the athletic (news, enterprise, senators) host of the chris johnston show (SDPN) I wrote a book on Black hockey players: https://www.triumphbooks.com/black-aces-products-9781637278628.php?page_id=30&cid=806743https://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3ml4et7qie22zSome #Sens news... Stephen Halliday has signed a two-year contract extension. $1.075 million AAV for the next two seasons starting next year.05 May 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4et7qie22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3ml2j2gsdd22pRidly Greig suspended two games for sucker punches delivered to Sean Walker during playoffs. From DoPs 🎥: "Walker is fully engaged with a Senators player when Greig knowingly approaches them and elects to throw two sucker punches towards the defenseless Walker... https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7233911/2026/05/04/ridly-greig-suspension-punch-senators-hurricanes/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.s6JM.1QqWSPzgYvfz04 May 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2j2gsdd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkpyismcoc2eJake Sanderson has been named a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy.30 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpyismcoc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkns3oizs22d“…It’s becoming a distraction. I have been fully committed to this team, to the city, and it’s just becoming a distraction and frustrating to deal with.” Brady Tkachuk shoots down speculation over his future in Ottawa, again. @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7239269/2026/04/29/brady-tkachuk-senators-nhl-trade-rumors-distraction/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.elA.oSEA.fBcQJNcof91n29 Apr 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkns3oizs22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkdoxrrqb22tFoegele-Stützle-Batherson Tkachuk-Cozens-Greig Amadio-Pinto-Giroux Cousins-Eller-Zetterlund Chabot-Spence Kleven-Matinpalo Gilbert-Yakemchuk Crotty and Halliday appear to be the extras from this skate. Linus Ullmark starts.25 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdoxrrqb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkdoklqn6c2tNikolaj Ehlers won't play for Carolina today. He's out with a lower-body injury.25 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdoklqn6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkdfuat4p22cTravis Green isn't disclosing anything about his lineup ahead of Game 4 in Ottawa. So we'll have to wait until pregame skate to see who draws into the lineup.25 Apr 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdfuat4p22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkd4eorafs2lA statistical look at the Hall-Stankoven-Blake line and why they’ve given Ottawa so much trouble in this series. @theathletic.com 🔓🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7225662/2026/04/25/hurricanes-senators-stankoven-hall-blake-nhl-playoffs/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.dlA.EUxJ.vwbcWl4gWNjb25 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkd4eorafs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkaybnhonk23Now, fast forward to the present...With backs ‘against the wall’, it’s time for the Senators’ best players to step up https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7223172/2026/04/24/ottawa-senators-tkachuk-stutzle-hurricanes/24 Apr 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaybnhonk23https://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mkay4sgtlc23Nearly a year ago, I wrote about the #Sens likely leaning on Claude Giroux's experience with the Flyers in a 3-0 series comeback, which happened in 2010. @TheAthletic. Still relevant today, I think. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6309840/2025/04/26/senators-claude-giroux-nhl-playoffs/24 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkay4sgtlc23https://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mk7noel2322yTakeaways from Game 3 in Ottawa. @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7223391/2026/04/23/hurricanes-senators-nhl-playoffs-game-3-score-result-takeaways/24 Apr 2026 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7noel2322yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mk6cpyjcus2fLines from morning skate: Tkachuk-Stützle-Batherson Greig-Cozens-Giroux Foegele-Pinto-Amadio Cousins-Eller-Zetterlund Sanderson-Matinpalo Chabot-Spence Kleven-Crotty Gilbert-Thomson [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cpyjcus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mk6cmn4ehc2fTyler Kleven and Cameron Crotty played together at morning skate. And they're both playing tonight.23 Apr 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6cmn4ehc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mk5zjynauc2rNHL coach speeches have become more commonplace…on our social media timelines. But it’s still an adjustment for some to have cameras in the dressing room. “So, the messages get tamer, and you’ve got to watch what you say.” @theathletic.com 🎁🔓 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7209551/2026/04/23/nhl-coach-victory-speech-viral-content/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.dFA.6mg2.iPV5-GXHzlTl23 Apr 2026 12:34 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5zjynauc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mk4jndoslk22“I think we have created enough quality chances to score three, four, maybe five goals a game. So, the chances are there. So, if we keep doing that, I’m sure the puck is going to start trickling in a little more for us." My latest for @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7218959/2026/04/22/stutzle-senators-stanley-cup-playoffs/22 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk4jndoslk22https://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjyxfnfw2c2x"Obviously, it sucks. But we’ve got a really important game in front of our fans that are going to be fired up and give us a lot of momentum..." The Senators are down 2-0 in a series, again. This one stings because of all the heavy lifting some players have done. