Sens week review: Stories from the Ottawa Senators you may have missed in the past seven days

It was another busy week in The Hockey News-Ottawa. Here’s a quick review of the Ottawa Senator stories and resources you may have missed over the past seven days.

We had the opportunity to speak with former Ottawa Senator Kyle Turris this week. He updated us on life with his family in Vancouver, which bears no resemblance to a typical retirement. In the two years since ending his NHL career, Turris has worked with the Vancouver Canucks, graduated from university and accepted two new hockey jobs, including one with Hockey Canada.

Related: Still working overtime: Former Ottawa senator Kyle Turris gets two new jobs, including a new role with Hockey Canada

The Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabers spent what feels like Titanic levels of time near the bottom of the Atlantic. Covered in plankton, they have the longest active playoff droughts in the NHL. With the strength of the division, can one of these teams finally break through this season?

Related: Can the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings or Buffalo Sabers overcome the NHL’s longest playoff droughts this season?

GM Steve Staios announced today that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Carter Yakemchuk on a three-year entry-level contract. Yakemchuk was selected seventh overall in this summer’s NHL Draft.

Related: Senators agree to terms on entry-level contract with 2024 first-rounder Carter Yakemchuk

A blast from the past: On January 3, 2018, in a game in Detroit, the Senators got what was probably the biggest penalty of all time. As an added bonus, he infuriated an entire arena full of rival Detroit Red Wing fans in the process.

Related: Sens Rewind: When Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman Helped Lead Ottawa Senators’ Biggest Penalties Ever

When you remind people that newly acquired Linus Ullmark is not under contract beyond next season and may have to be traded by the Senators at the deadline, the deal doesn’t seem so sweet to some people. But here’s where it’s still a win for the Senators, even if he only has one year left for one season.

Related: Why trading Linus Ullmark still makes sense for the Ottawa Senators even if he doesn’t re-sign

Although the Ottawa Senators spent much of the offseason trying to repair their roster, no one has ever questioned the amount of skill they have on their roster. The club scored several impressive goals last season, but these are the five we will remember most.

Related: Five Ottawa Senator goals we’ll remember most from the 2023-24 season

For the second summer in a row, Josh Norris is recovering from winter shoulder surgery. It’s the third time he’s had to have that shoulder repaired surgically, leaving Ottawa Senators fans wondering if this will be the year he can get healthy and stay healthy. To that end, there are many questions.

Related: The Many Layers of Concern About the Ottawa Senators Center Josh Norris

The NHL’s wave of free agent signings in early July has slowed, but the Colorado Avalanche still found a player they like on Monday, which might not be good news for former Ottawa Senator Erik Brannstrom. or to Calvin de Haan of Carp.

Related: Former Ottawa senator Erik Brannstrom and Carp’s Calvin de Haan suddenly in tougher battle for jobs on Colorado’s crowded Blue Line

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