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  • Sens lose in shootout against officials

    Oops, I meant to say the Habs. The Sens lose their 6th straight game, and their second consecutive shootout loss in a game that should never have made it past regulation. Ottawa had another goal called back, and this one was an absolute joke. A penalty was called on Kovalev and Ottawa scored on the delayed call, but the referee called a phantom posession by Montreal and called back the goal. Where's the call from Toronto on that!? The Senators improved their league worst shootout percentage to...

  • Winds of change about to blow in Ottawa?

    Are the Ottawa Senators finally giving up on Vermette? After Ottawa's shootout loss to the Rangers on Monday night, Vancouver scouts were supposedly in New York to take in the game. The Ohlund to Ottawa rumour has resurfaced and apparently Antoine Vermette is the bait. I'm in the camp that likes Vermette, but I'm tired of waiting for this future star to emerge. Tons of speed and no finish. Ohlund has a no movement clause and would have to approve a move to Ottawa. If I was him I wouldn't...

  • Churning the rumour mill

    According to The Fourth Period , Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis attended the Senators/Rangers game last night in New York. At first this did feel like anything to be alarmed about, Vancouver is currently on a four-game road trip that had them on Long Island Monday night before hitting the Big Apple on Wednesday, so it's not like Gillis was there while the team was on a homestand. Then I clued in that Ottawa has been trying to pry Mattias Ohlund away from Vancouver for a few weeks now, albeit...