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Peter Raaymakers

Silver Nuggets: Butler buyout made official

We interrupt your regularly-scheduled WIML version of Silver Nuggets for a bit of breaking news: The Ottawa Senators officially announced the buyout of forward Bobby Butler, making the Marlboro Man an unrestricted free agent. Although the move was expected after the Sens put him on waivers earlier in the week,

Should the Senators Pursue Dan Boyle?

There's a slightly surprising rumour making the rounds right now about the San Jose Sharks perhaps soliciting offers for the services of defenceman Dan Boyle. Whispers were around through the season, but thins really took off when John Buccigross tweeted an interesting tidbit: Before I go get a

Senators avoid arbitration, sign Daugavins to one-year, one-way deal

As was first reported by TSN's Darren Dreger, the Ottawa Senators have re-signed forward Kaspars Daugavins to a one-year deal, avoiding arbitration with the loveable Latvian sparkplug. Shortly after the initial announcement, Bruce Garrioch tweeted the contract's specifics: A one-way deal worth $635k, which was slightly

Senators re-sign Jim O'Brien, Eric Gryba

The Ottawa Senators knocked a few to-do items off their list today, re-signing restricted free agents Jim O'Brien and Eric Gryba to two-year deals. O'Brien's is a one-way deal with a cap hit of $637.5k per year, while Gryba's is a

Senators sign D Tyler Eckford to two-way deal

The Ottawa Senators shored up the Binghamton blue line today by signing free agent Tyler Eckford to a two-year, two-way deal today. Financial terms aren't yet public. Eckford was a seventh-round pick (217 overall) of the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL draft. After being drafted, he

Silver Nuggets: Taxpayer backlash in Ottawa and Glendale

People around these parts don't often talk about the Phoenix Coyotes and the continuing saga over their existence in Arizona, and I'm pretty happy about that; the ongoing drama is worse than tiring (I don't even want to imagine what it's like

Kaspars Daugavins files for salary arbitration

According to ESPN, one Ottawa Senators RFA has filed for salary arbitration: Winger and notoriously hilarious dude Kaspars Daugavins. Kaspars Daugavins #23 / Left Wing / Ottawa Senators Height: 5-11 Weight: 213 Born: May 18, 1988 GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG GTG SOG PCT 2011 - Kaspars Daugavins