Suffering Is the Essence of a Great Hockey Story
At its core, every great hockey story is a tale of suffering and ultimately redemption. What makes those stories compelling is that in them, we see the human condition and…
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Hockey Just Can’t Quit its Boomer Music Habit
Settling into my recliner, tuned into Team Canada’s first matchup against Latvia at the 2026 World Junior Championship, I found myself rocking along with The Who’s Roger Daltrey as he…
Ottawa Senators’ Reasons for Concern at the Halfway Mark
The Ottawa Senators are halfway through the season, and at some point, fans will have to accept that the team is exactly what the numbers say it is. After 41…
NHL’s 5 Best National Anthem Singers of All-Time
On a mid-February evening in 2025, I stood in a dusty Mexican bar filled to the brim with Canadians, belting out the lyrics to O Canada. All of us were…
Senators’ Playoff Hopes Hang in the Balance at Christmas
The Ottawa Senators have dug a hole for themselves, sitting in seventh place in the Atlantic Division with a 3-7-0 record in their last 10 matchups. Now six points back…
Ottawa Senators’ Christmas Wish List
It’s almost Christmas, and it’s time for president of hockey operations and general manager (GM) Steve Staios to cue up Keith Richards’ rendition of Run, Run Rudolph and write to…
Senators Must Find a Way to Win One-Goal Games
The knock against the Ottawa Senators until last season was their struggles to win one-goal games and their failure to close out winnable contests, often blowing a lead. That started…
Senators Need One Impact Forward to Be a Contender
The Ottawa Senators have a talented core, but at times it’s inconsistent. What’s more, even with captain Brady Tkachuk back, there are holes in the team’s top six. The defence…
Senators’ Linus Ullmark Should Silence His Critics With Saves Not Words
After a Nov. 5 team practice, Ottawa Senators starting goalie Linus Ullmark told the media exactly what he thought about the criticism he’s gotten for his poor start to the…
Can Tim Stutzle Still Become a Superstar for the Senators?
This season, Tim Stutzle continues to dazzle Ottawa Senators fans. Yet there’s no denying that through the Senators’ 15 games so far this season, his eight goals and eight assists,…