Travis Hamonic

Building for the Future: Ottawa Senators Opening Night Roster Announced

The Ottawa Senators will likely improve on their disappointing season last year, however, their opening night roster signals that they still have a long way to go until they are contenders.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

McGinn Fight, Jarry And Petry Return Provides Spark For Penguins

Brock McGinn did not score, get an assist, or even get any of the Pens’ 44 shots. However, what he did was the likely reason why the Pens won. The first 10 minutes were a basic, even-sided, typical start to a hockey game. However, then McGinn dropped Senators defenseman Erik Brannstrom with a big hit. […]