Tim Stützle

Senators Turning the Corner: Key Wins Over Bruins and Leafs Signal Growth and Optimism

The Ottawa Senators have won their last two games and are starting to look more like the team fans hoped they would be.  After a promising opening night, the Senators fell flat, finding themselves with a 6-7 record before their recent trip to Boston.  The inter-divisional match-up was a big game for two underwhelming teams […]

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Opposite Ends: Swayman and Ullmark to Face Off in Boston

Tonight, one of the better goalie tandems in recent history is reuniting. Only they will be on opposite ends of the ice.  In 2023, Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark helped the Boston Bruins make history, completing the season with an all-time league record of 65 wins.  Last year, they once again led their team to […]

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NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators|1/6/2024

Connor McDavid had a five-point game on Tuesday night, the most productive game we’ve seen from the Edmonton captain all season long, 35 games in. He also became the fifth fastest player to reach 900 points behind Wayne Gretzky(385 games), Mario Lemieux(463 games), Mike Bossy(582 games) and Peter Stastny(599 games). Before McDavid’s injury, some fans […]

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Ottawa Senators Undefeated in Sweden

The Ottawa Senators had themselves a very successful trip to Stockholm, Sweden, winning both of their 2023 NHL Global Series games this past week against the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota Wild, 5-4 (overtime) and 2-1 (shootout), respectively. With those two wins, the Sens now have an all-time record of 5-0-1 when playing NHL regular […]

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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 […]

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Los Angeles Kings players celebrate after a goal by Arthur Kaliyev during the second period Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers. (Matt Slocum/Associated Press)

Line Over The Boards: Week Four

Week Three ended with a heavyweight bout that not only was the Kings’ most complete 60-minute effort of the season but also went past regulation. They left for Canada to start week four. They went into Toronto and made no mistake in establishing their even-strength dominance. Toronto heavily relies on four players to drive their […]

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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 […]

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Preseason Game One Three Stars: Leafs (2) Senators (3)

Hockey is back, baby! The Leafs and Senators opened their preseason in an afternoon tilt in the Nation’s Capital. The Sens chose to ice their (likely) opening night top line in this one, while the Leafs elected to ice a more inexperienced team. Here are the three stars from today’s afternoon matinee:  First Star – […]

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Trading Shane Pinto Would be a Mistake

This is a subject that’s been exhausted among Senators fans online, but I’ve come full circle. Starting from being stressed about it, to becoming sick of it being the only thing anyone is talking about, then at peace with whatever happens, and now back to being stressed again. So here’s my take on the whole […]

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Five Positive Predictions for the 2023-24 Ottawa Senators

The beautiful thing about August is your favorite hockey team hasn’t lost yet. I suppose they haven’t won either, but it’s the time of year when anything is possible, and we can focus on how everything will absolutely go according to plan. And for the Ottawa Senators, who play in a division where seven out […]

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