Ottawa Senators Rumors & News

Ottawa Sun "Of all the drama ever produced at Scotiabank Place, nothing matches what happened with 28.6 seconds left in the third period Sunday night. Talk about setting off some May long weekend fireworks. Daniel Alfredsson (who else?) did just that with a goal that sent the Senators into overtime in..." May 20

NHL.com "Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza was his usual smiling self Monday, seemingly suffering no ill effects after Ottawa's grinding double-overtime victory Sunday. The Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series, breathing new hope into the..." May 20

NHL.com "After allowing three power-play goals in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Ottawa Senators' penalty kill came up big when it was needed most. Against perhaps the finest collection of talent in the NHL, the Senators went a perfect..." May 20

Ottawa Citizen "When Matt Cooke's skate came down on Erik Karlsson's Achilles tendon on Feb. 13, Ottawa's season was truly thrust into its underdog, ragtag phase, all replacements and duct tape. Jason Spezza's back surgery and Jared Cowen's hip surgery were one thing; the loss of Karlsson, who could control..." May 20

Ottawa Sun "Jason Spezza will be the centre of attention Sunday night. Trailing 2-0 in their Round 2 series to the Pittsburgh Penguins as it shifts to Scotiabank Place for Game 3, the Senators are buoyed by the return of their top centre to the lineup for the first time since Jan. 27th. Gone nearly four..." May 19

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins will have one extra problem to deal with tonight: Ottawa center Jason Spezza is expected back for Game 3. Spezza held court at his locker Saturday afternoon to share the news that has been much anticipated in these parts. "I feel good," said Spezza. "It's gotten better and better..." May 19

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins arrived in Canada's capital Saturday with a clear purpose and a clearer plan: End this Stanley Cup playoff series with the Senators as quickly as possible, and do so with more of what succeeded in the first couple of games: 1. Superb special teams 2. Star-power scoring 3. Solid if..." May 19

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Just three minutes into Robin Lehner's first career playoff appearance, the 21-year-old goalie had James Neal and Jarome Iginla bearing down on him with a lone defenseman between them. Neal slid the puck across the ice to Iginla, and Lehner threw his body back in that director. Improbably,..." May 18

Pittsburgh Tribune Review "The Penguins took a step backward Friday. Their timing was perfect. A 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at Consol Energy Center staked the Penguins a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven second-round Stanley Cup playoff series. “Not a situation you want to be in,” Senators defenseman Chris..." May 18

Ottawa Sun "It wasn't just the earthquake shifting the ground around Ottawa. There's a strong possibility Senators' centre Jason Spezza could return to the lineup for Game 3 of the club's playoff series Sunday night at Scotiabank Place against the Penguins. Coach Paul MacLean told reporters Spezza is..." May 17

NHL.com "Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks were named Friday as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented "to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Both Boudreau and..." May 17

Ottawa Citizen "The Ottawa Senators are in desperate need of Jason Spezza’s offensive touch. Now. But the way coach Paul MacLean was talking Wednesday afternoon, Spezza isn’t ready to return to the lineup for Game 2 of the series against the Pittsburgh Penguins here Friday. At least not yet. “I think..." May 16

Ottawa Sun "The Senators don't need to put an SOS out just yet. Trailing their Round 2 series to the Pittsburgh Penguins after a 4-1 loss in Game 1, the question whispered in the bowels of the Consol Energy Center Wednesday was whether Jason Spezza will be parachuted in to join this series. The club's..." May 16

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "The Penguins downed the Ottawa Senators, 4-1, tonight at Consol Energy Center in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Paul Martin opened the scoring with a power-play goal. His shot from the right point glanced off of Ottawa's Jared Cowen and past goaltender Craig Anderson to give the..." May 15

Ottawa Citizen "The Senators packed up for Pennsylvania Monday, thrown right back into the playoff fray after a couple of days of leisure. Bring it on, they said, more or less as one. “We gotta get back on the horse and go for a ride again,” said goaltender Craig Anderson, the man who will stare down Sidney..." May 14

