The Ottawa Senators would like to think they have a chance to upset the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers,
and there are many who think they can. Despite their final position in the standings, the teams are close in many areas,
which should make this one of the more compelling first-round matchups.
Every NHL team feels the heat of the playoff spotlight, some more than others.
We in the Citizen sports department put our heads together to come up with a consensus playoff bracket.
The Ottawa Senators threw a surprise party for their fans this week. Picture the dream sequence: 20 players jumping out from behind the team bench, shouting “surprise!” and waving playoff tickets at a startled audience (dream ends — tickets are not free). Ah, but at least the playoff tickets are for real. Tickets they’d kill [...]
In yet another season of wild ups and downs in the Ottawa Senators net, Craig Anderson claims the most unpredictable event of all ended up providing a necessary motivational boost for him. Originally, the Frozen Chicken Incident — when Anderson was rushed to hospital and had emergency surgery after cutting the baby finger on his [...]
He is the most highly paid athlete in Ottawa, at long last appreciated by hometown fans who needed years to warm to him. In his prime at 28, he is adopting a leadership role, likely the captain-apparent, enjoying perhaps his finest NHL season. He is a better-than-point-per-game player in an era dominated by swollen goalies. [...]