The Ottawa Senators — by the time the smoke cleared Saturday night — were in as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, just three points clear of the ninth-place Buffalo Sabres, and 16th among the 16 teams that qualify for the NHL post-season.
In the fall, someone handed me two Pearl Jam tickets to use as a giveaway. I asked you to convince me the Senators could make the playoffs (admittedly, I didn’t believe that was going to happen) and I would hand them over to the best response. Let’s go again.
Next stop, Madison Square Garden.
Got your playoff tix yet? With the regular season in the record books, the Ottawa Senators are on their way to the great NHL dance toward the Stanley Cup, and you know how they hate to dance alone. Please don’t say there’s nothing left in the household budget, you’ve had two years to save up [...]
Devils 4, Senators 2 NEWARK, New Jersey — Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean couldn’t have been happier when his team clinched a playoff berth last weekend. He couldn’t be more disappointed about the way the season ended, with three straight losses, including Saturday’s 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. MacLean said his team didn’t [...]
SHORT HILLS, New Jersey – Chris Neil will be OK for the playoffs. That was the good news from Ottawa Senators coach Paul MacLean on Saturday morning. Neil is still aching from crashing head-first into the boards during a shootout drill at the end of Friday’s practice, but the Senators expect him to be ready [...]
The Ottawa Senators wrap up their regular season schedule with a road game against the New Jersey Devils. Which team will come out on top? Our prediction panel weighs in.