When the Ottawa Senators traded for Matt Duchene back in November, the team was still riding on a high note. Now heading into a contract year, with the Sens falling down what seems to be a bottomless pit, the future of Ottawa’s first line centre remains in question.
That is why today we’re rolling out our new three-part ‘series’, titled Season of the Sentury.
The 2018-19 NHL season opens in less than a month, and for the Ottawa Senators, this could be the most pivotal time in franchise history. The organization’s three best players of Duchene, Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone are all entering a contract year, and with unrest in the front office, the trio head into the season with the possibility of it being their last in Ottawa.