Jason Spezza News

Did you ever hear the expression "don't poke the bear"? That's the statement I've always used about the Ottawa Senators.

Upon hearing that the Ottawa Senators have signed Alex Kovalev, hockey fans are bound to wonder about the new enigma arriving before the other enigma has even checked out.

Last month Dany Heatley shocked the hockey world by demanding a trade out of Ottawa, as he was tired of being held responsible for his defensive liabilities, and lackluster play... by Jonathan Cassidy 137 reads Opinion Last month Dany Heatley shocked the hockey world by demanding a trade out of Ottawa, as he was tired of being held responsible for ...

You just knew that it had cut him deeply. With the number of capable centres Canada has to choose from, Jason Spezza knew it was going to be difficult to earn a spot on Canada's 2010 Olympic men's hockey team.

Senators' centre Jason Spezza was among those not invited to the Canadian men's Olympic team summer orientation camp.

Senators GM Bryan Murray says the deal to send Dany Heatley to Edmonton is dead.

Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the second period, February 21, 2009.

Trevor Timmins, the Montreal Canadiens' director of player personnel, thinks the team hit several potential home runs on the second day of the National Hockey League entry draft - and Russian forward Alexander Avtsin might prove to be a grand slam.

The NHL's Competition Committee met on Thursday, and the Canadian Press reports that the panel of players, GM's, and owners remains open to holding a second outdoor game this upcoming season... June 25, Canadian Press : The league's competition committee discussed several different scenarios during a wide-ranging meeting on Thursday and left open ...

NHL Comparison Chris Pronger Faced with the decision of selecting a future 50-goal scorer or a defenceman who can log 20-plus minutes a game, the Isles' will go with the latter.

Dany Heatley apparently isn't a fan of coach Cory Clouston, who took away some of his prime ice time, and now he wants out of Ottawa.

Summer has officially arrived and in Canada that can mean only one thing: Hockey remains front and centre.

A lot has been said and written about Dany Heatley since the bombshell dropped last week that he wants a trade out of Ottawa.

Dany Heatley has recently asked the Ottawa Senators for a trade. This is not what Byran Murray wanted to hear when he arrived at work that morning.

Now that it's clear Dany Heatley is on his way out of Ottawa, it's time to take a look at what, exactly, the Senators are losing - or potentially gaining - from his departure.

A former Senators GM pulled off a bit of magic when he was faced with the Yashin mess, but the current man in charge is up against an even tougher set of circumstances, reports Allen Panzeri.

He suited up but one Daniel Alfredsson away from the guy in the Senators' dressing room all season long.

The heat is on the Senators to trade Dany Heatley by Canada Day or it could be costly.

Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Fisher and Dany Heatley at Ottawa Senators practice on March 16, 2009.

The high-scoring forward Dany Heatley could be finished with the Ottawa Senators.