#Pierre Dorion

Although there are still 41 games left to sort it out, at the midpoint a 19-19-3 record has to register as a disappointment, after so much hype over off-season signings and improvements. As the buzzer sounded on Game 41, a 5-3 win in Arizona, the Senators clocked back in as a.500 team at precisely the halfway point of the NHL regular season. Should…

Ottawa Senators fans have wanted off the rollercoaster of inconsistency for over a decade. Perhaps the only consistency surrounding the team is their inconsistency. That's true for this season with a rotation of promising and disappointing streaks. It's also true after years of missing the playoffs and first-round appearances between the 2007…

The Ottawa Senators haven't given up their search for a top-four defenceman. They're just not easy to find and nobody is giving them away. Eleven games into the season, the Senators aren't the least bit pleased with their 4-7-0 record as the Vancouver Canucks come to town and defensive errors have played a big role in the club's record just over a…

This is what the top eight looked like at the end of the calendar 2021 based purely on points percentage: East: Hurricanes, Lightning, Capitals, Panthers, Leafs, Rangers, Penguins, Bruins West: Wild, Avalanche, Flames, Knights, Blues, Predators, Ducks, Oilers Of the 16 teams listed, 14 of them made the playoffs with the Stars and Kings replacing…

Some of the Ottawa Senators' top prospects are ready to take on the world. The Senators are well-represented at the 2023 IIHF world junior championship that got under way Boxing Day in Halifax and Moncton. General manager Pierre Dorion, assistants Trent Mann and Ryan Bowness along with the rest of the scouting staff will be keeping a close eye on…

It feels like we have been discussing the possibility of a Jakob Chychrun trade out of Arizona for nearly two years now. While the defenseman still remains a member of the Coyotes and will seemingly start the season out in the desert, it's very likely he'll be donning a different sweater by the end of the year. The 24-year-old talked about the last…

The Ottawa Senators had no shortage of bad luck last season. Maybe they'll have the Wright stuff to win the annual drat lottery being held Tuesday night at the NHL Network studios in Secaucus, N.J. Hockey fans in the nation's capital will be gathered around their televisions at 6:30 p.m. to see where the Senators will select in the first round of…

The 2022-23 NHL season has been in full swing for about a month now, and we are starting to get an idea of which teams are pretenders and who are contenders. As clubs struggle out of the gate it bodes the question - which coaches are on the hot seat? While there have been plenty of pleasant surprises this season, such as the Devils, Flyers and…

It'll be American Thanksgiving in a little over two weeks, and it's a key date in hockey because if you're in playoff position by that time, your odds of making the cut are roughly 75 percent. Last season, only three teams - Ducks, Jets and Golden Knights - in the top 16 of the American Thanksgiving edition of the Power Rankings missed the…

Starting with the San Jose Sharks in 1991, the NHL awarded franchises to seven cities during the 1990s. Among the first, were the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ottawa Senators, who both came into the league during the 1992-93 season. As expansion teams, the road to success and financial stability would take many seasons. Over the years, the Lightning…

The journey has been long and difficult for Anton Forsberg. On NHL trade deadline day, the Ottawa Senators' goaltender was rewarded for his hard work and dedication to get to this level when he signed a three-year, $8.25 million extension by the club Monday morning. The 29-year-old Forsberg, who was placed on waivers three times last season before…

So far in our Sterling Predictions series, we've covered who the staff thinks will lead the team in scoring, what Pierre Dorion might get up to at the trade deadline, and which of the star rookies will shine the brightest. In the series finale, we're tackling the most important question of them all. Spencer: Many of my predictions have been…

Ottawa's Tim Stützle is a star in the making. And it seems general manager Pierre Dorion shares that opinion, as the team announced Wednesday a max-term extension for the 20-year old, now signed on a $66.8 million dollar contract through the 2030-31 season. Stützle entered the league with quite the pedigree. A former third overall pick (2020) whose…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. My wife insists the toothpaste be cap-compliant by opening night. 1. Wayne Simmonds may not enjoy the precarious situation he finds himself in - what with the Toronto Maple Leafs roster guillotine raised and ready to slice downward any…

In NHL.com's Q&A feature called "Sitting Down with …" we talk to key figures in the game, gaining insight into their lives on and off the ice. In this special offseason edition, we feature Ottawa Senators coach D.J. Smith. D.J. Smith can't wait for the start of training camp heading into his third season as coach of the Ottawa Senators. "I guess…

The Senators had excessive expectations going into 2021-22, or no less than excessive by their requirements. After a powerful second half to the 2020-21 season, many anticipated the group to start out making some noise and contend for a playoff spot. That went out the window immediately, as they misplaced 16 of their first 20 video games of the…