Senators' Indigenous Connections & Draft Priorities
Also, a look at Brady Tkachuk from a Sabres view, and more!
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Buffalo Sabres Need to Be All in on Brady Tkachuk
May 20, 2024 by Ryan Womeldorf
To say that the Buffalo Sabres are at a crossroads would be an understatement. After missing the playoffs for 14 years, the franchise is in “win now” mode like never before. That is why a major trade must happen, and it should be for Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.
6 Former First-Rounders Who Could Be Traded This Offseason
May 20, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
With the offseason now underway for most of the NHL, all teams will face difficult decisions in the coming weeks. Whether it is deciding on a draft strategy or bringing back a beloved veteran, no decision is easy for an NHL front office. This is especially true when discussing young talent, as no general manager wants to be known as the person who gave up on a young player too early. This offseason more than ever, many teams will face difficult questions regarding their youth, so who are some of the players who could be shipped out?
What Should the Senators Prioritize with First-Round Picks?
May 17, 2024 by Dayton Reimer
The 2023-24 season could not have gone much worse for the Ottawa Senators. After so much optimism ahead of the season opener, the team sputtered, costing them their general manager, head coach, and a chance at making the playoffs for the first time in captain Brady Tkachuk’s career. All of that led them to end up with the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, which may be the first step to some big improvements next season.
Ottawa Senators Indigenous and Metis Connections
May 16, 2024 by Paul Quinney
Ottawa Senators president and general manager (GM) Steve Staios has many problems to address this offseason, but let’s look at five that should be priorities. Why just five, you ask? Because if everything is a priority then nothing is. If that’s the case, then in 2024-25, Staios could become yet another Ottawa GM presiding over a failed season.