — and not just for his first one wearing the blue and white of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tavares will make his Leafs pre-season debut Tuesday night when Toronto takes on the Ottawa Senators in Lucan, Ont. The star centre joined the Leafs in a dramatic free-agent signing […]

Sens GM says Hoffman had to go because dressing room was 'broken'

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says the Senators had to trade forward Mike Hoffman because the team's dressing room was "broken." Dorion spoke to reporters a day before the NHL draft with the Senators reeling from several public relations disasters, including the alleged cyberbullying of captain Erik Karlsson's wife by Hoffman's fiancée. Hoffman, who has […]

'He's nuts to stay there': Don Cherry says Sens owner should relocate team

Some Ottawa Senators fans have voiced their displeasure with the direction of the team by putting up billboards calling for the ouster of Eugene Melnyk. Don Cherry agrees that the Senators owner should get out of the nation’s capital, but the colourful hockey personality thinks Melnyk should take the team with him. “He’s nuts to […]

Sens celebrate NHL 100 classic by blanking Habs in Ottawa

The Ottawa Senators needed a big effort from their top players on Saturday and they received it. The Senators capped off a weekend of festivities with an impressive 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night at the NHL 100 Classic outdoor game in front of 33,959 fans at TD Place. Ottawa controlled the game […]

Don Cherry says Sens will leave if fan attendance doesn't increase

Hockey commentator Don Cherry says the Senators will leave Ottawa if the club doesn’t find a way to draw more fans to their games. The “Hockey Night in Canada” personality was speaking on his weekly Coach’s Corner segment during the first intermission of the NHL 100 Classic game in the nation’s capital between the Senators […]

Sens acquire Matt Duchene in blockbuster trade with Avs, Preds

The Senators acquired centre Matt Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in a three-team deal that involved Ottawa also dealing forward Kyle Turris to the Nashville Predators. Colorado will receive prospects Samuel Girard, Vladislav Kamenev and a 2018 second-round draft pick from Nashville along with forward Shane Bowers, goaltender Andrew Hammond, a 2018 first-round […]

NHL preview: Replicating last year's Cinderella run a tall order for Sens

This is part six of our series of season previews for the seven Canadian-based NHL teams. Published previews: Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets Ottawa Senators 2016-17 record: 44-28-10 (98 points), 2nd in Atlantic Division, lost to Pittsburgh in conference final Key off-season additions: D Johnny Oduya, F Nate Thompson Key off-season subtractions: D Marc Methot, F Chris Neil, F […]

Golden Knights draft Sens defenceman Marc Methot: reports

It appears Marc Methot will be a Vegas Golden Knight, but for how long? The Ottawa Senators will lose the stay-at-home defenceman in Wednesday night’s NHL expansion draft, according to reports. A top-four defenceman in Ottawa last season, Methot was left unprotected on Sunday after Senators general manager Pierre Dorion failed to convince blue-liner Dion […]

8 tweets that defined the Sens vs. Pens Game 6 nail-biter

The Ottawa Senators survived to force a Game 7 in Pittsburgh after a hand-wringing, nail-biting 2-1 win. The game started out cautiously, but the Senators took a few penalties, a scary proposition after the Penguins scored three power-play goals in Game 5. The good news….#Sens are 2-2 killing penalties. The bad news….they are playing with […]