Analysis

Erik Karlsson had a spectacular season, breaking the club record for points and assists by a defenceman and equalling the club record for goals by a defenceman. His Norris Trophy was the most significant individual trophy ever won by an Ottawa Senators player. Statistically speaking, one could make the argument

Some good news came about recently for Bobby Butler: Teams are interested in his services. Of course, this good news followed the bad news that the Ottawa Senators were no longer interested in his services. That's quite a feat considering how hard the Senators fought to get him

Considering how many stars and budding prospects the Ottawa Senators have around, I was surprised to see not just one but two articles focusing on the largely unnoticed positive impact Erik Condra has on his teammates. Both used advanced statistics to measure his impact on possession with respect to his

For players like Ryan Suter and Zach Parise, the opening of the free agent market meant being courted with ridiculous sums of money to play for just about any team they wanted. For others, the opening of the free agent market is a little less rosy. I'm not

When the current CBA was implemented in 2005 it severely restricted the amount of money each team could spend on player salaries - the on-ice talent. However, teams were still free to spend as much as they want in all other aspects of hockey operations. In an era when developing

Bryan Murray made a splash on the weekend when he traded winger Nick Foligno to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Marc Methot. It was a rare straight-up hockey trade, and the Ottawa Senators solidified the team's blue line in exchange for a promising prospect who's