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		<title>Senators News: May 17th</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Nichols writes an excellent season-in-review.  It&#8217;s long and entertaining and worth reading in its entirety.  A few things to point out: he reminds us of all the bad press Kyle Turris received for his holdout; he takes a realistic look at Chris Phillips&#8216; play (&#8220;no longer capable of playing top four minutes against the oppositions best forwards&#8220;); points out that only Erik Karlsson received negative feedback from journalists as a Norris Trophy candidate; comments that Chris Neil should not be on the powerplay; comes to the defence of Jason Spezza (he&#8217;s a little glib in suggesting Milan Michalek doesn&#8217;t generate offence); and finally, reminds us that the season can&#8217;t be replicated&#8211;there won&#8217;t be the same expectations going into next season. -Speaking of Nichols, he says something unintentionally misleading in his article concerning the lack of negotiations with Matt Carkner.  He writes, &#8220;In light of the knee injuries that limited Carks to 29 games this season&#8220;, which isn&#8217;t entirely accurate.  Carkner missed 24 games due to injury; the other 24 he was a healthy scratch. -Pat Cannone is excited to be re-signed: I&#8217;m really happy, really excited. It was a great day a couple days ago. I&#8217;m really happy to be... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 15th</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Daniel Alfredsson talked about his future as a coach: I don&#8217;t see myself coaching too soon. I think it takes even more time at the rink than it does as a player to prepare! (He chuckles) Right now, I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m ready for that. But I like the strategic aspect of the game. I read the game really well. I try to talk to our coaches about things I&#8217;d like to see at times. I&#8217;m interested in how the coaches think. I like that part of it. So I think I&#8217;d be a bit of both types. I think I can also challenge guys and motivate them in different ways. -Doug MacLean says &#8220;In my opinion, he [Alfredsson] owes them another year and, unfortunately, (the Senators) have nothing to say about it. He can retire, I guess. Who knows? Maybe that’s the way the contract was structured.&#8220;  I sometimes wonder if even MacLean understands what he means, but I cite this nonsense simply because it&#8217;s amusing. -Sens scout Bob Lowes talks about Mark Stone: To be honest, I didn&#8217;t know that he would be that good. But I thought with his size (6-2, 188 pounds), with his hockey sense... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 13th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-The Sens re-signed RFA Pat Cannone to a two-year, two-way deal.  Tim Murray said: It&#8217;s great to get him done. He was a rookie last year in Binghamton. He had, what we thought for a first-year player, a really good year. He played probably third-line center, important minutes, both power play and penalty killing on the special teams. He was third in goals and third in points on our team. We thought he had a tremendous first year and certainly merited the opportunity to come back here and improve on that, and see if maybe he can become some type of an NHL player. Whether that&#8217;s a regular or a guy that can play games, that&#8217;s yet to be seen. But very happy to get him back in the fold.&#8221;  Randy Lee said &#8220;He was definitely in the mix to be considered (as a Black Ace), for sure. He deserves to be. For a first-year guy, he was one of those other guys that really impressed us. I knew he was a college guy coming in, that he was such a smart player, he&#8217;s like sort of a really top defensive player, but he can chip in offensively. He finished... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 11th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Chapin Landvogt interviewed Jakob Silfverberg, who among other things said: No, I did not [expect to be a top goal-scorer]. Before the season, I said to myself that I was going to get bigger and be a better player than the season before that, but I could never imagine it having gone as well as it did.&#8221; And &#8220;I hope I’ll be there [make the NHL team], but it’s the toughest league in the world and it’s going to be a tough camp. I hope I’ll end up there, but we’ll just have to see what happens. -The Sens signed Fredrik Claesson yesterday to a three-year, entry level contract.  Tim Murray said: He wasn’t on a very good team in Djurgarden &#8230; but I think it helped his game. It allowed him to play a lot of minutes in a lot of different situations. He played regular against the men and that’s a pretty good league. By him being on that team and not getting buried, it probably sped up his development and gave him the confidence to make this big move, come over here and start (next) year in Binghamton and get on with his pro life. He played... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 9th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-I&#8217;m beginning to wonder if Don Brennan gets a bonus for coming up with dumb ideas.  His latest pitch is for perennial disappointment Dustin Penner on the logic that Bryan Murray signed him out of college.  It&#8217;s an idle rumour and pure nonsense (Nicholls puts far too much effort into taking the idea seriously), but I do get a masochistic enjoyment out of Brennan. -Kurt Kleinendorst has decided to move on from the Ottawa organisation.  Kleinendorst clearly wants to be an NHL head coach and that isn&#8217;t a possibility with the Senators.  Speculation has assistant coach Steve Stirling taking over in Binghamton.  The always classy Kleinendorst had nothing but good things to say about the organisation: It&#8217;s just a personal decision on my part. It&#8217;s one I&#8217;ve thought long and hard about. Decisions like this don&#8217;t come easy. I have nothing but good things to say about Bryan Murray and the organization, and the same is true for Binghamton. It&#8217;s been one of my nicer stops along the way. The people here are wonderful. The players that I&#8217;ve experienced for two years here have been wonderful. I get a lot of satisfaction out of my job. That&#8217;s why I do... