General manager Bryan Murray continued his stellar work so far this off season by signing blossoming young forward Peter Regin to a deal that appears to be well under what he could have made had he gone to arbitration. The Senators and Regin avoided salary arbitration by signing a two-year deal worth two million dollars, which is a great deal for the team and keeps the young goal scorer in the fold as he continues to develop. Read the rest of this entry >>
In what seemed to me like a mutually beneficial agreement, the Sens signed winger Nick Foligno to a two-year contract worth 1.2$ million a season. The young American would be the first to admit that he struggled for long periods of time last season in what was expected by many to be a bit of a breakout year for him. After finishing the previous season so well, playing on a line with Mike Fisher and Ryan Shannon, it was expected that Foligno would finally start to live up to the hype that made him a first round pick of the Sens back in 2006. That did not happen however, and with this new contract, he will have a lot to prove if the Sens are to give him another one in two years time. Read the rest of this entry >>
As I’m sure anyone reading this already knows, the Sens made one of the biggest splashes on the free agency market on July 1st when they signed who many believe was the best defenseman available, Sergei Gonchar, to a three-year 16.5 million dollar deal. The signing is a risk on the part of general manager Bryan Murray, who feels like his team is only a piece or two away from being a serious contender for the Stanley Cup, but if Gonchar can stay healthy and continue to play like he has for most of his career, then this could be a great move for the Sens. Read the rest of this entry >>
This year for the first time ever, Fanball decided to stage a mock draft in anticipation of this weekend’s NHL entry draft, wherein every blogger makes the first round picks of the team that they write for as if they were the GM of that team. It’s been a lot of fun so far and I was quite pleased with the player that I selected with the 16th overall pick. I have a feeling that this player won’t be available when Bryan Murray makes his pick on Friday night but if he is, then I strongly suggest that he use the pick to try and shore up what has always been the Achilles’ heel of this franchise. Read the rest of this entry >>
I just wanted to bring everyone’s attention to an event in support of a great cause that will be coming to Ottawa on June 30th. Five Hole for Food is a fantastic initiative which supports local area food banks by bringing people together to play road hockey in cities all across this great country. Read the rest of this entry >>
The fans have spoken and Peter Regin’s goal against the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on January 19th at Scotiabank Place has been voted the runner-up for the goal of the year on nhl.com. The winner was Vancouver’s Daniel Sedin who scored an absolute beauty between the legs after receiving a great touch pass from his brother Henrik. Read the rest of this entry >>
After coming over from the Islanders at the trade deadline in exchange for a second round pick, Andy Sutton helped solidify the Senators’ top four on defense and provided some size and grit to go along with some excellent shot blocking. With Filip Kuba missing pretty much the rest of the season after the Olympic break, Sutton was a very shrewd acquisition by general manager Bryan Murray and formed a very solid second pairing on defense with youngster Erik Karlsson. Read the rest of this entry >>
A month long stint in the minors proved to be exactly what young Erik Karlsson needed, as he came back from Binghamton and eventually established himself as the Sens’ number one powerplay quarterback and an essential member on defense. During the first month of the season, Karlsson looked over matched playing against guys who were considerably bigger and stronger than he was, but as he became more confident, he learned to use his small frame to angle off opponents and, by the end of the year, he was quite possibly the team’s best defenseman. Read the rest of this entry >>
In what should be a closer series than most people are predicting, I think the Blackhawks will prevail in a hard fought six game series. Although I think Mike Richards is a fantastic hockey player, I think that Jonathan Toews is just that much better and will help lead his team to the first Stanley Cup for the Blackhawks in nearly 50 years. Read the rest of this entry >>
In what was very likely his last season in Ottawa, the A-Train had a bounce back season for the Sens and proved once again that he is one of the toughest players in the league. Volchenkov may go down as one of the best shot blockers in the history of the game and his courageous play will surely earn him a big raise this offseason when he becomes an unrestricted free agent. The Sens will have a tough time paying Volchenkov fair market value and a team like the Washington Capitals may pluck him from the Sens on July 1st, as was recently rumoured to be true. Read the rest of this entry >>
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Most people know me as Kreeco but my real name is Chris. I'm a 27 year old teacher from Ottawa who has been a Sens fan since day one and I'm looking forward to the day that I can celebrate a Senators Stanley Cup Championship with my friends and family.
