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It's hard to believe. A goaltender from the Ottawa Senators was mentioned in the same sentence as "Vezina trophy" this season .

Erik Karlsson was on top of the world. Defending Norris Trophy winner, brand spanking new contract, married in the off-season, and off to a start that would have him on pace for a second straight Norris trophy.

Bryan Murray is headed for Beantown Wednesday morning, but the agenda for the general managers' meeting is the least of his worries.

Now that enough time has passed that we at Silver Seven can reflect on the season without the bitterness of defeat fresh in our minds, it's time for the 2013 season report cards.

There was a big stir in the blogosphere recently as it came to light that Justin at the Goalie Guild had deleted several old posts that, with the benefit of hindsight, did not look so good .

This long-term agreement will cover a broad variety of activations on all levels, including community sports in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Remember all of that during the dog days of the lockout? Remember how Silfverberg was coming off of a dominant season in the Elitserien, and had the advantage of adjusting to the North American game in the AHL while the millionaires and billionaires fought their latest pointless squabble? While we don't get to see who voted for which player on the ... (more)

The Ottawa Senators are holding a press conference Tuesday morning for a "business announcement".

For a team that has been in playoff contention essentially since their first berth in 1998, the Ottawa Senators have certainly lacked when it comes to individual awards in their history.

Now that enough time has passed that we at Silver Seven can reflect on the season without the bitterness of defeat fresh in our minds, it's time for the 2013 season report cards.

The NHL started handing out it's trophies during the Stanley Cup Finals. Washington's Alex Ovechkin beats out Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and New York's John Tavares for the Hart trophy.

Matt Kassian came over from Minnesota in a trade midway through the season as a response to the Senators being pushed around at certain points in the season.

As I write another fan post out of boredom, I decided to analyze how Ottawa's playoff chances are affected by the new alignment.

With the monster contract awarded to Evgeni Malkin this week, there have been rumors swirling around the other big name player who is set to cash in with an extension, Kris Letang .

The NHL started handing out it's trophies during the Stanley Cup Finals. Ottawa's Paul MacLean takes home the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year.

This home was built in 2010 for Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators and his wife, Carrie Underwood, but less than a year later Fisher was traded to the Nashville Predators.

Ottawa Senators head coach Paul MacLean, left, and captain Daniel Alfredsson both won NHL awards on Friday.

The 2013 NHL Awards presents a lighter dose of last year's ceremony due to the shortened season, but it hasn't been short on big , Norris, Calder and Lindsay Trophies - aren't handed out until Saturday, we still saw plenty of surprises and big-time trophies handed out to some of the NHL's best players.

Greg Smith is the Ottawa Senators' correspondent for OurHometown.ca. Greg was born and bred in Ottawa.

The Senators captain was awarded the Mark Messier Award for leadership when the first batch of winners was released during the Stanley Cup final Friday night in Chicago.