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 7th</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 21:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Opinions are being offered about the Peter Regin re-signing, with Scott saying: I haven&#8217;t seen any compelling evidence the Senators are dabbling in #fancystats, however MacLean at least is teaching and emphasizing possession. Instead of pounding it up the boards on the break-out, he wants his forwards (often the center) swinging low through the slot to support the defenseman. With a roster largely the same as that under Clouston there was a huge improvement in possession metrics this season. For a corsi monster like Regin, he has the oppurtunity to become very appreciated by the Paulrus&#8230;as long as he can stay healthy. Reducing the number of shots against (29th worst) next season can&#8217;t fall only on the defense. Having another very capable two-way center will help in that department. Ken Warren says: The Senators now see him fitting in somewhere on their top three lines. At training camp last season, the Senators were pushing Regin to fill the second line vacancy left by the trades of Mike Fisher and Chris Kelly. Perhaps Regin, who has battled inconsistency as well as injuries, is more suitable on a third line. With Zack Smith and Jim O’Brien appearing destined to hold down the... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 5th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 15:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Levi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-The Sens have re-signed Peter Regin, who will get a chance to show if he&#8217;s truly recovered from his shoulder surgeries.  Ken Warren reports he&#8217;ll be paid 800k for the season, which is a 20% drop in salary.  Tim Murray said: We’re very happy to get Peter into the fold. He has had a tough two years with injuries, but when he was not injured, he was certainly a top nine forward (capable of playing on the top three lines), with good offensive skills. -Here&#8217;s my look at Ottawa&#8217;s roster decisions in the off-season. -Don Brennan indulges in all kinds of speculation: 1. The Sens should re-sign Chris Kelly (to serve as an &#8220;example&#8221; for the other Senators&#8211;presumably Brennan thinks the current vets aren&#8217;t doing a good enough job in that respect) 2. Ollie Jokinen could help (I&#8217;m not sure how&#8211;isn&#8217;t Turris their second-line center?) 3. P. A. Parenteau or Brad Boyes could provide secondary scoring (the former has stated his intention to stay with the Islanders, while the latter is coming off an atrocious season) 4. Suggests Barret Jackman, Bryan Allen or Kent Huskins to replace Filip Kuba if he walks (for those wondering, they had 13, 14, and... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 3rd</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Bruce Garrioch lists his top-five priorities for the Sens: 1. Bring back Daniel Alfredsson Given that this isn&#8217;t the club&#8217;s decision and there&#8217;s nothing more they can do to tell him how much they want him to say, so there&#8217;s no effort left to give&#8211;he will or he won&#8217;t return of his own volition 2. Sign Erik Karlsson This is the team&#8217;s #1 priority and I have no doubt that it will happen 3. Re-sign Chris Kelly Garrioch believes the Sens haven&#8217;t filled the void left when Kelly was dealt and I can&#8217;t disagree more&#8211;the organisation is full of checkers (Zack Smith, Erik Condra, Jim O&#8217;Brien, etc) and has an over abundance of forwards in general (Lyle Richardson aslo points out that Kelly wants to stay a Bruin and that his salary demands are unlikely to fit into the Sens salary structure) 4. Trade Sergei Gonchar Garrioch thinks he should have produced more points (he was the 23rd highest scorer among blueliners) for the money he makes; given the lack of depth on the blueline this makes less sense than Garrioch&#8217;s desire to trade Filip Kuba last year 5. Buy out Bobby Butler With Eugene Melnyk counting his pennies a... ]]></description>
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		<title>Senators News: May 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-With the season over and weeks before the draft and free agency, the news digest will not remain consistently daily.  I still have several prospect profiles to post (Jean-Gabriel Pageau is next), but in general posts will be a little more haphazard until the draft.  You can check my Twitter feed for posting news. -Eugene Melnyk is dreaming in technicolor if he truly believes his public statements about Erik Karlsson being &#8220;reasonable&#8221; will have any effect on contract negotiations.  Karlsson deserves and will get a big contract from the Senators.  Melnyk&#8217;s comment that the team can&#8217;t be among the cap limit teams is an interesting change of philosophy for the organisation, but one I think fans will reject if they start seeing top players depart because the team can&#8217;t afford them.  Fortunately for ownership, Bryan Murray has done such a good job bringing in prospects there&#8217;s little need for the team to be among the big spenders in the near future. -As has been reported everywhere, Paul MacLean was been nominated (as expected) for the Jack Adams trophy.  As I&#8217;ve said before, I&#8217;m indifferent to awards in the NHL&#8211;virtually every decision is debatable, including who does or doesn&#8217;t get nominated. ... ]]></description>
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		<title>Alfredsson, Karlsson &amp; Silfverberg off to World Championships</title>
		<link>http://www.sensnation.com/2012/05/alfredsson-karlsson-silfverberg-off-to-world-championships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ottawa Senators have confirmed that Daniel Alfredsson, Erik Karlsson and Jakob Silfverberg are off to play for Team Sweden in this year&#8217;s IIHF World Championships in Finland and Sweden. Alfredsson ambushed Karlsson shortly after the Game 7 loss to the Rangers: Immediately after we were eliminated from the playoffs, I spoke with (Senators defenceman and fellow Swede) Erik Karlsson and asked him how he feels about going to the world championship [...] I told him that I myself feel good about it. This week when I was off with the concussion (during the first-round series against the Rangers) made me feel rested now and ready to go. Alfredsson also confirmed it may be a family event: Family was a big part of the decision as my wife (Bibbi) will have to carry all the weight alone for a couple of weeks, but (she and their four sons) may come to Stockholm for the last week. [Quotes are from the above-linked article on the Senators' website] The interesting, and unknown, part about Alfredsson attending the World Championships is what, if anything, it means about the chances of him returning to play for the Senators next week. From one perspective, it... ]]></description>
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