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Secondary scoring still a concern for Sens

For many years, the Senators were called a one-line team, as it seemed only the top-line could consistently put pucks in the net. Although it's early in the season, it's looking like that label may still be applicable. Here's a look at the Senators&

Senators/Wild analysis by the numbers

The Senators dominated the Wild for large stretches of the game, but needed another third period come back. This time they actually pulled out the win though. How did the players do? Here is a look. Corsi Rating (click here for my introduction to Corsi rating) Last night's

On Bobby Butler's benching

In the 2010-2011 season, Bobby Butler made a pretty good first impression during his 36 games. Playing with Jason Spezza on the top line, he posted 10 goals and 21 points in just 36 games. On an offensively-starved team, he was second on the team in goals per game and

Introduction to Advanced Hockey Statistics: Corsi Number

Before I begin, I want to point out that I am by no means an expert in this and some of you might already know all this and more. However, since we have never really discussed advanced hockey statistics on this blog, I thought that an introduction to the various

For Brian Lee, it's now or never

It's become so regular in the nation's capital that you could set your clock to it: training camp begins, and Brian Lee is once again in the position of having to earn his spot on a crowded Senators' blueline. And really, if it doesn'

The stories to watch at Senators training camp

Training camp starts today, and 59 players will do their best to prove to Paul MacLean and Bryan Murray that they belong in Ottawa. Despite the lip service paid to the idea that "nobody's spot is guaranteed," most of the roster is spoken for. There are

Can Nikita Filatov become the next low-risk, high-reward success story?

On draft day 2011, Bryan Murray worked all kinds of magic at the draft table. In addition to picking three strong prospects in the first round (Mika Zibanejad, Stefan Noesen and Matt Puempel), Murray grabbed another high end talent...with his third-round pick. By grabbing Nikita Filatov from The Columbus