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Peter Raaymakers

My favourite Ottawa Senators moment

For the evening of June 2, 2007, thousands of Ottawa Senators fans headed to Scotiabank Place to witness the modern franchise's first Stanley Cup Finals game. The team was down 2-0 to the Anaheim Ducks in the series, but that didn't calm the storm; thousands upon

Silver Nuggets: Claesson signs, will come to NA next season

As you've no doubt seen, the Ottawa Senators signed Fredrik Claesson,who was selected in the fifth round (126 overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, to a three-year entry-level contract. The Senators reported that Claesson will come over to North America for next season, and will likely

Silver Nuggets: Stop throwing animals on the ice, please

The whole animals-onto-the-ice gimmick started in 1952 when Detroit Red Wings faithful "honoured" their team by throwing octopods onto the ice during the playoffs. Apparently there was one game in 1995 when 36 octopi were sacrificed to the hockey gods. The some San Jose Sharks thought it would

Silver Nuggets: Filip Kuba: Should he stay or should he go?

This year was a vindication for Filip Kuba, who bounced back from consecutive injury-plagued seasons with a very impressive performance this year. He played much of the year alongside Erik Karlsson--allowing the third-year blueliner to put up Norris Trophy-calibre numbers--and was also a huge part of the team's

Top 25 Under 25, no. 1: Erik Karlsson

Who did you expect?

Top 25 under 25, no. 3: Jakob Silfverberg

After a quick detour around this choice last weekend, here we are at the Senators' third-best player under 25 years of age: Jakob Silfverberg. Of all the entry drafts in Ottawa Senators history, the 2009 one might end up as the team's most important. You've

Top 25 Under 25, no. 2: Kyle Turris

Kyle Turris joined the team just over a year ago and jumped right to the number two spot on our T25U25 rankings. This season, with Jason Spezza out of the lineup, we'll get a good idea of whether Turris is a pretty good depth centre or a potential top-line pivot.