When the Ottawa Senators traded Jakob Chychrun for Nick Jensen and a third-round pick, there was a duality to the announcement. On the one hand, it was hard to blame fans who looked at the opportunity cost used to acquire Chychrun and wondered if that was all the Senators could fetch for the 26-year-old defender.

Ottawa Senators’ Jake Sanderson (85), Tim Stutzle (18), and Josh Norris ... watches the puck as Ottawa Senators’ Thomas Chabot (72) looks for a rebound chance, during second period NHL hockey action in Ottawa, on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Thomas Chabot for fantasy hockey. Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (face) will miss Thursday's game against

Before scoring in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Utah, Tkachuk had gone 10 games without a goal or an assist. Giroux’ goal Sunday was his first since Dec. 19. Batherson has one goal (Jan. 11) since Dec. 17. Stutzle had just six goals since the beginning of December (27 games). Tough to figure, right?

Season Series is Red The Ottawa Senators have claimed the regular season series matchup over the Toronto Maple Leafs after a 2-1 in regulation time. Period I The undrafted Bobby McMann opened the scoring of the game for the visiting team as he comes within one goal of matching his career high.

Miles Wood was activated from injured reserve Sunday and returned to play 10:10 in Colorado's 5-4 win against the New York Rangers after missing 27 games because of a back injury. The forward accompanied the Avalanche on their road trip but did not play in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

A goal? What’s that? It's easy for Ottawa Senators fans to forget what a goal looks like now that their team has gone 137 minutes without scoring.

Former Ottawa Senator Joonas Korppisalo pitched a shutout against his old team and the Bruins won 2-0 t the Garden.

Rantanen was acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday for forwards Jack Drury and Martin Necas, along with a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. Hall was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks for a third-round pick in the 2025 Draft.

The Ottawa Senators have fully bought into Travis Green’s defensive system, helping them become one of the better goal prevention teams in the NHL. The post Appreciating the Ottawa Senators Defensive Play appeared first on Ottawa Hockey Now.

Ottawa Senators rumors suggest a possible trade for LA Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke. Could Ottawa land the young blueliner?

Anyways, let's get to our Friday Thoughts, shall we?