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Maybe the Senators should start winning in regulation

If you've noticed that a lot of Ottawa Senators games have been running long this season, there's a good reason for that: the Senators currently lead the league in overtime appearances with 13. In that time, they've actually compiled a very respectable overtime/shootout

What does David Petrasek have to do with Ottawa, anyway?

Baffling. Undeniably so. Rationalize this any way you want this is just strange. He could be a player but, Lord….I’m waiting for the the other shoe to drop. This quote sums up the reaction of most Senators fans to the 2010 draft day trade that saw David Rundblad

Did Brian Lee make David Rundblad expendable?

Time for an informal poll: raise your hand if you knew that Milan Michalek would be outscoring Dany Heatley three seasons later. Since none of you has the power to know the future, I'm going to assume that no hands were raised. But it brings up an interesting

Senators acquire Kyle Turris from Coyotes for David Rundblad and a 2nd round pick

Senators GM Bryan Murray swung for the fences today, acquiring center Kyle Turris from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for defenseman David Rundblad and a 2012 second round pick. There's a lot happening in this trade, so we're going to break this down FAQ-style. For those

Filatov should take a page out of Daugavins' book

As coverage of Nikita Filatov's possible flight back to Russia has reached fever pitch, it's a perfect time to compare Filatov's time in the Senators organization with that of another young Sen, Kaspars Daugavins. Daugavins had an option to head to the KHL this

The unexpected rise of Zack Smith

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft will always be best remembered for Bryan Murray's "garbage pick" at 15th overall. However, a couple of rounds later, he made another pick that is panning out better than anyone could have expected: Zack Smith. Smith was selected in the third

Mika Zibanejad is gone... now what?

The Ottawa Senators decided forward Mika Zibanejad wasn't quite ready for the NHL, sending him back to Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Elite League for the 2011-12 season. There's not much shame in this--few 18-year-olds are ready to play in the NHL. Jason Spezza wasn'