Before his trade to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Canada Day, Nick Foligno was staring at the possibility of a long, drawn-out summer of contract negotiations with the Ottawa Senators.
About Ken Warren
Citizen sports writer/columnist Ken Warren has been covering the Ottawa Senators and the National Hockey League since 1995, bringing readers excitement from arenas throughout North America, including the Stanley Cup finals and the World Cup of Hockey finals. Warren has won Professional Hockey Writers Association awards in both the features and game story categories. During his 23-year career at the Citizen, Warren has also written from the Grey Cup, the Memorial Cup and about professional baseball -- both at the major league and minor league levels. He has followed the fortunes of the Ottawa Rough Riders and Renegades, the Ottawa 67's and Gatineau Olympiques. Warren, who graduated from Carleton University's journalism program, began his career in the newspaper business at a tender age, delivering the Citizen as a teenager.
Way back in 2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild entered the National Hockey League together, as expansion cousins.
The Senators have signed Hugh Jessiman, originally selected 12th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2003 NHL entry draft. Despite being such a high draft pick, Jessiman has played only two NHL games, with the Florida Panthers, in 2010-11, playing primarily in the American Hockey League as a rugged right winger. Jessiman, 6-6 [...]
Barely a minute into Marc Methot’s first session with the media in Ottawa on Tuesday, the sweat was dripping off his forehead.
The Ottawa Senators have traded Nick Foligno to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Marc Methot, an Ottawa native.
The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Mike Lundin as an unrestricted free agent. Lundin, 27, had two assists in 17 games with the Minnesota Wild last season and scored one goal and 11 assists in 12 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2010-11.
Guillaume Latendresse is now a member of the Ottawa Senators. Latendresse has scored 81 goals and 56 assists in 314 career games with the Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild, but has been plagued with concussion problems over the past few seasons. Latendresse, who will make $1.2 million next season, is 6-2 and 230 pounds and [...]