Deadspin: Ottawa Senators

The Day Democracy Came To Ottawa, And Everyone Was Sad

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:15:30 EST

When All-Star voting opened for this year's game in Ottawa, Project Mayhem was launched. The idea? Stuff the ballot box with ex-Senators to stick it to the home crowd. Someone screwed up big-time, because the first six players named to the team were announced today, and four of them are current Sens. More »

We're Not Saying You Should Vote Nickelback For Ottawa's Goal Song; We're Just Saying You Can

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:30:00 EDT

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The Senators are letting fans vote for their goal song on the team Facebook page. Nickelback currently sits in third. A feisty third. Voting is open to all. More »

They're Still Playing "Friday" At NHL Games, And At Least One Grown Man Is Enjoying It

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EDT

We know that internet memes generally have a very particular shelf life, and we respect that Rebecca Black's "Friday" phenomenon might have worn out its welcome by now. When we first posted the video to accompany another meme, it had 200,000 views; it now has 61 million views and a dedicated Tumblr following. But none of that stopped the Buffalo Sabres from torturing their fans' with it two weeks ago, and it certainly did not stop this Ottawa Senators fan from using it for his JumboTron moment of fame last Friday. And so it appears we have now reached the inevitable meme moment in which the meme morphs into a meta-meme: "Friday" playing at Friday NHL games. Let's move on. More »

Canada Still Hung Up On That Hockey Game, Apparently

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:50:00 EST

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A video package of Canadian Olympic highlights, culminating in Sidney Crosby's goal, played during the Star-Spangled Banner at last night's Sens-Rangers game. Ottawa says it was a malfunction and apologized, but we've gone to war over less. [NY Post] More »

A Portrait Of The Editor As A Young Man

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:30:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Ottawa Senators Fire Coach WhatsHisface

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:00:03 EST

It says here that "Craig Hartsburg" has been coaching Ottawa for the last 48 games, but they're just not into him anymore. If only they known that before giving him a three-year contract. [TSN] More »

Hockey World Is Filled With Finger-Biting, Child-Mugging Thugs

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:30:34 EST

The "rivalry" between Buffalo and Ottawa took a rather childish turn last night when the Senators' Jarkko Ruutu went all Mike Tyson on Sabres winger Andrew Peters. More »

Hockey Web Producer Turns Pro, Retires In Minutes

Sarah Schorno — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Metropolis may have Clark Kent but Washington had Brett Leonhardt. For half a period at least. More »

Please Watch Your Footing NHL Fans; We Can't Afford To Lose Any Of You

Rick Chandler — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:00:58 EST

Here is palatial Scotiabank Place, home of the Ottawa Senators and, unfortunately, the scene of a rather spectacular accident on Wednesday night in the upper deck. As the Sens toiled against the Atlanta Thrashers below, a gentleman was lugging beers to his seat when he stumbled and went a-sailin' clean over the railing in the third deck. The good news is that, except for some lacerations, the guy is fine. He landed on three fat people (I'm assuming) — one of whom sustained a minor neck injury — whom all seem to be relatively OK as well. More »

Hockey Night(s) In Europe

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:40 EDT

The NHL season hasn't even really started yet, but the Tampa Bay Lightning already have two losses. That's the same number of losses my rec league hockey team has and we didn't even have to go to the Czech Republic to earn them. (Heck, we don't even have uniforms.) The New York Rangers are the beneficiaries of this comeuppance, taking the early two game series in front of two Ranger-friendly sold out Prague crowds. Of course, they were Ranger-friendly and sold out partly because no bothered to tell the Czechs that Jaromir Jagr doesn't play for that team anymore. More »

Study: NHL Players with Bigger Heads Spend More Time in the Penalty Box

Clay Travis — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:37 EDT

Honestly, this is a study. Thanks to the the fine people at Brock University in St. Catherine's, Ontario we know that NHL players with fat heads spend more time in the penalty box. How? Evidently head width runs the gamut from the skinny (1.6) to the unusually wide (2.3). By studying the profile pictures of NHL players, the study was able to predict which players had the most penalty minutes based on their head size. More »

