View photos from the Senators’ win over the Minnesota Wild.

OTTAWA — One by one, the Senators pioneers came back, 14 in all. Neil Brady, who scored the first goal in a magnificent opening night upset of the Montreal Canadiens at the Civic Centre. Brad Marsh, who played with heart and conviction, bare head to the wind. Original captain Laurie Boschman, holding the group of [...]

On Dany Heatley’s first trip back to Ottawa after the infamous trade that saw him decamp to the San Jose Sharks, Dec. 2, 2010, disgruntled Ottawa fans littered with the ice with Dany Heatley sweaters, expensive but no longer wanted. Heatley said Tuesday morning he expected the reaction to be negative again but that he [...]

After playing centre during all of training camp and the first two regular-season games, Mika Zibanejad found himself on the right wing with Jason Spezza at centre and Colin Greening at left wing. It wasn’t a move that gave Zibanejad any reason to panic. For Djurgardens in the Swedish Elite League, Zibanejad split his time [...]

Even after playing in the rookie tournament and six pre-season games, David Rundblad says he benefitted some from watching Ottawa’s first two games of the 2011-12 season. He could see that the level of intensity is greater in the regular season, and it would be something to think about. He wouldn’t have as much time [...]

It didn’t take long for Nikita Filatov’s young career with the Ottawa Senators to hit a speed bump. After just two games, the mercurial 21-year-old Russian left wing found himself scratched from the home opener against the Minnesota Wild. It wasn’t a new feeling. He was often a healthy scratch in the three years he [...]