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7214548/2026/04/21/senators-hurricanes-nhl-playoffs-game-2-analysis/21 Apr 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyxfnfw2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjyvxvzdfk2xMy takeaways from last night's 2OT thriller in Carolina. - Jordan Martinook coming down emotionally after that Mark Jankowski not-OT goal - Jake Sanderson (and Thomas Chabot) playing over 40 minutes!! - Andersen vs. Ullmark, encore. @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7212397/2026/04/20/hurricanes-senators-nhl-playoffs-game-2-score-result-takeaways/21 Apr 2026 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyvxvzdfk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjxldlmuxs2sArtem Zub is not on the ice for Ottawa for pregame warmup. Carter Yakemchuk is.20 Apr 2026 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxldlmuxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjweyfag2s2vLast year, I chatted with Jake Sanderson about his development and he told me he wanted to “defend like a Jaccob Slavin.” And now he plays against him in the playoffs. My article on the Slavin/Sanderson clash. 🎁🔓 @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7210188/2026/04/20/senators-hurricanes-slavin-sanderson-nhl-playoffs/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.cVA.c0Tw.p3Iyxqj-_ZvU20 Apr 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjweyfag2s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mju25kpq2s2i“They probably deserve to win analytically, and they did,” As close as these teams were, the Canes had the edge in Game 1. Here’s what the #Sens need to do for Game 2 🎁🔓 @TheAthletic https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7208450/2026/04/19/hurricanes-senators-nhl-playoffs-game-1-analysis/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.cFA.Tg7e.26wmccmbw1RW&smid=ta-ios-share19 Apr 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mju25kpq2s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjsiousov22jGame 1 takeaways can be found here! @theathletic.com https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7207622/2026/04/18/hurricanes-senators-score-result-takeaways-game-1/18 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsiousov22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjovguyll22j“You’re saying I was cool? Sometimes, it’s like a duck; its legs are going 100 miles underwater. You don’t show anything. Or a swan.” Here’s my story on Travis Green, how he guided his players during a weird season, and a speech from Jacques Martin. 🎁🔓 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7198775/2026/04/17/ottawa-senators-travis-green-jack-adams/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.blA.vYDg.8CVG0dG7iNhk&smid=ta-ios-share17 Apr 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjovguyll22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjo52lkpes2zOttawa-Carolina first round schedule, including TBDs for Games 5-7, if applicable.17 Apr 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjo52lkpes2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjmtjcvnc22vWe dug ourselves into a pretty big hole, and then we were able to get out of it and find a way to make the playoffs.” This is the story of how the 2025-26 #Sens did it, despite the odds and “white noise” surrounding them. Free to read 🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7180681/2026/04/16/ottawa-senators-nhl-playoffs-season-recap/?source=emp_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.bVA.1vBG.fkLh0Z-zi-qA&smid=ta-ios-share16 Apr 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmtjcvnc22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mjayut7aas2sThe New Jersey Devils have defeated the Detroit Red Wings tonight, which means the Ottawa Senators have clinched a playoff spot. The #Sens had a 15 percent chance of making the playoffs in January and at one point were tied for last in the East. But they're going dancing, now.11 Apr 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjayut7aas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jkamckenzie.bsky.social/post/3mj7sbhhvzc2iI wrote about the towels given to players on Hockey Night in Canada. And how NHLers crave them. Some guys even ask to be interviewed so they can get one. “I’ve had players ask me to sign the towel. I’ll do it reluctantly because I feel it soils the Holy Grail.” https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7128275/2026/04/11/hockey-night-canada-hnic-sportsnet-nhl-towel/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7128275/2026/04/11/hockey-night-canada-hnic-sportsnet-nhl-towel/?source=emp_shared_article11 Apr 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:uknvopasogr5ztwkvql7ctd7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7sbhhvzc2i