On today’s episode, we’re joined by Drake Batherson, our third man in, who gives us the inside scoop on his East Coast training partners and their incredible performance at the Four Nations. We also hear from Sweden’s Linus Ullmark about his experience at the tournament, his health update, and what he’s expecting heading into the stretch run of the season. The Sens are back at practice, and there are some interesting developments to discuss. And of course, we kick things off with an exciting recap of Thursday night’s Four Nations face-off, where Canada triumphed in an epic overtime finish! Tune in for all the latest updates and insights in Sens Nation!

The Senators ended their 4 Nations Face-Off break with a practice on Tuesday. Some key players were still out, but a couple of their depth players returned. That includes winger Noah Gregor, who sat down with us for a post-practice chat. Travis Green updated the media on injuries and had some thoughts about the 4 Nations tournament.

Brady Tkachuk and his brother dominate at 4 Nations; We're amping up for Canada vs USA; More booing the anthem controversy; Crookshank waits his turn; actor Jeff Daniels with great advice for hockey parents.

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We discuss Jim 's weird encounter with a weird waiter at a 95th birthday party - a party that caused him to miss the Super Bowl. The Eagles shockingly destroy the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. The NHL 4 Nations Faceoff is here, which arrives at just the right time for the Ottawa Senators.

We're joined by Graeme Nichols from the Hockey News Ottawa. We discuss a costly trip to Tampa Bay, the latest on injuries, goaltending and 4 Nations decisions, booing the anthem, wild line combinations, trade talk, and 10 games for Ryan Hartman.

Josh Norris looks every bit like a man whose career is back on the rails. Is Linus Ullmark finally close to a return? We have differing views on his 4 Nations participation. Nick Cousins is out 6-8 weeks. We talk about why it wasn't a dirty hit. We get into the crazy game against the Washington Capital this week. And we say a few words to remember our friend and former TSN 1200 host Shawn Simpson.

We get into the fan backlash over the Senators playing games in Quebec City and the mascot wearing the Nordiques jersey. Sparta-chat? The Sens are weekend warriors, sweeping three Saturday-Sunday back-to-backs in a row. Brady Tkachuk's stats already put him among the Senators' all-time leaders. And the Sens place one of their wingers on waivers, likely bound for Belleville.

The Senators' offence runs dry after a 5-0 loss in New York against the surging Rangers and then a 2-0 loss in Boston. Where has the offence gone? Some of the stats are alarming, and so are the recent run of injuries at just the wrong time. Claude Giroux's car got stolen again. Sam Gagner signs with a PTO with the Belleville Senators.

The Senators go 2-0 with wins over Boston and New Jersey. Have they turned the corner THIS time? Why can't more games be as entertaining as the Bruins game? Thomas Chabot's pre-game ritual may rub some people the wrong way. Steve argues that Claude Giroux should always be on the top power-play unit. We take a far too early look at the standings and what the Sens may do at the trade deadline.

Plenty of Ottawa Senators news to talk about: Leevi Merilainen continues his shockingly excellent play. So what happens when Linus Ullmark gets back? Jakob Chychrun returns to Ottawa. We've got an interview with Sens Draft pick Blake Montgomery, who's ripping it up with the London Knights and a playoff-style atmosphere coming up on Saturday afternoon as the Bruins visit.