Ottawa Citizen "As Jason Spezza held court in front of his locker stall Sunday, wearing an ear-to-ear grin after his first practice with his Ottawa Senators teammates in 15 weeks, he was trying his best to curb lofty expectations. Spezza is making no promises about when — or even if — he’ll return to the..." May 13

NHL.com "The Ottawa Senators learned Saturday night that they would be facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, leading some to wonder how the Senators will handle another round of drama after their emotional series with the Montreal Canadiens. The Senators have a postseason..." May 12

NHL.com "It has been a long time coming, but Jason Spezza hit the ice today for practice with the Sens. It's his first appearance on the ice alongside his teammates since his last game on January 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, his last game prior to undergoing back surgery on February 1. The team..." May 12

Ottawa Sun "A hero is born every minute in the playoffs. And, now the questions about Craig Anderson can finally be put to rest for good. Nobody in the Senators dressing room wanted — or needed — this post-season victory more than the club's top goaltender. He has been chasing one his whole..." May 11

Ottawa Citizen "NHL playoff hockey is full of four-letter words, but here’s the best one as far as the Ottawa Senators are concerned: Rest. By eliminating the Montreal Canadiens from the first round in five games, the Senators have bought themselves the invaluable commodity of time to take care of their bumps..." May 11

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

Ottawa Citizen "Ottawa’s opponent for the next round of the playoffs could be determined as early as Saturday night, when the Pittsburgh Penguins, with a 3-2 lead, try to finish off the New York Islanders. But there’s a more important question on the mind of Ottawa’s fans: Will Jason Spezza return for the..." May 10

Ottawa Sun "The Senators crashed the Montreal Canadiens' party and ordered up another round. Oh baby, what a night. The Senators, ranked No. 7 in the East, sent the heavily-favoured Habs to an early summer Thursday night with an easy 6-1 victory at the packed Bell Centre in Game 5. Craig Anderson's..." May 10

Ottawa Citizen "Perhaps nobody bothered to tell the Ottawa Senators’ rookie forwards that inexperienced players aren’t supposed to have instant success in the NHL playoffs. “I think it has been good for us, just going out there and playing and doing what we do, and the whole ‘not knowing what it’s all about..." May 09

TSN.ca "Peter Budaj will the start in goal tonight when the Montreal Canadiens host the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The club announced that goaltender Carey Price, who suffered a lower body injury at the end of regulation in Game 4, will be out for the..." May 09

Ottawa Sun "The last player off the ice at the Senators morning skate was Mike Hoffman. Binghamton's leading scorer when he suffered a broken collarbone just before the AHL all-star game, Hoffman would have been promoted well before he was (March 28) had he not been injured. As it turned out, he lasted..." May 08

Ottawa Sun "Eugene Melnyk hasn't closed the book on the Erik Karlsson investigation. Speaking on Sportsnet radio The Fan 590 in Toronto Tuesday night, Melnyk told the station he shouldn't have used the word "forensic," but his experts are still working to find out if Pittsburgh's Matt Cooke skate slash on..." May 08

Montreal Gazette "Kyle Turris scored on backup goaltender Peter Budaj at 2:32 of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 win over the Canadiens Tuesday night at Scotiabank Place. The win gave the Senators a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. The Senators forced the overtime..." May 08

Montreal Gazette "Jean-Gabriel Pageau, a rookie who played only nine regular-season games, scored three goals to spark the Ottawa offence as the Senators defeated the Canadiens 6-1 Sunday night at Scotiabank Place in a game which was marred by 217 penalty minutes and nine game misconducts. The victory gave Ottawa a..." May 05

Ottawa Sun "The only solace for the Senators was the split. The Senators learned the hard way in Game 2 of the 417 Series that if they don't do a better job driving to the net to score goals on Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price, they won't stand a chance -- because Craig Anderson can't do it all by..." May 04

