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With A Little Help From My Sens

With A Little Help From My Sens

Matt McKechnie May 14, 2013 22

ottawasenators.com   Before I get into the psyche of the Ottawa Senators and their playoff run, I just want to throw this out there; this year has been a difficult one for me. After

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The Price Is Wrong: A Goalie Guide For Ottawa

The Price Is Wrong: A Goalie Guide For Ottawa

Matt McKechnie April 30, 2013 24

As the Ottawa Senators prepare to head into battle on May 2, 2013 at the Bell Centre, there have already been a slew of speculations about this upcoming round one playoff series against the

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Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire

Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Fire

Matt McKechnie April 29, 2013 51

There have been many waves of recent high-points for the Ottawa Senators. After beating the Caps in OT and clinching a playoff berth (thanks to Sergei ‘The Gonch’ Gonchar), and then beating their ‘season-long

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Return Of The King

Return Of The King

Matt McKechnie April 26, 2013 24

Joseph Campbell’s monomyth structure is one that runs rampant throughout any hero-based narrative in literature. Basically, in Campbell’s eyes, a hero is a character who must go through a massive amount of struggle and

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A Methot To The Madness

A Methot To The Madness

Matt McKechnie April 25, 2013 24

OttawaSenators.com Looking back at the sometimes magical but always rollercoaster-esque season that the Ottawa Senators have had, it’s hard to pin down their success to any one player. In a year where the Ottawa

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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Matt McKechnie April 16, 2013 8

In the past 24 hours, it almost seems trivial to get back into writing about sports. After people lost loved ones and found many more injured in the horrific tragedy that occurred at the

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The Time Has Come (The Walrus Said)

The Time Has Come (The Walrus Said)

Matt McKechnie April 11, 2013 11

If there has ever been a time for the ticker-tape point-parade to be over, and for the harsh reality of a non-playoff world to set in for the Ottawa Senators, that time is now.

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Slumping Sens Must Fight Frustration

Slumping Sens Must Fight Frustration

Matt McKechnie April 8, 2013 4

  It’s easy to see the negatives in a hard and unforgiving light when your team has lost four straight games. After averaging 38 shots per game in their last 4 games, the Sens

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Sens Lost The Battle But Not The War

Sens Lost The Battle But Not The War

Matt McKechnie April 2, 2013 11

The Ottawa Senators were as close as Coach MacLean’s fingers to scoring on Saturday night – but after a crossbar-hit by Jim O’Brien, a goal that was called back by Colin Greening and two

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Good Things Come In Threes

Good Things Come In Threes

Matt McKechnie March 29, 2013 5

The Ottawa Senators proved last night that you don’t need to spend a giant amount of dollars to come up with the W. You only have to play the cards and really want to

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