Claude Giroux

Stars Outlast Senators 5-4 at Home

The Dallas Stars hosted the Ottawa Senators for a Friday night hockey game at the American Airlines Center. The Stars edged the Senators 5-4 in a high-scoring game. Dallas improved to 17-8-3, while Ottawa fell to 11-14-0. The Senators were reportedly tired Friday night because they played the St. Louis Blues last night and ultimately […]

Same Old Senators

The Ottawa Senators were supposed to be a team that would contend for a Stanley Cup playoff spot this year. With a new starting goaltender, a solid offense, and a decent defensive corps, the Senators had a lot to look forward to going into this season. Yes, they play in an incredibly tough division with […]

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Three Stars: Sens (6) vs Leafs (3)

After coming back from down 4-1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday night to win 6-5 in overtime, the Leafs were set to host the Sens last night. The blue and white have been struggling to find their footing through the first 12 games of the year. Unfortunately, their defensive struggles would continue last night […]

Senators Lineup Set for Season Opener: Not Ideal

The start of the Ottawa Senators regular season is finally underway tonight, with the Sens taking on the Carolina Hurricanes. A couple of months ago, I wrote a piece about whether or not the Senators would be a playoff team, and I still believe they are, though there are a couple more hurdles to overcome […]

Can Korpisalo Lead the Senators to the Playoffs?

There are a lot of high expectations for the Ottawa Senators going into the season, and with good reason. For starters, this team can put the puck in the net. With the likes of Tim Stutzle, Brady Tkachuk, Claude Giroux, Drake Batherson, and newcomer Vladimir Tarasenko, the puck should have no problem going in the […]

NHL: 5 Teams Heading Strong Into the Regular Season

This NHL preseason has been an interesting one so far. Surprisingly, a lot of the games have had close intensity to regular season games. Although many may argue that it is just preseason and, therefore, doesn’t matter, these games are a nice guide to see how players are performing and give young players a chance […]

Are the Ottawa Senators a Playoff Team?

It’s playoffs or bust for the Ottawa Senators this season. Expectations last year were perhaps too high, with the fanbase hoping to see the Sens experience the meteoric rise the New Jersey Devils saw. While that wasn’t the case, a 13 point improvement is far from nothing, and the team faced enough obstacles that it’s […]

Giroux Having a Strong Season in Ottawa

It has been an up-and-down season for the Ottawa Senators this year. They have dealt with injuries, stretches of great play, periods of poor play, and games where fans did not know what to think about the team. That has been this franchise’s theme for the last several seasons. With that said, the team managed […]

Report: Senators Expect Center Josh Norris To Return This Week

The Senators’ season hasn’t gone as expected, as the team sits seventh in the Atlantic Division with a 19-21-3 record and 41 points. This team was expected to take a step forward this season with the additions of Alex DeBrincat and Claude Giroux as they joined a forward group already consisting of Tim Stutzle, Brady […]

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Senators Progressing In the Murky Middle

The Ottawa Senators and their fans had a lot to look forward to going into this season. They have a young and talented roster, they upgraded their goaltending with Cam Talbot, they added the likes of Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat, and it was a brand new start. Everyone was expecting them to be competitive, and […]