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Pesky no more: Senators roster transformed since 2013 run

Pesky no more: Senators roster transformed since 2013 run

By: Jamie Long Much has changed since the last time the Ottawa Senators reached the second round of the NHL playoffs. The 2012-13 squad succeeded as the “Pesky Sens” with a never-say-die attitude and repeated comeback and overtime wins. Four years later, the Senators’ roster has seen significant turnover and brings higher expectations. The only familiar faces in both starting lineups: the…

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Pesky no more: Senators roster transformed since 2013 run

Pesky no more: Senators roster transformed since 2013 run

By: Jamie Long Much has changed since the last time the Ottawa Senators reached the second round of the NHL playoffs. The 2012-13 squad succeeded as the “Pesky Sens” with a never-say-die attitude and repeated comeback and overtime wins. Four years later, the Senators’ roster has seen significant turnover and brings higher expectations. The only familiar faces in both starting lineups: the…

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Craig Savill, decorated Ottawa curler, fighting cancer during hometown Brier

Craig Savill, decorated Ottawa curler, fighting cancer during hometown Brier

Craig Savill watches from a few feet away as another rock is thrown at Ottawa’s TD Place arena, and the realization hits him again that his dream of playing a hometown Brier won’t be realized — at least for now. Savill, 37, is currently battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. The decorated curler from the south Ottawa suburb of Manotick…

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Ottawa Senators' 2011 draft proves boon for this season's roster

Ottawa Senators’ 2011 draft proves boon for this season’s roster

The Ottawa Senators have just lost two vital pieces of their offence — lucky for the team there’s an abundance of talent from the 2011 draft that’s proven more than capable of making an impact. Most NHL teams would feel pretty lucky to have more than two or three players from a given draft reach the big league. This season alone, seven draft picks from 2011 have hit the ice for Ottawa. Mika…

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Jamie Long breaks down Dion Phaneuf trade between Ottawa and Toronto from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

The Ottawa Senators acquired defenceman Dion Phaneuf from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a nine-player blockbuster trade.

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Ottawa Senators sale a key factor in LeBreton Flats bid

Ottawa Senators sale a key factor in LeBreton Flats bid

You don’t buy an NHL team if you don’t have a rink to play in — or at least have one in the works — and you don’t build a rink without a team. That’s why Devcore Group, which includes architects, builders and developers, is believed to have recruited two of the wealthiest Canadians in their bid to redevelop LeBreton Flats, a valuable parcel of real estate just west of downtown Ottawa. LeBreton…

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Mike Hoffman, Ottawa Senators forward, is earning Dany Heatley-size paycheque

Mike Hoffman, Ottawa Senators forward, is earning Dany Heatley-size paycheque

He may have been left off the NHL All-Star Game roster, but Ottawa Senators forward Mike Hoffman is still earning that big raise he wanted. Don’t cringe, Ottawa — we’re talking Dany Heatley money here. On the surface, the comparison might seem a bit out there, but hear me out. In his first two years with the Senators, Heatley posted back-to-back 50-goal seasons with his own personal set-up man in…

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - May 2 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long recaps Game 2 between Washington and the New York Rangers and Brooke Henderson's third round at the North Texas Shootout.

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5 burning off-season questions for the Ottawa Senators

5 burning off-season questions for the Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators are wrapping up their post-mortem with players and it’s time to start a busy summer in the nation’s capital.

I’ve compiled five burning questions for Senators general manager Bryan Murray, who says he’s ready to return next season.

1. Who will form the goaltending duo in Ottawa next year?

This is the most complex question but it could be the first to receive an answer. Ottawa…

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - April 25 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long recaps a big Game 5 win for the Ottawa Senators over Montreal and Canada's disappointing semi-final loss in the Under-18 World Hockey Championships.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - April 18 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long recaps Game 2 of the Sens and Habs and Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs between the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - April 11 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long recaps the playoff-clinching win for the Ottawa Senators and the OHL Draft.

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Jamie Long analyzes 3 different scenarios where Sens can clinch playoff spot from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

The Sens have a chance to clinch a playoff spot when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - April 4 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long previews the Sens hosting the Caps, plus recaps the Ottawa Fury FC's season opener and the gold medal game of the Women's World Hockey Championship.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - March 21 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long previews the Battle of Ontario, local NCAA tournament players and the Ottawa 67s preparing for the playoffs.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - March 14 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long previews the CIS men's basketball semi-finals, Ottawa 67s' final regular season trip to Belleville and the Ottawa Senators Sunday match-up against the Flyers.

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Sports update for CBC Ottawa - March 7 from Jamie Long on Vimeo.

Jamie Long recaps the Sens and 67s games and preview the OUA Men's basketball final.