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Senators Alphabet: T is for Teammates

T is for teammates, as in guys like Matt Carkner. No matter what you think of his actions to start Game 2 (I for one, didn't like what he did), you have to appreciate the sentiment behind his actions. I have played on close to 50 teams during

Where should the Senators spend their freed buyout money?

As Nichols mentioned on The 6th Sens, Saturday should have marked a celebration for Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk: Three buyouts finally came off the books, totaling just under $2.43M in cap space (and real money, too). Neither of Jonathan Cheechoo or Ray Emery are being paid by the

Senators Alphabet: R is for Ray

R is for Ray, as in Ray Emery, the mercurial goaltender who was drafted by the Senators in the 4th round, 99th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Emery made his debut for the Sens during the 2002-03 campaign, playing in 3 games and going 1-0 as a 20-year-old.

Senators Alphabet: Q is for Queensway

Q is for Queensway, as in the section of highway which Senators fans travel, south-southwest to Scotiabank Place, in Kanata, Ontario. For some, the journey to watch a Sens game in their hometown rink starts hours before puck drop, as they slowly inch across the sprawling city, traveling by car

Alex Auld must not play

As of today, the Ottawa Senators are two points away from being out of the playoffs. That's just one game. Forget about tiebreakers. Forget about games in hand. Thanks to an extended losing streak, the team is sitting in a precarious position: they have to win to keep

Senators Alphabet: P is for Peter

P is for Peter, but not Peter Sidorkiewicz, a Polish Peter, Ottawa's first number one goalie. Drafted in the 5th round by the Washington Capitals in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, the Sens claimed Sidorkiewicz from the Whalers in the 1992 NHL Expansion Draft. Peter spent a season

Senators Alphabet: O is for Oleg

O is for Oleg, as in Oleg Saprykin. Oleg was only with the Sens for a brief time and once the 2007 playoffs were over, he went to Russia to play in the KHL. Media personalities and fans love the trade deadline. Salivating for weeks over potential, often unlikely, scenarios