NHL Playoff Preview: The Twos Meets The Sevens

Wyshynski — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:35:34 EDT

NHL Closer writer Greg Wyshynski previews the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals right up until they drop what is commonly referred to as "the puck." More »

All Canada, All The Time

Leitch — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:06 EST

We are proud to welcome famed hockey journalist James Mirtle to the post of NHL Closer writer this week. More »

Hide your women and children, Sweden! A...

skeets — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:30:29 EST

Hide your women and children, Sweden! A 26-foot Daniel Alfredsson robot is on its way! [Going Five Hole] More »

Ducks Fans, Your Decade-Plus Of Suffering Is Over

Leitch — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:00:57 EDT

We congratulate the Anaheim Ducks on their first Stanley Cup title last night. We can't imagine the relief of Ducks fans across the nation, who were able to sleep easy last night, knowing they must no longer fear that they, like their grandfathers and other ancestors, will die without seeing their beloved, historic Ducks win that long-awaited title. More »

Not Much Hockey Left To Go

Leitch — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:00:58 EDT

After last night's Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, an Anaheim victory over Ottawa to take a 3-1 series lead, it appears that the NHL will remain true to tradition: The Stanley Cup will be presented in Orange County. It seems as if there could have never been any other way. More »

There Has To Be A Way To Combine A Hockey Game And A Telethon

mjdeadspin — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 17:00:00 EDT

Hockey continues to feel the sting of disrespect from their network television home. This time, the slap in the face isn't national, but limited to just the Tampa market. For now, anyway. We'll have to wait and see what happens if tonight's game goes into overtime. More »

NHL Fans Are That Much More Special Today

Leitch — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:45:08 EDT

If you didn't watch the Stanley Cup Finals Game 2 last night — and of course you did — you might have missed this odd shot of Snoop Dogg, who, for reasons unbeknown to anyone but him (and probably not him either), was wearing a fake mustache. More »

Stanley Cup Finals Pants Party: Ducks Vs. Senators

Leitch — Mon, 28 May 2007 10:56:31 EDT

We're taking Memorial Day off, as you've surely noticed — though we're excited LeBron and the Jazz have given us something to pay attention to — but we are doing one post: A preview of the Stanley Cup Finals. They drop the puck tonight at 8 p.m. ET, with the Anaheim (Not Mighty) Ducks against the Ottawa Senators. More »

Fortunately, Nobody Wants To Watch A Playoff Overtime

Leitch — Mon, 21 May 2007 11:30:43 EDT

As MJD pointed out yesterday, NBC, amazingly, cut away from the Senators-Sabres Game 5 overtime yesterday to show ... the first two hours of the Preakness prerace coverage. That's right: Rather than show the most exciting part of an entire hockey season, NBC chose to show Bob Costas interview people who, for once, are actually smaller than he is. More »

Pity The Poor Buffalo Fan

Leitch — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:00:43 EDT

Heading into the NHL playoffs, the subplot we were most excited about involved the Buffalo Sabres, a team with a long-suffering but rabid — we mean literally rabid; it's in the Buffalo drinking water — fanbase and a No. 1 seed. After they beat the Rangers, it all appeared to be coming together. At last, the city of Buffalo had a real chance at a championship, or at least another opportunity to fall apart in the title game/series. More »

NHL Stanley Cup Pants Party: Sabres Vs. Senators

Leitch — Thu, 10 May 2007 17:45:52 EDT

And here, you thought we were completely ignoring the NHL playoffs. To remind you: Canuck please! More »

... Or, As The NHL Calls It, 'Thursday'

rickchand — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:18 EST

For those who like their NHL violence varied and wanton, we present Thursday's Ottawa at Buffalo matchup, which makes the Spanish Inquisition look like a tickle fight. The Sabres' 6-5 OT win featured 100 total penalty minutes, with eight penalties for fighting, four for hooking, two for instigating and one for goalie leaving the crease (our favorite). There was also this glorious excerpt from the penalty summary: More »

About Last Night ...

Leitch — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 09:10:08 EDT

What you missed while fishing people out of Boston Harbor ... More »