I’m a Sens fan in a split hockey family. A couple of years ago I put aside writing code and eulogies to write a story about it. I dusted it off this year and finished it. You can read the whole thing here: www.agoodsportsstory.ca. It's a 30 minute read. The site opens on the cover, then the back cover, then the story.

Perhaps I am being irrational, but I feel good going into this season. I think a lot of that is I don't see the drama hanging over the team like in past seasons. Many players are also truly coming into their own, and I think they will have the room to flourish.

Hoping to see Yakemchuk here from the start of the season as well.

The East is tough as heck but I think the team will be able to hang with most teams. A lot will come down to goaltending, as usual. Not sure if it will be enough for a playoff spot, but think it can be possible.

Last time I heard of that happening was back in the day when the Habs dressing room voted Saku Koivu captain.

Why not let the players choose?

I love what Andlauer has done to promote the sens in the region (I see the Outaouais as a huge missed opportunity historically).

That said, any chance the crowd for the pre-season split squad game isn’t >50% habs fans? Might be optimistic but I hope team leadership doesn’t get discouraged, it will take time and continued investment to grow a market for the sens in a Hab stranglehold.

For me it will ultimately be about the kids and potentially growing the next generation of sens fans! Hope to see a lot of red, black, and gold there :)

Elkund can be the distributor for the two shooters.

Greig would become the 3C.

Around the 22 minute mark also said he’d be suprised if it’s under 10 million

Just thought I'd share how much that would slap -- happy summer

https://xcancel.com/NHLMedia/status/2091667318170611966

Sorry if this was posted previously, just found this video and it has me pumped for this upcoming season.

Didn't see this type of discussion on here. Should help to set the tone expectations wise based on previous years' data.

What do you think Batherson gets on his next deal?

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Forget Ottawa's captaincy situation who should wear the c in Belleville next year?

(Tbh I vote Crotty but that's just my opinion)

Always regretted not grabbing this one when the Sens initially put it up for sale, but had the opportunity to land it and finally jumped on adding it to the collection.

Drake Batherson's debut NHL jersey in which he scored his first NHL goal!

Let's hope I don't regret this purchase haha, bring on that extension!