After a season that has been incredibly promising for an Ottawa Senators team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2017, they’ve had their fair share of offensive struggles recently.

The previous time these two teams met in Ottawa, Ridly Greig sealed the victory for the Senators on Feb. 10 last season by firing a slapshot into an empty net and all hell broke loose with veteran defenceman Morgan Rielly suspended five games for punching the feisty winger in the face.

Just as the Ottawa Senators entered the Eastern Conference playoff race, struggles in a key portion of the game cropped up. Now sitting one point out of the Eas

Sam Gagner's played more than 1,000 NHL games for the Oilers, Red Wings, Canucks and other teams. He's in action with the Ottawa Senators' AHL affiliate on a professional tryout.

The Ottawa Senators have been shut out five times already this year. No, not this season. This year… and it is still January.  Their latest two shutouts have come back-to-back as they lost 5-0 to the New York Rangers in a bit of a blood bath on Jan.

Brad Marchand went a little too far in trying to get an opponent hot under the collar. The well-know Bruins agitator put his hand around the neck of Senators forward Nick Cousins in the first period of Boston’s 2-0 win Thursday night.

Marchand's other infamous on-ice stunts over his career include clothesline hits, breaking his opponents' sticks, and even licking them in the face. Entering his second season as Boston's captain, the 36-year-old has toned it down a bit as of late—but his old self seems to have gotten the best of him this time.

Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.

You can debate which of the Senators’ needs — a scoring forward, another defenceman, possibly some goaltending help — is more pressing but the recent skid, about two months before the trade deadline, has amplified the need for general manager Steve Staios to make a move.

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The Ottawa Senators were unable to find the back of the net as they fell to the Boston Bruins by a score of 2-0.