Coach Gregg is home to stay. COVID postpones all NHL games until December 27th and keeps NHL out of Olympics. We discuss Kevin Bieksa's Hockey Night in Canada tear down of Thomas Chabot; Is Chabot playing too much again? Our Best Christmas Hockey Gifts ever.

In today's episode, we're all over the Sens' crazy 8-2 road win in Florida versus the best team in the NHL. The top line has taken their game to a new level. Is this 6 game stretch just a blip on the radar? Or is it something more? Just for fun, Steve's done the math on what it will take for the Sens to make the playoffs. Is Jake Sanderson ready to be a top 4 NHL defenceman right now? A tough rematch in Tampa coming up. Troy Mann coaches his 500th AHL game.

Senators win streak ends at 3 with a home loss to the Islanders, a team that had lost 11 in a row. Filip Gustavsson has a rare off night but was it really time already for DJ Smith to call him out to the media? We discuss the evolution of Josh Norris and what his next contract will look like. The Sens host Tampa Saturday at 1. Finland names two Senators to their world junior team. Sens rank 28th in franchise value, according to Forbes magazine. Zack Ostapchuk has tallied seven points over his last three games in the Dub.  Alas, Pontus Aberg, we hardly knew ye.  And it's a new holiday contest with Dunrobin Distilleries.

Is Eugene Melnyk taking offers to buy the team? Is an arena at Lebreton Flats still in the cards?GM Pierre Dorion finally speaks about the state of the Senators at the quarter mark of what's been a very ugly season so far. Brady Tkachuk with the game winner in a 6-5 OT win at home on Saturday night. That followed a 3-2 win over Carolina. Not exactly convincing wins, giving up 49 shots in game one, giving up 5 goals in game two and blowing multi goal leads in both. Tim Stutzle gets it going finally with 2 goals. Formenton does same against the Canes. Is Forsberg grabbing the starting goalie reins? We get injury updates on Pinto, White, Brannstrom and Josh Brown. And Logan Brown is winning fans early on in St. Louis.

We get into the awkward discussion of a possible coaching change - what the Sens need to do versus what they'll actually do. Matt Murray reported to Belleville this week, and as he answered some awkward media questions, said he believed he was a scapegoat for the Sens tough start. Big money or not, he's also been through a hell of a lot this season. Adam Gaudette makes his Ottawa Senators debut and scores but his defensive zone work leads to two goals against. Nikita Zaitsev and Victor Mete probably shouldn't be paired together.

Brady Tkachuk gets bitten twice by Brendan Lemieux, goes on major rant about him. Matt Murray clears waivers and the NHL's 6th highest paid goalie is sent to Belleville of the AHL. Will he rediscover his game? Will he block goalie development of others? Who takes over the starting job in Ottawa?
Sens acquire 2018 Hobey Baker winner Adam Gaudette. Batherson returns Wednesday. DJ puts his lines in a blender. We question some of the coaching tactics at the end of the loss to LA. Habs fire their front office. Is Sens management safe for now?

The Sens are half way through their 4 game post-COVID road trip, and it's going about the way we expected. Some good hard work but nothing to show for it. The Sens are 4-12-1, the exact record they had this time last season. The Sens starting goalie controversy hits a new level with DJ Smith sounding like he may be ready to climbed aboard the Gus bus. Smith pretty much pinned the loss in San Jose on Matt Murray. Tim Stutzle starts his first NHL game at centre. What happened in the 7-5 loss in Denver? Zack Sanford's impressive play, including the hat trick in Denver. Poll question: You're GM for a day…What's the one thing you would change about the Ottawa Senators right now? And looking back at the career of Magnus Arvedson who turned 50 this week. 

After a 3 game COVID shutdown, the Senators resume their season in Denver Monday. They now have 4 road games in 6 days and Drake Batherson will miss it all.

COVID didn't just come and go…Nick Holden's 3 kids all have it now. Austin Watson's wife has it, Assistant coach Jack Capuano had a bad case of it and still isn't back on the ice.

Which Ottawa Senators will play in February's Winter Olympics?

Should the Sens try Tim Stutzle on the top line? Or maybe even experiment with him at centre?

Regrets, we've have a had few: Discussing the early season emergence of former Senators Anthony Duclair and Jonathan Dahlen.

Former Senator head coach Rick Bowness is taking some heat this week for what appears to be some sloppy communication with one of his rookies.

We're joined by Graeme Nicholls from Rome in a Day, who makes a compelling case for Daniel Alfredsson in the Hall of Fame.

The Sens have at least 3 games postponed this week. Can they still salvage this season? Vegas has 3 players in COVID protocol - did they catch it here in Ottawa two weeks ago? If Drake Batherson keeps scoring, does he have time to work himself into the Olympic discussion? Former Senator Marion Hossa enters the Hall of Fame. When is Alfie's turn coming? Is it coming at all? Will Jake Sanderson walk right in this spring and be effective?

Sens are tied with Seattle. The Kraken's first season is following more along the lines of what you'd expect from a traditional expansion club.

Former Senator Dion Phaneuf retires. And our Dunrobin Distilleries web poll for today's Sens Nation Podcast. What's the most memorable transaction (of any kind) in Senators history? The Yashin deal? Trading Karlsson? Drafting Daigle? Losing Alfie? Acquiring Heatley? Hasek? Signing Tkachuk? Something else?