post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Penguins -Dan Bylsma ( above ) and Senators defenseman Matt Carkner are BFFs (PG+). -The Penguins presented public address announcer John Barbero, who is dealing with brain cancer, with a Stanley Cup ring . Barbero is away from the team while he deals with his illness (PG+). -The Penguins are good people: -Chris Davis' overtime goal gave the Wheeling Nailers a 3-2 win against the Elmira Jackals ....
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7:30 p.m., Scotiabank Place. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, TSN2, RDS. Record: 9-6-3, 21 points. The Senators are in 10th place in the Eastern Conference and second place in the Northeast Divison. Leading Scorer: Daniel Alfredsson ( right ), 19 points (six goals, 13 assists). Last Game: 3-2 home win, Tuesday . Mike Fisher had two goals for the Senators. Last Game against...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Colton Orr vs Matt Carkner last night.
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP If I pound on the glass, maybe that will make them fight harder! (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Browse more photos » Well that was interesting last night. Four first-period goals. Four fights. Maybe there are some hard feelings from last year's playoff sweep. The fisticuffs are an interesting topic to talk about. In the game wrap last night, I mentioned that Cam...
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Media personality Mike Toth has inspired a few posts on this site during the 17 years we've been doing this blog. It would remiss to overlook there is a Truth & Rumours report the Tother has been let go from Rogers Sportsnet. Toronto Sports Media chimes in "what that means exactly for his duties for the Fan 590 has yet to be decided," which is open to interpretation. It could mean something,...
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
( UPDATE 12:09 PM )- The Ottawa Sentors have announced that rookie defenceman Erik Karlsson has been assigned to the AHL team in Binghamton this afternoon. I spent yesterday evening and this morning doing some digging to see if there was anything to the Senators apparent interest in Hawks defenceman Brian Campbell. The consensus among those that I spoke with is that there is just no way the Senators...
Scarlett Ice (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
The "B" stands for Band-Aid The Boston Bruins bring their travelling road show to the Bank tonight. They are coming in a banged up team and this might bode well for a Senators squad that for the past few seasons has struggled against the big bad Bruins. (1-5 against the Bruins last year) Boston is 4-4-1 on the young season and trying to re-establish themselves as a premier team in the East...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Moving out, moving sideways, but first, moving forward.. From the Ottawa Sun, on no-longer-career-AHLer Matt Carkner’s two-year, one-way, $1.4 million extension, Before training camp, GM Bryan Murray thought he might have to go out and get a rugged element, but, with the way Carkner has performed, the search is over. “He stuck with it after being in the minors for a number of years with...
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
( UPDATE 1:11 PM )- The Ottawa Sun has the terms of the deal. 2 years/$1.4 million. Hard work and dedication has been rewarded. Matt Carkner has been one of the better stories early this season and according to TSN's Ice Chips he was given a two year extension today. The big news for Carkner is that its a one way contract Matt Carkner was scheduled to be a UFA at season's end.
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
The season is young 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 is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. The A-Train brings a rare blend of shot blocking ability combined with the ability...
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
It may have been the 6 th game of the regular season but I feel comfortable in saying that was the best I have seen this team play in a long long time. Milan Michalek officially welcomed himself to the Nation's Capital with a three goal performance, two shorthanded and one on the power play. The former Shark has four on the season. Its games like that one that show you why some people have praised...
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
It certainly wasn't the Senators best effort but last night's 4-1 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins certainly could have easily gone the other way had it not been for a couple of bad bounces. The Penguins scored two weird ones and the second Tyler Kennedy goal was one Leclaire would love to have back. The Senators got a strong performance from the newly formed Michalek - Spezza - Cheechoo...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
A preview of the Senators. When and where: 7:30 p.m, Scotiabank Place. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, Sportsnet-East. Record: 3-1-0, 6 points. The Senators are in first place in the Northeast Division and second place in the Eastern Conference. With the Penguins in first place with eight points, this has quietly become a battle for the conference lead. Leading Scorer: Daniel Alfredson ( right ) and Mike Fisher,...
Sens Chirp (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
On a night where Mike Fisher scored the overtime winner it was an unlikely hero that won over the fans at Scotiabank Place. Matt Carkner picked up a goal, his first in the NHL, and added an assist on the Regin goal on his way to a first star performance. While some of the big guns struggle to find their games early on in the season the Senators again found a way to win a game that appeared to be getting...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by LM Otero - AP Browse more photos » It's way too early in the season to draw any conclusions about the Coyotes or Avs or so and so's two-game scoring slump, but one thing I try to keep an eye on in the early going is low profile players earning noteworthy ice time around the league. Here's a list of 25 players, 15 forwards and 10 defenders, picking up some surprising minutes...
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