by Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) Despite their overall improved play, inconsistent effort and slow starts have been a problem for the Senators early in the 2024/25 season. However, their game vs. Seattle on Hockey Night in Canada was probably the most consistent 60 minute effort they’ve had all ye...
by Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) The Senators inexplicably came out flat vs. the NYI on Thursday, and lost a game they easily could have won by a 4-2 margin. After managing just 5 shots on goal in the first period, they followed it up in the second by giving up a pair of highly avoidable goals again...
By Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) When the Senators traded for G Linus Ullmark, you could pretty much auto-circle the first game vs. BOS as an important game on the schedule. Unfortunately, heading into this game OTT was riding a disappointing 2-game losing streak, and knew that a better effort would...
By Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) It’s been quite some time since the Battle of Ontario held any relevance in the standings, but that might be changing this year. The Senators have had an up-and-down start to the season, but have also been battling injuries and a difficult schedule, and have alread...
By Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) If the Ottawa Senators should fall just a couple of points short of making the playoffs this year, it will be hard for them to not look back at the first 16 games of the season with a profound sense of regret. Despite having home-ice advantage vs. a sub-.500 team, a...
By Ken Hawkins (a.k.a. khawk) At one point, there was quite a good hockey game going on Saturday night between the Senators and Hurricanes. CAR came out to an early 1-0 lead on home ice, but OTT was trying to fight back in the 2nd period against a tough playoff-quality opponent. Then the Senators...