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The Ottawa Senators Are Competitive, but They’re Not Elite

December 16th, 2009
Listen, it's not up to me to decide how people cheer for this hockey team. If you want to pick apart the roster after a one-goal road loss, well then, that's your prerogative. As a fan, you have the right to say all the negative things you like about this team. But ...

Making Sense of the Brian Lee Demotion

November 30th, 2009
I've had the weekend to think it over but I still can't make sense of the decision to bring up Erik Karlsson and send down Brian Lee. I understand the theory that Karlsson is a "Murray Guy" while Lee is a left over from the Muckler era but ...

Team Canada Should Look at Mike Fisher

November 24th, 2009
Even as recently as a month ago I would have laughed at the suggestion. Mike Fisher on Team Canada? A longshot at best... But here we sit, the quarter mark of the NHL schedule and Mike Fisher is beginning to force Steve Yzerman and the Team Canada brass stand up and ...

Ottawa Senators: Top Five Early Season Surprises

November 17th, 2009
Things haven't gone great for the Senators as of late. With just one regulation win in the past 10 games, the team has stumbled after a strong start. Seems to me like this would be a good time to countdown the Top 5 Pleasant Surprises for the Ottawa Senators this ...

Clouston May Need to Shuffle Ottawa’s Deck Up Front

November 8th, 2009
Ottawa has been on the wrong end of a some ugly loses this year and obviously there are a number of factors at play. Undisciplined play, inconsistent officiating, underachieving stars, and suspect third period goaltending just to name a few. Some of these elements are out of the Senators hands but the underachieving ...