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The Ottawa Senators breakout is terrible; let's fix it

The Ottawa Senators breakout hasn't always been this bad. Not even for this whole season. But it's looking pretty ugly right now, especially in certain circumstances. Although there are video examples below the fold, take a look at this basic illustration of the problem: As straight-forward

The Ottawa Senators' dearth of offence

It's no secret that the last four games have not been pretty for the Ottawa Senators. As impressive as the 2-0 victory over the Boston Bruins was, huge losses to the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, and Carolina Hurricanes exposed serious chinks in the Sens' armour. And although

Erik Karlsson: he's pretty good

Erik Karlsson had a pretty miserable start to the season. He had only one point and was a -4 after his first six games, and he was playing the worst defense of his short NHL career. The rust is evidently off, however, as Karlsson has been playing some of the

Silver Stats: Oct. 25, 2010

Borrowing an idea from our friends at Puck Daddy, Silver Stats will be a periodic look at some of the numbers surrounding the Ottawa Senators. Sometimes, they will be positive. Often, they will be negative. Have a look at our first edition: 0 Number of assists by Milan Michalek, who

Looking back on past Senators starts

You guys have all heard of the Pittsburgh Penguins, right? Pretty good team. And they've also kicked off the season with an 0-2 start, even if they haven't looked quite as bad as the Ottawa Senators have looked so far. But the bad start has PensBurgh

Ottawa Senators Season Preview: Consistency wanted

We're all happy that hockey season's starting. And with hockey season, we're going to see a flood of season previews and predictions looking at the Ottawa Senators, where they were, where they've come, and where the might be going this year. Silver

Two things to look forward to in 2010-11

As I was looking through the Ottawa Senators all-time scoring records, I noticed a few notable milestones for the petty among us Sens fans to look forward to. First off, Alexei Yashin remains the Senators second-highest all-time scorer, with 491P (218G and 273A) in 504GP. As disliked as he is