Category: Steve Staios
Nick Cousins Returns to Senators Lineup
FlyersOttawa Senators forward Nick Cousins has been activated from LTIR and is in the lineup for today’s afternoon tilt against the Flyers, per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch. It represents his first game action since suffering a knee injury in late January. He is skating on a Sens’ third line alongside center Shan...
Read moreSenators mull resting Tkachuk until playoffs start
Steve StaiosThe Senators, who clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday, are considering having captain Brady Tkachuk sit out the team's final four regular-season games as he continues to recover from an upper-body injury.
Read moreSenators Receiving Trade Interest In Drake Batherson
Drake BathersonThe Ottawa Senators are receiving interest in winger Drake Batherson with the trade deadline fast approaching.
Read moreNHL Trade Rumors: Senators Looking To Add
Ottawa CitizenThe Ottawa Senators, currently holding the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, are looking to add ahead of the March 7 trade deadline despite limited cap space and assets. According to Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen, general manager Steve Staios has been searching for a top-nine fo...
Read moreOttawa Senators Face Tough Choices at 2025 Trade Deadline
Steve StaiosThe Ottawa Senators are in a seesaw battle for one of two Eastern Conference wildcard spots in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Not only that, but they are just two…
Read moreSenators Trending Toward Buying At Deadline
Steve StaiosThe Senators are commencing discussions about trade acquisition targets with over seven weeks to go until the March 7 trade deadline, general manager Steve Staios told Bruce Garrioch for the Ottawa Citizen yesterday. “We still have some runway leading into the trade deadline so we have some time, bu...
Read moreAtlantic Notes: Tkachuk, Yzerman, Nečas, Buffalo
Brady TkachukBefore the New York Rangers traded defenseman Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks, rumors began to swirl around the team’s reported interest in Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. These rumors were quickly squashed when Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen immediately reported the Senators had no i...
Read moreSenators Rumors: Ottawa Looking For Help On Defense
The Ottawa SunThe Ottawa Senators are intensifying their search for a top-four defenseman following the long-term loss of Artem Zub, who will miss 8-12 weeks with a broken foot, according to Bruce Garrioch of The Ottawa Sun. General Manager Steve Staios had already been exploring the market for blue-line depth,...
Read moreSnapshots: Ullmark, Morrissey, LeBreton Flats
Bruce GarriochAccording to the team’s general manager, Steve Staios, rumors of extension negotiations between Linus Ullmark and the Ottawa Senators may have been overblown. TSN’s Bruce Garrioch reported that Staios prefers Ullmark get comfortable with the organization before beginning any discussions. One would s...
Read moreSenators’ 2024-25 Forward Lines Projection
Noah GregorIt has been a busy offseason for the new general manager Steve Staios. He has brought in some help in help for all positions, but notable forwards he brought in…
Read more2024-25 Season Predictions for New Ottawa Senators
Ottawa SenatorsThe Ottawa Senators have five new faces projected to be inserted into the NHL lineup. Having missed the playoffs for their seventh straight season, general manager Steve Staios had his…
Read moreOilers, Senators Swap Xavier Bourgault, Roby Jarventie
Xavier BourgaultThe Senators have already completed one transaction today, signing goaltender Mads Søgaard to a two-year deal, and they’ve now completed a second. They’ve sent left winger Roby Jarventie and their 2025 fourth-round pick to the Oilers in exchange for forward prospects Xavier Bourgault and Jake Chiass...
Read moreSenators’ Staios Deserves Passing Grade for Early Free Agency Moves
Steve StaiosOttawa Senators president of hockey operations and general manager (GM) Steve Staios jumped right into the NHL’s free-agent frenzy when it opened on Canada Day. When the dust settled two…
Read moreSenators’ GM Staios is Prioritizing Veteran Leadership
Shane PintoNow that the Ottawa Senators have signed Shane Pinto to a new two-year contract worth $7.5 million, they have their core locked in for at least the next two seasons.…
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