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I've had the weekend to think it over but I still can't make sense of the decision to bring up Erik Karlsson and send down Brian Lee. I understand the theory that Karlsson is a "Murray Guy" while Lee is a left over from the Muckler era but I really felt like Lee had earned his spot on the NHL roster. More importantly, I just don't think the ...

Even as recently as a month ago I would have laughed at the suggestion. Mike Fisher on Team Canada? A longshot at best... But here we sit, the quarter mark of the NHL schedule and Mike Fisher is beginning to force Steve Yzerman and the Team Canada brass stand up and take notice. If going with the hot hand is gonna mean anything when the selections are made in late December ...

Things haven't gone great for the Senators as of late. With just one regulation win in the past 10 games, the team has stumbled after a strong start. Seems to me like this would be a good time to countdown the Top 5 Pleasant Surprises for the Ottawa Senators this season. We could all use pick me up right about now...Begin Slideshow

Ottawa has been on the wrong end of a some ugly loses this year and obviously there are a number of factors at play. Undisciplined play, inconsistent officiating,áunderachievingástars, and suspect third period goaltending just to name a few. Some of these elements are out of the Senators hands but the underachieving stars is something that can be fixed. áDon't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of Cory Clouston and the ...

According to an article from Sun Media's Bruce Garrioch, Eugene Melnyk, owner of the Ottawa Senators, has filed a grievance with the NHL over this summer's highly publicized dispute with winger Dany Heatley. Melnyk is hoping to get back the $4 million bonus he paid to Heatley this summer. The Senators contend that the Heatley camp did, in fact, give them permission to speak with the Edmonton Oilers and that the Penner, ...

The Ottawa Senators announced that they have sent top prospect Erik Karlsson to their AHL affiliate in Binghamton. While Karlsson was apparently quite upset with the news, he is expected to report to Binghamton.á There was some speculation he could be returned to Sweden, but the Senators decided aádemotion to the AHL was best for his development. Karlsson had suited up in the Senators' first nine games this season, and had he ...

We are just nine games into the 2009 season, and already we've seen a little bit of everything from our Ottawa Senators. We've seen them win the close ones. We've seen impressive victories, heartbreaking losses, and amazing comebacks. All this in just a small nine game sample. So its understandable that many have been asking: which team is the real Ottawa Senators? Is it the team that ran ...

The season may only be seven games old but its becoming pretty obvious that Anton Volchenkov is poised to have the best season of his career. The 27-year-old native of Moscow, Russia has been an absolute force on the Senators back end through the first seven games and isáset to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. The A-Train brings a rare blend of shot blockingáskill combined with ...

ItÆs a question that NHL coaches have been trying to answer since 1992 when the enigmatic superstar entered the National Hockey League.á Figuring out a way to keep this extremely talentedáplayer productive and motivated is a task that coaches in New York, Pittsburgh, and Montreal have all struggled with. When he's playing his best, Alex Kovalev is among the league's most gifted and dangerous players. His ability to handle the puck ...

The 2008 season is one that Senators fans are eager to forget. A midseason coaching change and an 11th-place finish did not sit well with fans in the nationÆs capital, and change was demanded. In the end, supporters of this teamámay have got more change than expected, but it appears as though the change was for the best. This yearÆs edition of the Ottawa Senators enters theácampaign with as much depth up front ...