Welcome back Martin Gerber. Exiled to Russia after struggling with the Ottawa Senators, the Swiss netminder is back in Edmonton on a two-way contract.

For all the good it did the Ottawa Senators to be picked as Cup favourites in the early-to-mid 2000s, maybe they should embrace the fact hockey prognosticators are undervaluing them once again this year.

We know Senators fans can’t get enough news and discussion about their team, so we’re giving them something extra this season. We’re pleased to introduce SenatorsExtra.com, an extension of the Ottawa Citizen’s hockey coverage in the newspaper and online.

Daniel Alfredsson turned some heads at the Senators’ annual charity golf tournament on Thursday.

As Tampa Bay Lighting goaltender Dan Ellis tried last Wednesday to hose down the the fires he unexpectedly set off with a few innocent Twitter posts, one question kept coming back to me. Why?