Milan Michalek’s troublesome knee issues have re-appeared. The concern now is whether Michalek will need surgery to fix the problems permanently. Michalek has had surgery on both of his knees during his career.
It’s supposed to be a metaphor, that slumping hockey players “grip their sticks tighter.” Zack Smith of the Ottawa Senators can tell you it’s quite real. Mired in a horrific goal-scoring slump dating back to March 8, 2012, the big centre was gripping his stick so tight it hurt the palm of his right hand. [...]
Jakob Silfverberg scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Friday night to make a winner of the Ottawa Senators and goalie Robin Lehner against Lehner’s boyhood idol Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.
The Senators express their views on NHL realignment.
Despite injuries, bad luck, the Ottawa Senators still have a lot going for them entering the second half of this shortened NHL season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered the Ottawa Senators an early knockout blow, then went on to inflict damage on the scoreboard.