This franchise has had some unfortunate days over the years but whatever the hell happened yesterday has to be right up there.
In the morning, fans were still reeling from an ugly loss in Utah. With the team sitting just a couple points out of the Eastern Conference basement, it felt like nobody was safe. Enter any online community and you’d see calls for drastic changes, from the Captain to the mascot, everyone was a problem.
Then, in a dark corner of the internet, all hell broke loose. And it spread like wildfire. Then with rumours swirling, the organization took the extraordinary step of responding to the online speculation.
A statement from President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Steve Staios.
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— Ottawa Senators (@Senators)
January 9, 2026
Then, in the evening, they capped off the day with a six-goal loss to the Avalanche. Somewhere in that Colorado debacle, they signed James Reimer to a PTO. The 37-year old Reimer appeared in 24 games last season (22 with Buffalo and two with Anaheim) and most recently suited up for Canada at the Spengler Cup.
With both Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard looking overwhelmed and the status of Linus Ullmark a wee bit murky, Steve Staios had to do something. And this is what they came up with. Reimer is expected to join the team in the next couple days.
Wonder what the Ottawa Senators have planned for an encore?!
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