Last Word on Sens Podcast

2024-25 Western Conference Season Preview

Alex is back with another episode! And today, he breaks down the NHL Western Conference. Doing a full breakdown on all 16 teams, ranking them from who he feels will be worst to best. For a full Ottawa Senators breakdown, he and Graeme Nichols deep dived the Sens in the last episode.

Today, he starts with the rebuilding teams. Listing a few reasons for optimism for all teams and also highlighting the route they need to take to surprise some people. After that, he focuses on teams that are outside of the playoff picture looking in. Discussing the flaws and strengths of all of them.

As the episode rolls on, we get to the playoff teams in the conference. Alex highlights who he thinks will be fighting for a wild card spot, and who may be fighting for more. Finally, he breaks down the two teams he feels will win each division, and just how he sees the year shaking out. 

Ottawa Senators Season Preview with Graeme Nichols

After taking the summer off, Alex is back for some more Ottawa Senators content. And today, there is plenty of things to talk about. To help him, Graeme Nichols makes his return to the podcast! Graeme has been on the show multiple times before. Today, the two discuss the 2024-25 Ottawa Senators and their season outlook.

They hit on every topic imaginable, starting with how important it is for this team to finally get off to a hot start. Highlighting what has been their weakness in seasons past, they then switch to what new addition Linus Ullmark will bring in net. The two also discuss how new head coach Travis Green might use his forwards, and why they think the defence pairs might be the most unsurprising part of the whole team.

Finally, the guys talk about some players they want to see have a good year, including Thomas Chabot, and end the podcast with a macro discussion on the team's ownership and front office, and how it has changed since Andlauer has bought the team.

Ottawa Senators Offseason with Charlie Arsenault

Alex is back with another episode! Today, he is joined by Charlie Arsenault of Game Over: Ottawa. Together, the two break down the Ottawa Senators offseason and everything that has come with it. Timestamps for the episode are below! They start with the Linus Ullmark trade, and what may be the best move the Senators have made in a while. From there, they switch to the Free Agency part of the Ottawa Senators offseason. Talking about how there is a clear vision for the team, but it is the right vision?

Ullmark Trade: 1:40

Chychrun Trade: 13:00

Perron Signing: 19:30

Amadio Signing: 26:00

Joseph Trade: 33:00

Pinto Signing: 41:00

Travis Green, Goaltending, and More with Jamie McLennan

Alex is back with another Last Word on Sens podcast! Today, Jamie McLennan makes his return to the podcast! The two talk about a range of topics. Including the biggest news of the week, Travis Green hired to be the next head coach of the Ottawa Senators! McLennan, who has been a long-time friend of Green, breaks down what he expects the new coach to bring to Ottawa's bench and why it may be a successful hire for the team.

After that, they shift to the offseason outlook and what this roster needs to look like next season. Talking about how adding to the depth of the team is a must-have after this offseason is finished. Before finally switching to the goaltending. With McLennan being a former NHL goalie himself, he has a unique perspective on just what went wrong this season. 

Ottawa Senators Season Grades with Kevin Lee

Alex is back with some more Ottawa Senators related content. Today, Kevin Lee makes his yearly return to the podcast for the yearly edition of Ottawa Senators Season player grades! The two have been doing this for three years now. It is a simple concept, taking each player and giving them a letter grade.

This is based off of expectations heading into the year, results vs those expectations, and the overall feeling of the season. Alex and Kevin break down each player on the Sens roster, and a common theme starts to emerge. Despite what can only be described as a disappointing year, a lot of the player groups have relatively good grades. However, that all changes when they get to the goaltending. On top of talking about the season, the guys look forward to what may be needed this offseason. Can they keep one goalie the same? What about both? All of this is discussed, and more!

NHL Playoffs Preview with Gabriel Foley

Alex is back with an extended episode this week! Today, Gabriel Foley joins him to break down the 2024 NHL Playoffs. The guys go series by series and give their thoughts on all 16 teams and what may have them succeed or fail in this playoff push. Breaking down the goaltending, defence, and forwards and trying to pinpoint what they key matchups of each series may be.

Alex and Gabe start with the Eastern Conference, in what they feel may be a lacklustre Metro division. However, the Atlantic Division playoff matchups are shaping up to be very good. From there, they bounce to the Western Conference. Looking at the four teams that are not confirmed matchups yet, although all of them will be apart of the 2024 NHL Playoffs. They then end with the two matchups that are set in the West. Finally, both the guys give their Stanley Cup pick.

Ottawa Senators Season Stretch and Upcoming Roster Decisions with SENS TALK

Alex is back with a second episode this week! Today, he is joined by Brandon Plant of SENS TALK. Together, the two take a look at the Ottawa Senators final stretch of the season. Breaking down Ottawa's recent games, and some of the new players they have brought into the team. However, they take a much larger view overall of the season and what needs to change heading into the upcoming offseason.

Focusing on goalies first, and just how much they have hurt the team. Then switching their focus to what to do with the roster this offseason. Some big moves need to be made, and what should they do to re-shape the roster? Alex mentions how depth needs to be a priority, and the team should move away from bug name hunting.

Pittsburgh Penguins Turnaround and Eastern Playoff Picture with Hunter Hodies

Alex is back with another episode and today, Hunter Hodies makes his return to the podcast! Together, the two discuss the race for NHL Playoffs and the final wild-card spot. Hunter covers the Pittsburgh Penguins so the two start there, with a discussion about what has led to this incredible season turnaround from Pittsburgh.

They also discuss if having the tougher schedule could actually be viewed as an advantage for teams that are pushing for the playoffs. After that, they shift to the other teams in the hunt for the playoffs and discuss who they would like to see the most. Finally, they wrap it up with a discussion about if it would be better to play the Carolina Hurricanes or the New York Rangers in the first round.

Full League NHL Trade Deadline Review

Alex is back with another episode, and the second of this week! After reviewing the Ottawa Senators deadline specifically, he turns to the NHL Trade Deadline as a whole and breaks down every single move. This content used to be on the MnM Hockey Podcast, which is currently on a break. So, Alex is talking both Sens and NHL here for the time being!

Starting in the Eastern Conference, it felt like the teams out East did a lot less big swinging than their counterparts in the West. Alex names a few teams in the Atlantic that went for small upgrades over spending large amounts. While also looking at one Metro team that did make some bigger moves.

He then changed to the Western Conference where a handful of teams decided to get better. Maybe the most notorious of all is Vegas, which once again seems to be up to some salary cap manipulation. Alex gives his thoughts on what they are doing and why teams shouldn't be angry.

Ottawa Senators Trade Deadline with Brandon Piller

Alex is back with another episode of the Last Word on Sens Podcast! After a very tough stretch of games, there was lots of intrigue surrounding the Ottawa Senators NHL Trade deadline. However, the week itself ended up being very quiet for the team. What does that mean for the Sens? To break this down, Brandon Piller makes his return to the podcast!

Together, the guys talk about the lack of action from the Senators this week and whether they were surprised, disappointed, or OK with that. They also discuss what the long-term outlook of the team is and what they should be looking for as the year continues to roll on.

Next, they look at a waiver claim the team made, as well as one that the team decided not to make and give their thoughts on the impact of that. Before finally diving into the Vladimir Tarasenko trade and its return. Discussing the highs and lows of emotion when seeing the trade and the initial return. Before talking through the thought process as to what led to such a disappointing return.