Sens Nation - Your Ottawa Senators Podcast
Former TSN Radio hosts (and hockey coaches) Steve Warne and Gregg Kennedy. Twice per week, they're all over the latest Senators' news with interesting, knowledgeable, and sometimes brutally honest analysis. Listen for interviews and features about the club's past, present and future. Check out the show's website at sensnationhockey.com
Episodes
The Sens home finale is here, but it'll feel as much like a Habs game. Despite the poor season, the Sens had great attendance. Will it go up or down next season? The Sens need a more physical edge and toughness in the top six and in their top four defence. And we don't mean fighting toughness. Tim Stutzle is out again and should probably be shut down now. Why is the smallish but feisty Ridly Greig the one to react to the hi...
With a week left in the season, who are your Ottawa Senator untouchables? Your MVP? If you can’t keep both Chabot and Chychrun, who are you keeping? Do you want Chabot for four more years at $8 million? Do you want to sign Chychrun to an extension, one that will make it worth his while to forego unrestricted free agency next year?
The housecleaning begins. The Sens have fired longtime pro scouts Jim Clark and Rob Murphy.
Former S...
We're joined by the former captain of the Ottawa Senators, Laurie Boschman. Laurie gives us his take on the state of the current Ottawa Senators. We look back on his career, which included playing with Wayne Gretzky in his prime. We get into his reaction the day he found out he was claimed in the expansion draft by Ottawa. What it was like playing for owner Harold Ballard in Toronto. And we also discuss a new digital platform c...
The Sens finally figure out Chicago. We discuss Connor Bedard's performance; the first game in a while for Tyler Kleven; and the latest injury to Thomas Chabot. With Anton Forsberg getting a shutout, More on whether the Sens goalies are as bad as their numbers show. Steve is convinced that most goalies are only as good as what's happening in front of them. We discuss the Sens' streakiness, the return of Alexandre Daigle...
The Senators' Dr. Jekyll gives way to Mr. Hyde and then back again. Sens win two straight. Joonas Korpisalo earned his keep with two nice wins. Why don’t goalies play back-to-back days? Do they work that much harder than the skaters? Spotlight on Drake Batherson and Angus Crookshank who are both trending hard and upward…Drake 'n Jake! Sens fans at the CTC get The Connors back-to-back. What does Jacques Martin want out of th...
On today's show:
Sens Back in Losing Slide Staios Calls Expectations "Debilitating for Us" D Soft in front of Ottawa's net Opposing Backup goalies continue to shine Steve urges fans to stay positive Sens sign Ohio State Star forward Stephen Halliday Ostapchuk sent down, Crookshank up Parker Kelly on a top line Dr. Don Chow Added to Ring of Honour Mark Kastelic interview Kastelic on team performance Kastelic on his...
We talk about wearing white at home, which was once the norm. The Sens' modest win streak ends with a 7-2 loss to Carolina. Brady Tkachuk hits 30 goals for a third straight year. NHL GM Meetings discussing, among other things, expanding the number of things that can be challenged in video review and whether the 3 on 3 overtime format needs tinkering.
We're not in Tank Nation, we want to see entertaining competitive hockey in the last month. Claude Giroux provided some with a walk-off slap shot in the shootout win in Columbus. Erik Karlsson doesn’t put much stock in all this talk of him returning to Ottawa. Zack Ostapchuk enters the chat and may have lit a fire under Mark Kastelic.
We discuss the Sens' seven-game slide, Josh Norris's season-ending surgery, Elliotte Friedman talking up Erik Karlsson to Ottawa again. What would a Korpisalo buyout look like? John Tortorella refuses to leave a game he was ejected from and the Minnesota Wild pull their goalie in a 3 on 3.
Steve Staios gets little done at the trade deadline, hopes trade discussions have laid ground work for deals this summer. Vladimir Tarasenko is traded to Florida to play with the other Tkachuk brother who idolized him in St. Louis. The Sens also claim Boris Katchouk off waivers from Chicago.
Should the Sens take a run at Markstrom? Brady Tkachuk misses his first game in almost three seasons. Josh Norris goes on LTIR. We would have thought the Senators couldn't be a worse team than last year. But they're considerably worse. Tarasenko says of the deadline "We'll see what happens." Doesn't sound like a guy who's planning to use his NTC. With 16 pts in 18 games, what will Pinto's next cont...
Senators go on an 0-2 road trip and get outshot in Nashville 20-0 in the third period. Head Coach Jacques Martin confirms on radio he will not be back this fall as head coach.
Senators who just got 7 of 8 points against four of the best teams in the league in Tampa Bay, Florida, Dallas and Vegas. Assistant coach Jack Capuano beautifully articulated the NHL’s secret formula for success. Of course, it's easier said that done. Almost on cue, as people start to worry about their huge contracts, Thomas Chabot and Josh Norris start to turn things up. NCAA women's game has a player do "The Ridly Gr...
Sens perk up in Florida. You never know what to expect from the Senators. Which Senators' long-term contracts will age best? And which ones are most concerning?
The Sens lose to 30th place Anaheim and 32nd place Chicago. We discuss the changes that are needed to address team shortcomings.
Ridly Greig in Leafs Kitchen; Rielly appealing his suspension; "The Code" in Hockey is often over-sensitive and selective, and our guest is Drake Batherson.
With Bell Media continuing to go sideways, we discuss the future of Senators' radio and play-by-play in Ottawa. After a nice long break, Jake Sanderson is still sidelined with a lower-body injury. Are Vladimir Tarasenko's days in Ottawa numbered? And when is it time to get concerned about Josh Norris's production?
Former Sens head coach DJ Smith lands a new NHL job out west. We discuss the NHL all-star game. Brady Tkachuk remains optimistic about the second half of the season; Sens at the 2026 Olympics
Senators rally to beat Nashville. Will there be bad blood in Detroit? Senators place Rourke Chartier on waivers. What's next? Would the Senators go after LA Kings winger Arthur Kaliyev? He's reportedly available. If the Sens are interested in Chris Tanev, should they kick the tires on Blake Coleman?? George McPhee's son plays for the B-Sens now. And Oskar Petterson leaves Sweden to join belleville
We get into GM Steve Staios comments this week, which also include his thoughts on Shane Pinto, the kind of player he covets at the trade deadline; and whether Jacques Martin will finish out the year.
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