Finally, the Senators start their season Friday night against the Detroit Red Wings, which really means a game between the students and the teachers at the Joe. What better first opponent for all those fresh faces in Ottawa uniforms than the winged-wheel machine, role model for all right-thinking NHL franchises, and the team that spawned new Senators head coach Paul MacLean.
Who will win the Stanley Cup? The Vezina Trophy? How many points will the Senators accumulate this season? The Citizen’s sports department’s picks are here.
The Senators kick off their season against the Wings in Detroit. Who will come out on top? Our prediction panel weighs in.
Historian Paul Kitchen walks you though the former homes of Ottawa’s team.
“Doctors told me I should watch Leafs games to avoid excitement.”
That’s one question that has been kicking around in my mind for some time. I kept looking at the last season at $1 million, which for many players is an end-of-career, take-it-or-leave-it throwaway year.
The roster shuffling may not be over yet for the Ottawa Senators, in advance of Friday’s season opener against the Detroit Red Wings.