Habs Struck by Lighting in 7-1 Loss – Sens Win – Leafs Get 1st of the Year
CFN – It was one of the worst starts in Carey Price’s career as the Habs were blown right out of the rink by Steve Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lighting Monday night 7-1. It wasn’t the final score so much...
View ArticleOttawa Senators First Quarter Review by Jamie Gilcig – The Bubble May Have Burst
CFN – It’s time to give the Ottawa Sens their Quarter Season report. The team is currently 10-9-4 with 24 points and a -2 goal differential. Essentially they are a lower end bubble team which isn’t...
View ArticleOttawa Senator Jared Cowen Records Gordie Howe Hat Trick in Sens 5-3 Loss to...
CFN – Ottawa Senator D man Jared Cowen recorded a very rare Gordie Howe hat trick Thursday night in the team’s 5-3 to Los Angeles. With coach Paul MacLean sacked the put on quite a performance, but the...
View ArticleWill the Ottawa Sens or Winnipeg Jets Claim Mike Richards on Waivers by Jamie...
CFN – We don’t want him. You take him. The LA Kings have done something that only could happen in the day of the CAP age. They have put Stanley Cup champ Mike Richards on waivers. Richards, has 5...
View ArticleSens Almost in – Leafs Tanking Along – Habs & Jets Win – NHL Thoughts by...
CFN – The Hamburglar notched another win as Ottawa is becoming one of the few good feeling stories of this 2014/15 NHL Season or as many are staring to call it; “The Year of the Tank”. The Sens are now...
View ArticleWill the Ottawa Senators Upset the Montreal Canadians in Round One of the...
CFN – Sens vs Habs for round one of the play offs. This season it’s great to see so many Canadian teams making the second season, but tragically there are two series that will knock out two of our...
View ArticleMy Fearless NHL Play Off Predictions for Round One by Jamie Gilcig APRIL 14,...
CFN – It’s time. Eight series kick off Wednesday night which will leave eight teams for round two. Which teams make it will make for some interesting story lines. This year 5 Canadian teams made the...
View ArticleHabs Not Vegan – Put the Bite to Hamburgler – Flames Smoke Canucks by Jamie...
CFN – When Habs GM talks about wanting character in his players he wasn’t kidding as the team showed huge character in defeating the Ottawa Senators in game one of their series. Missing was team leader...
View ArticleThe Price Isn’t Right as Habs Miss Another Chance To Move Past Sens by Jamie...
CFN – The Habs have gone from being up 3 games to 0 to now seeing a potential upset in the making. Montreal will have two more chances to finish off the Ottawa Senators, but that word “Character” keeps...
View ArticleHabs Move Forward Defeating Ottawa 2-0 in Game Six of NHL Play Off First...
CFN – It was an ugly series for Montreal, but the team moved on to the second round; waiting to see if they face Tampa Bay or Detroit. Either of those teams will offer a very different challenge than...
View ArticleFree Agent Fizzle & Selling Kessel Cheap by Jamie Gilcig – JULY 2, 2015 #NHL...
This seems to be the season the NHL cap really kicks in. In a normal world trading Phil Kessel for a bag of pucks wouldn’t make any sense. In the cap age….well. Brendan Shanahan and his team wanted...
View ArticleWhich Canadian NHL Teams Make the Play Offs This Season by Jamie Gilcig OCT...
Ah the dawn of another season of NHL hockey. A day when every franchise has hope. By Spring we’ll see which team gets to sip from Lord Stanley’s Cup, but for today the playing field is even....
View ArticleSens Land Dion Phaneuf from Leafs in 9 Player Deal – Who Won? POLL Feb 9, 2016
They say to judge a sports trade you have to look at the best player involved. In this case, it was Christmas for Ottawa GM as he landed Leafs D man Dion Phaneuf in a block buster trade with the...
View ArticleBad Asset Management Leads to Habs Fall From Grace in 2015/16 by Jamie Gilcig...
Going into this season Habs GM Marc Bergevin made very few impact changes. Washington for example, clearly saw a need for some secondary scoring support and nabbed TJ Oshie, and Justin Williams....
View ArticleOttawa Sens Bring Back Chris Neil – Is Drouin Reachable? by Jamie Gilcig FEB...
Classy move by the Ottawa Senators in rewarding one of my faves, Chris Neil, with a contract extension for next season. The long time tough guy is a great dressing room presence and has a pretty darn...
View ArticleMarc Bergevin Gets a B- on Draft Night 2016 SHAW & SERGACHEV Join Habs JUNE...
Two 2nd round picks for Andrew Shaw? Really? Habs GM opened up the draft with a splash sending Lars Eller to the Caps for two future 2nd pics from the Caps. Eller, one of the larger bodies on the...
View ArticleWill Sens Owner Open Purse & Reward Guy Boucher & Team by Jamie Gilcig FEB...
Cornwall Ontario – The Ottawa Sens have been a budget team for years. They struggle to put butts in the seats out in Kanata and do a really poor job of marketing. CFN has reached out to them...
View ArticleHow Many NHL Players Belong to the Triple 100 Club? By Jamie Gilcig MARCH 16,...
Cornwall Ontario – Whether for a NHL roster or a hockey pool; a good GM is always looking for a way to evaluate talent. There’s always a different nuance or perspective. Fans too argue over the...
View ArticleRough Start for Canadian Teams in NHL Play Offs by Jamie Gilcig APRIL 14, 2017
Cornwall Ontario – It was great to see five Canadian teams make the playoffs this season after Canada was blanked last year. Sadly all five lost their opening games; some tragically, some, well hockey...
View ArticleLeafs & Sens Win – Nashville 2-0 vs Chicago GAME 2 Thoughts by Jamie Gilcig...
Cornwall Ontario – The Habs evened their series Friday night. This year there seems to be more desperation across the board to win with multiple games of 100 total hits. It’s good hockey; sometimes...
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