Senators get two points as Lehner steals 4-1 win over Canadiens Some timely scoring and heroic goaltending got Ottawa a much-needed two points in Thursday's intra-divisional game against the Montreal Canadiens.
Silver Nuggets: Opting out of a rebuild Sometimes veteran players aren't interested in being a part of their team's rebuild, and that's fair. But examples in recent history demonstrate that there's a right way of opting out and a very, very wrong way.
Ottawa's penalty kill is terrible. How can it be improved? The Ottawa Senators have been short-handed 16 times this season, and they've allowed four goals in that time--an unacceptably poor penalty-killing percentage. Why is it so bad, and how can it get better?
Five Thoughts for Friday: Season set to start for the Senators The Ottawa Senators will begin their season tonight, but there's still been plenty of news in Senators land. Here are a few things that have caught my eye.
Zibanejad, O'Brien sent to Binghamton; Senators release 22-man roster Surprise gave way to moderate outrage when it was released that the Senators had sent Mika Zibanejad (among many others) to the Binghamton Senators of the AHL.
Big questions: Will the Ottawa Senators defence struggle in the 2013-14 season? From top to bottom, here are question marks beside each player expected to play on the Ottawa Senators blue line in 2013-14--some more serious than others. So how will the whole thing come together?
Senators beat Jets 3-1 in first pre-season game It wasn't pretty, but the first one is out of the way.