Heritage Committee asks Sens to reconsider downtown move

by Joe Boughner (@McLlwainsWorld)

With this week's news that both bids for the redevelopment of Lebreton Flats include an NHL-sized arena, Senators fans across the city are once again talking about the benefits of a downtown rink.

Out in the west end, though, a group of heritage preservationists are greeting these developments with a mix of outrage and sadness.

"As long as we've had mass human settlement in the Carp River corridor, we've had NHL hockey," explained Johnny Hazel, president of the West Kanata / North Stittsville Heritage Committee (WKNSHC).

Five great tips for new Senators fans

by Rob Poirier (@RobFeature)

Nobody likes bandwagon fans. That's a fact. Have you been to see the Blackhawks play at the CTC lately? Seemed like there was an unlikely number of Chicagoans in town, didn't it? And their jerseys seemed pretty fresh and crisp, didn't they?

Look, it's just not cool to only start liking a team when they're about to win it all, or when they've just won it all. True fans are able to say that they were with their team at the absolute darkest of times. Which brings me to the Ottawa Senators...

Cameron announces risk-free lineup

by Mike Wheeler (@TheMikeWheeler)

Ottawa Senators head coach Dave Cameron has come under fire lately for some player usage decisions that have left many fans scratching their heads. In Tuesday's game against the Panthers, Cameron moved Mark Borowiecki to forward as the defensive defenceman even saw some time on the team's top line. Cameron met with the media today and elaborated on some more changes for tonight's game against the Lightning, "We made some adjustments because the boys were just getting a little too risky last game. If you hate risk, you're going to love tonight's lineup."

"I think Bobby [Ryan]'s been playing a little too risky lately. I want to give him some space and drop him down to be our seventh defenceman tonight. Greening should draw into his spot tonight. I didn't like the risks I saw Methot taking last game either. So I'm moving Anderson up to play with Karlsson." When asked who would be playing in goal, Cameron replied that the team's goalie coach had suggested a friend whom he had been assured is not at all risky.