It’s not good news for the Ottawa Senators.  Star centre, Jason Spezza, could be out of the lineup for eight weeks with a serious knee injury.  He had an MRI yesterday to find out how bad it is and, while it won’t require surgery, it is going to take a long time to heal.

Spezza got injured late in the third period during Monday night’s loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs which is not great considering the team’s mediocre play.
After making contact with Lee Stempniak, it was clear that something was wrong with Spezza’s right leg and he left the ice …read more

Carrie Underwood has been dating Ottawa Senators player, Mike Fisher, for almost a year now and it seems like the relationship is still going strong.  She sat down for an interview on In the Spotlight with Robin Roberts and talked about how her life has changed since leaving her small town and winning American Idol. 
Among the topics, of course, was her love life.  She has dated NFL star Tony Romo and actor Chace Crawford while under the microscope of the media but she’s really done a good job of keeping her relationship with Fisher under wraps.
Carrie explained that they …read more

Finally!  A little passion from the Ottawa Senators!  Apparently, during this morning’s practice, a little scrap broke out between forwards Jason Spezza and Chris Neil.  I don’t know exactly what brought it on but reports are saying that Neil dealt a two-handed slash to the back of Spezza’s legs and Spezza turned around and give it right back to him.  Teammates jumped in, however, when Neil dropped his gloves.

“I don’t know what happened,” Spezza said. “Sometimes teammates get into it, it’s no big deal. As soon as he dropped the gloves it was time to get out of there though”
Interesting…
Head …read more

Dany Heatley made waves (and a few enemies) when he demanded to be traded by the Ottawa Senators but most choked it up to drama between him and the team as well as the fact that too many players are becoming prima donnas these days. 
It gets kind of ridiculous, though, when a prospect like Ilya Zubov starts making similar demands.  Apparently, the Russian-born is pissed because he got demoted to the AHL and feels he deserves a chance to play with the big boys.
“I’m not very happy about it. It’s not what I want. Both me and the Ottawa …read more

Goaltender Pascal Leclaire was acquired at the trade deadline last season but, after having ankle surgery, he wasn’t able to play.  He has dressed in this year’s pre-season games and the Ottawa Senators are hoping that this is the answer to their netminder woes.

They had it good with Ray Emery until he went bat-shit crazy.  Of course, Leclaire is taking the high road when it comes to the gossip about his predecessors.  “I wasn’t here and I don’t really care about what happened before,” stated Leclaire.  “They’ve had some real quality goalies here.  Sometimes it’s easy to blame goalie.  You …read more

Hockey fans couldn’t have been too surprised by what disgruntled Ottawa Senators forward, Dany Heatley, had to say when he addressed the reasons for his request to be traded.  “When I signed in Ottawa two years ago, I felt it was to be an integral part of the team,” Heatley said. “Over the last two years and more recently over the past year, I feel my role was diminished. This past season, it diminished a lot more.  This is a straight hockey decision. I have nothing against the fans of Ottawa, or the city of Ottawa. I would like the …read more

Are you sick of hearing about Dany Heatley?  I know that I am.  Whether he’s staying with the Ottawa Senators or going someplace else, I want it to happen quickly so that everyone can move on with their lives.

The latest news is that Heatley could end up going to the San Jose Sharks (Sens GM Bryan Murray brought this “option” up) if third team gets involved and some are saying it will be the Montreal Canadiens.  The Sharks are willing to ship Jonathan Cheechoo along with Christian Ehrhoff and a first-round selection but it’s unclear whether this is interesting enough …read more

The Edmonton Oilers have shown that sometimes it’s the trades you don’t make that help your team.  I know some might disagree but I am THRILLED that the Oilers have lost interest in acquiring Dany Heatley.  Who needs that kind of negative attitude on their team?

Like Marian Hossa, Heatley is yet another one of those players who seems to have forgotten that it is a PRIVILEGE to play in the NHL.  There are little boys right now dreaming of going professional and most of them won’t even come close.  I know it sucks to be on a losing team or …read more

Now that the Ottawa Senators have acquired Alex Kovalev from the Montreal Canadiens, I wonder if things have changed for Dany Heatley.  He’s been asking to be traded and could be stuck on the team which, of course, isn’t an ideal situation since no one wants a disgruntled, pissy player on their team.  I’m hoping that this trade will make things seem a little less bleak.
Ottawa GM Bryan Murray seems to think so.  At a press conference yesterday, he said: "We can fit both of those guys on our team very nicely, maybe one on left and one on …read more

I also wanted the drama surrounding cranky pants Dany Heatley to be resolved so that we could move on but, so far, nothing has worked.  He asked to be traded but when the Edmonton Oilers expressed their interest, he refused to waive his no-movement clause (despite meeting with them on Wednesday night) and now the Ottawa Senators will have to pay him a $4 million dollar bonus. 
Why would a player who wants to leave his team so badly refuse an offer?  Because the Oilers weren’t on his “wish list.”  He told Ottawa General Manager Bryan Murray that he wanted …read more