SENATORS RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Ottawa Senators’ Second-Round Playoff Anthem Is…Interesting

The Ottawa Senators lost the first game of the series against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday by a score of 4-1, but according to CTV Ottawa’s Morning Live, that’s okay because the Sens are “bringing pesky back.” Fans have created a second-round playoff anthem, parodying Justin Timberlake’s “Sexy Back,” and turning it into “Pesky Back.” The video is both awful...
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The Ottawa Senators Are Bringing Pesky Back (Sorry, Everyone)

What’s better than championship sports anthems? Championship sports anthems recorded in round 2 of the playoffs! Meet ‘Pesky Back,’ the Ottawa Senators-themed parody of Justin Timberlake’s ‘Sexy Back.’ Nothing says “we’re the team for this year” quite like a song from 2006!Here is another ditty… The folks at CTV Morning Live Ottawa do another video to help...
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Don Cherry thinks the Senators are a bit feminine

That didn't take long. The second round just got underway and Don Cherry already said something that angered fans, specifically those supporting the Ottawa Senators. What did he say this time? He ripped on the Ottawa Senators for a variety of things outside of their play on the ice, alluding to the fact that they have some feminine qualities.  Cherry slams Daniel Alfredsson...
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Round Two, Game One: Penguins-Senators Recap

No one really likes to admit it but a lot of things change in the NHL playoffs as compared to the regular season. Fighting virtually disappears. Teams make a conscious effort to play smarter. Power play opportunities become even more precious than they normally are. Apparently the Ottawa Senators didn’t receive that memo. Know what…
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Craig Anderson Ready For The Challenge

from Ken Warren of Senators Extra, Craig Anderson says the fear of being embarrassed is a motivating factor for the Ottawa Senators in Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins here Tuesday. With so many All-Stars in the lineup, headed by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, there’s always potential for fireworks, according to Anderson. “They’re world class players and...
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#19 Remains In Ottawa, Team Travels To Pittsburgh

MacLean says Spezza won't make trip to Pittsburgh — Brent Wallace (@tsn_wally) May 13, 2013 MacLean says the club would prefer for Spezza to stay behind and work out with Luke Richardson and the other extra players. — Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) May 13, 2013 Paul MacLean wouldn't rule out Spezza playing in Game 2. #Sens — AJ Jakubec (@AJonSports...
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Spezza practices with Senators

Fresh off their first-round elimination of the Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators had a familiar face back on the ice on Sunday. No. 1 center Jason Spezza practiced with his teammates for the first time since undergoing back surgery for a herniated disk on Feb. 1 and says it was nice to take another step in his recovery. ''It's been a long process and a long season...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Report: Spezza back for Round 2?

There's never been a set timeline for the return of Ottawa Senators star center Jason Spezza after his back surgery in January, but it appears that the club could be getting him back for their Round 2 matchup (against a to-be-determined foe).  According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun, Sens GM Bryan Murray has confirmed that Spezza is practicing with a group called the ...
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Video: Ottawa Senators blow out Montreal to advance to semifinals

The Ottawa Senators walked away with bragging rights to one of the ugliest series in recent NHL history. Ottawa steamrolled into the conference semifinals with a 6-1 beatdown over Montreal on Thursday. Despite the bad blood that consistently bubbled over, Montreal was not on Ottawa’s level. The Canadiens were taken down in five games after being outgunned a cumulative total...
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Senators rout Canadiens, end series

Craig Anderson made 33 saves and Cory Conacher scored twice on a shaky Peter Budaj as the Ottawa Senators advanced to the second round of the playoffs Thursday night with a 6-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa took the best-of-seven series 4-1 and put a punctuation mark on its dominance in moving on for the first time since 2007, when the Senators lost in the Stanley Cup finals...
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Senators' Twitter account incorrectly claims to be the first to advance to the 2nd round

The Ottawa Senators are pretty happy that they're advancing to the second round. Perhaps they are all a bit too excited as the team's official Twitter account proudly claimed that they are the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs.  There's just one problem - San Jose advanced to the second round by sweeping the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night...
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Senators' Eric Gryba to return from suspension

Defenseman Eric Gryba will be in the Ottawa Senators' lineup for Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens. Senators coach Paul MacLean said after the morning skate that Gryba will suit up Tuesday night, with Ottawa leading the first-round series 2-1. The bruising defenseman was suspended for the last two games for his hit on Montreal center Lars Eller in Game 1. Eller was sent...
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No supplemental discipline for Montreal Canadiens or Ottawa Senators after brawl

The only person missing from the Ottawa Senators thrashing of the Montreal Canadiens was WWE chairman/mouthpiece Vince McMahon. It is true that these are two teams that hate each other with a passion that is usually limited to a blood feud. However, what erupted in the third period that contest was downright ugly. Please click here to read this extensive story which features multiple...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss
BENCH CLEARER

Canadiens, Senators brawl during Game 3

The Montreal Canadiens-Ottawa Senators rivalry has been growing by the second ever since Eric Gryba lit up Lars Eller.  After the Senators managed to gain a 5-1 lead, the Canadiens let their frustrations get the better of them in game three.  Unfortunately for them when they started this line brawl they figured they would win, but they thought wrong.  The Senators dusted them...
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10 days ago  |  Discuss

Craig Anderson high-sticks himself with Brandon Prust's stick (Video)

Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson used an interesting tactic to stop a Montreal Canadiens goal during Thursday night's NHL Western Conference playoff game at the Bell Center: grabbing an opponent's stick and taking a dive after high-sticking himself with it. It happened in the third period as the Habs were setting up their offense in the Senators zone. Canadiens...
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