Rebuild over, next steps please?

 Photo: Courtest OttawaSenators.com Back-to-back against the Ontario rival. Great way to get started, eh? For the Ottawa Senators ‘getting started’ has been the tale of the tape since the spring of 2017. Making it all the way to the Eastern Conference finale – against the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh

Senators make ‘slight’ moves at deadline

 Really, when you think about it, it’s the small things that matter in life. So-hope the Ottawa Senators who did a few of the little deals at the trade deadline but picked up a small piece that - hopefully (for them) - eventually makes a difference. Ottawa tapped on its

Report cards come a little – too – early

 We are supposed to be gunning for a playoff season just around the corner. We’re supposed to be talking about who’s going to win the goal-scoring race, Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin or David Pastrnak. We’re supposed to be talking about MVP and whether the unexpected Leon Draisaitl can accomplish the

Senators Hit Mute Button on Trade Deadline Day

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by OLMSports Dave Gross. Feature photo Courtesy NHLI via Getty Images (Andre Ringuette) Ian freakin' Cole? That's it? That's all she wrote? C'est tout? This National Hockey League trade deadline was supposed to

“They don’t give you anything.” Senators Ready for Crosby and the Penguins

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by OLMSports Dave Gross. Feature photo Courtesy Andre Ringuette NHLI via Getty Images Reportedly there was a good chunk of chatter behind closed doors from rival Eastern Conference general managers prior to the playoffs beginning

Step It Up Sens!

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by OLMSports Dave Gross. Feature photo Courtesy Andre Ringuette NHLI via Getty Images Ottawa GM Pierre Dorion hasn't made a whole lot of questionable calls, but you have to wonder about the one from last

Onward to Boston!

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by OLMSports Dave Gross. Feature photo by NHLI via Getty Images Hockey purists relish the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. There's a kind of whirling dervish element to the games - it is

SENATORS: A Week in Review – February 6-February 13, 2017

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column  looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images courtesy NHL.com I'll give Bobby Ryan credit for doing his best, but presently his best is not good enough, and you have to wonder if it is ever

SENATORS: A Week in Review – December 12-18, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Generally I'll refrain from the old-standard 'I told you so.' But so far, so good, and it's irresistible. So, 'I told you so.' Juvenile humour aside,

A Matter of Time for the Senators

 The old saying “Better late than never” worked in favour of the Montreal Canadians Saturday but for two Ottawa Senators players the message from new coach Guy Boucher was pretty clear: don’t be late at all. Defenceman Cody Ceci and right winger Bobby Ryan had a pretty good view when

Ottawa Life Guide to the Sens

 Photo courtesy of Wikimedia commons. Whether you are new to town or have just decided that this year you are going to join the slew of hockey fans inhabiting Ottawa’s pubs, bars or other fine drinking establishments, there are a few things you should know about the capital’s NHL team. The modern