Sens Nation - Your Ottawa Senators Podcast

The kids aren't all right. The Sens start rookie camp and the prospects challenge at 0-3. We talk about Carter Yakemchuk, Tyler Boucher and Stephen Halliday. Sidney Crosby signs an extension for, you guessed it, $8.7M.

Steve covered the Sens annual golf tournament on Monday and heard from Thomas Chabot and Tim Stutzle who both feel fully healthy. Could Travis Hamonic rebound this season? Michael Andlauer is a breath of fresh air. Alex Formenton moves on from hockey. If Max Pacioretty makes the Leafs, will they let him wear his traditional number 67??? Kind of a sensitive number in Toronto.

It's PTO-signing season. The Sens signed former Toronto Maple Leafs left winger Nikolay Kulemin. and also brought in 24-year-old right-shot defenceman Calen Addison. The Sens host the media to unveil what's new for 2024. Linus Ullmark and Steve Staios meet the media.

We discuss the signing of Nick Cousins, who brings another Cup ring and a major pest factor to the table. We also get into the tragic news about Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew. They were killed after being hit by a car on Thursday night.

A great chat with former Sens defenceman Mark Borowiecki. We catch up with what's new in Boroland. We discuss some of the moves the Sens made this summer. We get into the underrated value of the shutdown defenceman in the game. We talk about coaching and development and the importance of a positive culture. Boro also gives a thoughtful perspective on fighting in the game. And we joke about how Ottawa is a big small town.

We catch up with Jon Abbott who just joined Sportsnet as the TV play-by-play voice of the Calgary Flames. We look back at the only time the Senators used the offer sheet strategy and it paid off big. We discuss our optimism level about Linus Ullmark re-signing after he reportedly buys a house.

Former Senators are all over the news. Edmonton trades Cody Ceci, possibly as part of the solution to their offer sheet crisis. Two years into retirement, Sens great Jason Spezza is now a GM, taking over Pittsburgh's AHL team. Should Spezza be on the Ring of Honour or have his retired number? Tyler Ennis talks about the moment last season when he knew he was done. One of the sens top rivals, the Montreal Canadiens pick up Patrik Laine. Auston Matthews is now the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Dominik Kubalik may have found a PTO.

Drake Batherson joins us from his home on the east coast to talk about his summer and everything going on with the Senators.

We discuss the Olympics; Michael Andlauer's comments about the actual state of the arena deal compared to how it appeared during the sale of the franchise; Shane Pinto might be in the most improved headspace in the NHL this season.

After Monday's signing of Oliver Kylington, Former Senator Erik Brannstrom may have his hands full landing an NHL job on Colorado's crowded blue line. Some remaining free agents might help Ottawa's blue-line depth. Sens trivia surrounds players who played with Daniel Alfredsson.