Sometimes we forget just how young top NHL prospects really are. There’s a very real possibility that the scoring hero of the last world junior hockey championships — namely, Senators first round pick Mika Zibanejad — could once again be back representing Sweden come Christmas time.
An NHL lockout may be on the horizon, but that hasn’t stopped the Ottawa Senators from continuing to sign players to long-term extensions.
The NHL’s reigning Norris Trophy winner acknowledges being a bit out of sorts these days. As anxious as Erik Karlsson is to get going on a new season, there’s that little thing called an NHL lockout looming in the background.
Rewind the clock to a year ago, when there was so much uncertainty surrounding incoming coach Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean and the health of captain Daniel Alfredsson.
Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray was sitting in his office on Monday afternoon trying to figure out what to do with his time.
As his agent, Bobby Orr has a special fondness for Jason Spezza, which is why he would fairly bristle when Spezza would get beaten up his critics, which used to happen quite often around Ottawa.
Bobby Butler’s days with the Ottawa Senators are numbered.