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Classic Stats: The most (and least) valuable players

The most valuable player is supposed to be the player who is deemed to be most valuable to a team's success. More often than not, this player is the one who puts up the most points. But what if you threw away individual statistics like goals and assists?

By the Numbers: Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

It’s been a long absence, but the Ottawa Senators are back in the NHL playoffs. Okay, it was only one season, but it had been a long, long time since Ottawa had gone a spring without playoff hockey (minus that pesky lockout). But now the Senators are back, and

The curse of Ottawa Senators draft picks

It’s one of the NHL’s strangest curses: no player drafted by the Ottawa Senators has ever won the Stanley Cup.* Despite being in the NHL since 1992, participating in 18 drafts, and selecting 161 players, none of them have won the Cup. The Senators came close in 2006-07

Erik Karlsson: An introspective of his rookie season

Erik Karlsson has had a pretty good run lately. With 6 assists in his last 3 games, Karlsson has found himself third in rookie scoring amongst defencemen behind Michael Del Zotto of the New York Rangers and Tyler Myers of the Buffalo Sabres. Now that Karlsson seems to have found

So much for that goalie controversy: Senators, Elliott beat Flyers 2-0.

Two days ago, the Ottawa Senators were falling fast and hard down the standings, their 12-point lead over the Montreal Canadiens having evaporated. Suddenly tied with the Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers for 5th in the Eastern Conference with 79 points, the Senators were a sad state of afairs: unable

Game 73: Senators @ Canadiens

Next Game Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens Monday, Mar 22, 2010, 7:30 PM EDT Bell Centre Enemy: Habs Eyes On The Prize Complete Coverage > The day was February 14th, the year 2010. An Ottawa Senators team was 4th in the conference, having rode an unexpected 11-game winning streak to

Winning is overrated: Senators fall 6-3 to Thrashers

Well that was ugly. The Atlanta Thrashers deserve some credit for tonight's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. As easy as the Senators tried to make the game for them with turnover after turnover and gaffe after gaffe, you still have to take advantage of those opportunities and