Tag: Ottawa Senators

Senators Sale Update: Why Is It Taking So Long? The last we hear

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Gary Bateman tried to warn us. “We’re not on a clock, and the goal is to get it right. And if it takes a little bit longer, it takes a little bit longer,” Bateman said on March 27. So everyone takes a deep breath. Relax and we’ll go through that process and we’ll come out of it on the other side with a really good, strong new owner.” But nearly two months after the NHL commissioner made those comments, many Ottawa fans appear to be running out of patience with…

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Maple Leafs, Red Wings, Wild, Senators to play 2023 NHL Global Series in Sweden

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The 2023 NHL World Series is set to take place in Stockholm and will feature the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. Here’s what you need to know: The four teams will play in a set of regular season games from November 16-19 at the Avicii Arena. The Red Wings will play the Senators on November 16th and the Maple Leafs on November 17th. The Wild will play the Senators on November 18th and then play the Maple Leafs on November 19th. the #NHLGlobalSeries Back…

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Senators’ Notebook: Claude Giraud achieves great achievement with the help of his teammates

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OTTAWA — As Claude Giroux was wrapping up a photo session with the puck to celebrate his 1,000th career point, Tim Stötzl and Brady Tkachuk walked into the Senators’ locker room. Stützle took the opportunity to ask Giroux, “Hey, can we get a picture with you?” Part of the reason for Stützle’s request may have stemmed from the fact that when he scored the goal to score Giroux’s 1,000th point, he quickly rushed away from the celebration to retrieve the puck. “I’d rather he celebrate with me,” Jirou said afterward.…

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Senate Weekend Notebook: Huge Losses, Conor Bedard’s Lottery Odds, Ownership Update

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If you’re a Senators fan under 30, you likely experienced something for the first time on Saturday night, a feeling all too familiar to Ottawa fans who are a generation or two older. This is watching the Toronto Maple Leafs snuff out your favorite team’s playoff hopes this April. And Saturday’s game felt a lot like one of those early-2000s playoffs in the Battle of Ontario. The Senators had several chances to score, but were unable to find the finishing touch around the Toronto net. The Leafs only had 20…

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Each NHL team’s top priority for the final two weeks of the regular season

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For the Bruins, the NHL’s best regular-season team in decades, the final two weeks of the regular season provide one last chance to fix an unexpected weakness before it haunts them in the playoffs. At the bottom of the standings, meanwhile, the remainder of the schedule is all about lottery odds and a shot at a franchise-changing pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. In between, teams are focused on everything from prospect assessment to division titles to winning the few remaining up-for-grabs playoff spots. What’s your team’s top priority in…

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Why Sportsnet canceled “Tim & Friends,” and what happens next for Tim Micallef

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On Monday afternoon, Tim Micallef took his usual spot in a familiar location and told the viewing audience that he was moving on to an “exciting new project” without seeming too excited about it. His show, which had existed in some form for much of his adult life, was cancelled. Sportsnet will pull “Tim & Friends” from the air April 11th, just two years after its release following the exit of longtime host Sid Seixeiro. Micallef looked at the camera and said he “knew from the jump that all good…

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The Senators sign defender Tyler Cleven to a 3-year contract

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The team announced Thursday that the Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms for fullback Tyler Cleven’s three-year contract. Here’s what you need to know: Kelvin is expected to join the Senators on Friday. The 21-year-old defenseman posted career-highs in goals (eight), assists (10) and points (18) over 35 games his junior season with the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks. The Senators are 34-32-5 and seven points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins, who currently own the second-place championship in the Eastern Conference. background story Kleven was drafted by the Senators in…

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NHL Trade Scores: Tyler Mott to the Rangers – sequel

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commerce Rangers get: Tyler Mott Senators get: Julien Gauthier, 2023 seventh-round pick (conditional) Shayna Goldman: The Rangers continue the same theme: correcting a slow season, which included letting Tyler Motte go as a free agent. After the Tarasenko-Mikkola trade, the next thing New York had to touch was the fourth line. Last night’s game against Calgary only emphasized that, when two-thirds of that streak saw their night come to an end early in the second half. In Motte, management found one of the best, most affordable options on the market—and…

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NHL playoff tiers and buyer/seller 3.0: Where all 32 teams stand two weeks ahead of the trade deadline

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The NHL trade deadline is less than two weeks away, and it’s time for teams to make the call: buy or sell? For some, the moves are already flying or the decision is a formality and the trades a matter of time. For others, every win, loss and injury on the way to March 3 will be a factor. Which teams fall in which category? To survey the field, The Athletic asked the writers who know each of the NHL’s 32 teams best two questions: 1) How confident are you in the…

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NHL trade board 2022-23: What the Tarasenko trade means for Meier, Kane and other top deadline targets

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The NHL trade market is slowly swinging into a higher gear, with the Rangers making their statement Thursday, acquiring right winger Vladimir Tarasenko in a deal with the Blues. All season, the Rangers have been short a right winger to play in their top six — and the two primary candidates were always going to be Tarasenko and the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane. Both players have a history with Artemi Panarin, who is arguably the Rangers’ most dynamic forward and one player who could use some help at five-on-five. The case…

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