Senators' Losing Season & Prospect Updates
Also, a look at the future of Jakob Chychrun, and more!
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In today’s edition, we have a look at the top 10 prospects in the Senators’ organization, including newly acquired Jamieson Rees, embracing the losing season, and more!
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Senators Prospect Roundup: Jamieson Rees Enters Top-10 Conversation
March 17, 2024 by Jacob Billington (THW Substack Premium Content)
The Ottawa Senators have not found much on-ice success this season, but as they are getting ready to take the big step out of the rebuild, they must have some decent prospects cooking up, right?
Senators Acquire Wyatt Bongiovanni and Jamieson Rees
March 15, 2024 by Jacob Billington
The Ottawa Senators have made a pair of trades ahead of the 2024 American Hockey (AHL) League Trade Deadline, acquiring Wyatt Bongiovanni from the Winnipeg Jets for future considerations and Jamieson Rees from the Carolina Hurricanes for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick.
How the Senators Should Finish Out Their Losing Season
March 14, 2024 by Paul Quinney
The Ottawa Senators have 19 meaningless games to play before the season’s death march comes to a merciful end. Given the choice between sticking a fork in their thigh or being forced to watch those games, I’d be willing to bet that many fans would choose self-mutilation and a 24-hour wait in one of Ottawa’s overcrowded emergency wards for stitches.
Senators Prospect Report: Ostapchuk, Crookshank, Nikitin, & More
March 13, 2024 by Dayton Reimer
Only two months remain in the NHL season, and the Ottawa Senators are starting to shift their focus from the playoffs to evaluating their prospects. Last month, Max Guenette made his highly-anticipated Senators debut, and already in March, Ottawa has recalled Jiri Smejkal, Rourke Chartier, Matthew Highmore, and Zack MacEwen from the American Hockey League (AHL).
Senators Should Think Twice Before Trading Jakob Chychrun
March 11, 2024 by Paul Quinney
Plenty of armchair general managers in Bytown had Ottawa Senators’ blueliner Jakob Chychrun on the move at the NHL trade deadline on March 8. Yet in the absence of the proverbial “offer you can’t refuse”, it would have been a big mistake for Senators president of hockey operations and general manager (GM), Steve Staios to have rushed to sell him.