Everything feels fresh and new in Ottawa.
The Senators have new ownership and management that’s now had some time to get comfortable in their roles. They have a coaching staff, a star goalie, and some veterans all waiting to make their debuts in Ottawa.
The upcoming season feels clean and fresh, like the pristine sheet of ice they just put in at Canadian Tire Centre. The centre-ice logo this year looks double the size of last year’s, perhaps a sign of bigger and better things to come.
Before we look at what’s ahead, here’s a glance at the past seven days in Sens Nation, our final weekly review before (gasp) September arrives.
New Sens goalie Linus Ullmark reportedly bought a house in Ottawa this week. We weren’t very popular with Sens fans when we rained on that parade
Former Ottawa Senator Jason Spezza has only been retired for two years as a player and he’s already been handed a GM role?
It would appear, barring any last-minute activity via free agency or professional tryout, GM Steve Staios is going to let the kids sort things out amongst themselves at training camp.
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There was a lot of discussion this week about former Ottawa Senator Anthony Duclair‘s haircut this week. Duclair signed this summer with the Islanders who have a short hair policy that rubs some people the wrong way.
A feather in the cap of Zack Ostapchuk. It looks like he’s the Ottawa Senator prospect who’ll be invited to the NHL Upper Deck Rookie Showcase a week from Wednesday in Virginia.
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With the Edmonton Oilers losing two former first rounders to offer sheets this week, we looked back on the only time in their history the Senators have used the offer sheet strategy.
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Not surprisingly, after a 20 point drop in production last season, Tim Stutzle also dropped in the NHL Network’s ranking of Top 20 centres in the league. But how far did he fall?
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In Sens Rewind, we looked back at how Dion Phaneuf was a top four defenceman who helped the Sens get to the 2017 Conference Final. And cash-wise, he cost the Sens next to nothing.
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We also looked back to the night last season that new Senators head coach Travis Green engineered a starting lineup to try and settle an old score, but the Rangers responded with a line brawl.
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