TSN.ca "Ottawa Senators defenceman Eric Gryba has been suspended two games by the National Hockey League for his hit on Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller during Game 1 on Thursday. Gryba caught Eller with a crunching hit at the blue line as the Canadiens forward was receiving a pass from defenceman..." May 03

CBC Sports "Fifty shots is usually enough to win a hockey game, but apparently not when Craig Anderson is in goal. Anderson made 48 saves and the Ottawa Senators staged a third-period comeback to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the opening game of the first playoff series to be played between the..." May 03

Ottawa Sun "First, the Senators drew blood Thursday night. Then, they smelled it. Had it not been for an outstanding effort with 48 stops from goalie Craig Anderson, the result might have been different. But the Senators pulled out to a 1-0 lead in their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens..." May 03

CBSSports.com "There was a pretty terrifying scene in Montreal during the second period of Thursday's Senators-Canadiens game. Montreal forward Lars Eller had to be taken off the ice on a stretcher after he was on the receiving end of a brutal hit delivered by Eric Gryba. While attempting to accept a pass..." May 02

Montreal Gazette "The Canadiens-Senators series may not be the playoff matchup you were hoping for, but Tomas Plekanec predicts it will be a compelling one. “It’s a Canadian matchup. We’re two hours away from each other. ... A lot of fans on both sides are going to be at the games,” Plekanec said after the Habs’..." May 01

Montreal Gazette "Ottawa Senators enforcer Chris Neil was standing in the depths of the Bell Centre Wednesday afternoon following his team’s practice in LaSalle, wearing a broad, gap-toothed grin that showed him to be a few Chiclets shy of a full package. And the man whose every molecule Canadiens fans will..." May 01

NHL.com "The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs will open Tuesday in Chicago with a matchup between the Presidents' Trophy-winning Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild, who were the last team to clinch a playoff berth. The NHL released the playoff schedule Sunday night and it includes three Game 1s on..." April 29

CSN New England "It's official. The Bruins will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, thanks to a 4-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night at the TD Garden to conclude the regular season. Had the Bruins won in regulation, they would have faced the New York..." April 29

Ottawa Sun "The Senators need one more comeback to complete the hat trick -- and to become complete. They need Jason Spezza in the lineup, and while he's nowhere near that point just yet, there has been some movement. Coach Paul MacLean confirmed whispers that his star centre -- out since back surgery..." April 27

Ottawa Sun "Erik Karlsson proved to be an Achilles heel for the Washington Capitals Thursday night. And, he helped pave the way to the post-season for the Senators. After suffering a 70% cut to his Achilles tendon only 10 weeks ago, the Senators' top defenceman made a heroic return as the club qualified..." April 26

Ottawa Sun "He's back ... maybe. Ten weeks after getting his Achilles tendon sliced by Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke, Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson was along for the ride and could return as early as Thursday against the Washington Capitals. Needing only one victory in their final three..." April 25

Ottawa Citizen "Erik Karlsson is back. The reigning Norris Trophy winning defenceman will make a stunningly-quick return from Achilles surgery against the Washington Capitals tonight. The Senators can clinch a playoff berth with a victory. Karlsson will be paired with Marc Methot in even-strength..." April 25

TSN.ca "Ottawa Senators defenceman Erik Karlsson - who has been out since Feb. 13 with a 70 per cent sever of his achilles tendon and the subsequent surgery - skated with regular defensive partner Marc Methot at practice on Wednesday, leading to speculation that he may be back ahead of schedule. At the..." April 24

NHL.com "The team holding the top pick in the 2013 NHL Draft will need to consider one important question prior to stepping to the podium to announce its selection on June 30 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. What do we need right now? Is it a poised and polished minute-munching, two-way..." April 24

Ottawa Sun "Matt Cooke was quite focused at Scotiabank Place on Monday morning. He was focused on that night's game against the Senators. He was focused on helping the Penguins track down the Blackhawks in the overall standings. He was focused on his job as a penalty killer and pest. Then, after..." April 23