Alberta’s Twin Cities Saloon – An NHL Legacy
The Twin Cities Saloon in Longview, Alberta stands like a sentinel along the Cowboy Trail on the wind-swept prairie an hour outside of “Cowtown,” as Calgary is affectionately known. The…
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Ottawa Senators’ 2024 Training Camp Battles to Watch
The Ottawa Senators’ 2024 training camp opens in eight weeks. So now’s the time to look at training camp battles that will be waged for one of the very few…
5 Ottawa Senators’ Storylines to Watch in 2024-25
After seven years without even a sniff of playoff action, hopes are high among the Ottawa Senators faithful that their club will contend for Lord Stanley’s silverware this season. Here’s…
Senators’ Staios Adds Much-Needed Grit to Roster
Last year at about this time, I wrote a piece arguing that the Ottawa Senators needed to be bigger, badder but mostly meaner to make the playoffs. Just as Toronto…
Senators’ Staios Deserves Passing Grade for Early Free Agency Moves
Ottawa Senators president of hockey operations and general manager (GM) Steve Staios jumped right into the NHL’s free-agent frenzy when it opened on Canada Day. When the dust settled two…
Senators Should Stick with Joonas Korpisalo as Starting Goalie
My golfing buddies and I always enjoy a frosty pint or two after our weekly round at Pakenham Highlands Golf Club in the beautiful Ottawa Valley. After debating how some…
Senators Should Deal Jakob Chychrun to Bruins for Linus Ullmark
If Ottawa Senators’ president of hockey operations and general manager (GM) Steve Staios isn’t trying to trade for Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark, he should be. His current goaltending duo…
Senators Need to Extend Qualifying Offer to RFA Erik Brannstrom
Much of Bytown’s hockey punditry thinks the Ottawa Senators should move on from restricted free agent (RFA) Erik Brannstrom this summer. The gist of their argument for parting ways with…
Senators Face Tough 2024 Free Agent Market
The NHL’s free agency market opens on July 1 and many Ottawa Senators fans are hoping that Steve Staios, the team’s president of hockey operations and general manager (GM), engineers…
Why the NHL Still Awaits Its First Openly Gay Player
Just over three years ago, I wrote a piece for The Hockey Writers that argued an inclusive NHL was waiting with open arms to welcome its first openly gay player.…