There are many interesting names heading into the season. Here are the ones we're especially interested in tracking.
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Linus Ullmark shows why Senators' investment in him was necessary: 5 takeaways
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The NHL Contention Cycle: Where does each team stand now and in the future?
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Senators sign Linus Ullmark to 4-year, $33 million extension: What it means for goalie market
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Ranking the bad NHL teams most likely to end up with 2025's No. 1 draft pick
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Corey Pronman and Harman Dayal provide analysis of the top players placed on waivers as the regular season approaches.
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The Senators sent their 2024 first-round pick back to the WHL Monday. There are two key things he'll focus on this season.
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These predictions are so oddly specific there’s no chance any will be right. Unless they are, in which case you'll never hear the end of it.
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The NHL’s best blue lines have gotten worse and many of last year’s below-average defensive units have significantly improved.
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The methodology is simple as ever. One question: Are you optimistic about your team … or are you not?
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Through preseason, Ullmark has looked everything like the No. 1 goalie the Senators need to make the playoffs.
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For the third year in a row, we examine the state of every NHL team’s top-six centers ahead of the upcoming season.
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Monday is the deadline for NHL teams to submit their cap-compliant, opening-night rosters.
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Can the Panthers repeat as Stanley Cup champions or is it the Oilers' turn to go from runners-up to No. 1?
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Can Cale Makar regain his Norris-winning form? Is anyone capable of challenging Auston Matthews in the Rocket Richard race?
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The annual attempt to dice up the league in divisions named a little more descriptively than the official variants.
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You’re probably pumped. You also may not be. We want to know, in a very short survey, how you’re leaning.
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Is this the year the Senators make it back to the postseason? It's the biggest question among many surrounding the franchise.
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In the yearly battle for consideration and in some cases roster spots, here are 14 prospects who had a particularly good showing.
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Several of the issues plaguing Ottawa last year have been dealt with. The question: Will that be enough to make playoffs?
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Also from the Board of Governors meeting Tuesday in New York: Ullmark extension talks, ownership stakes and a Blue Jackets cap resolution.
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Hagens ranks No. 1 on Corey Pronman's list of 2025 NHL Draft prospects, followed closely by Porter Martone.
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The Athletic distills your angst into a single track that could describe your favorite NHL team's 2024-25 season.
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With the regular season right around the corner, fantasy drafts scheduled and optimism booming, which players are ready to make the leap?
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A list of the NHL's best prospects, built with the influence of NHL scouts and analysts.
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