Christian Petersen/Getty Images Alexei Kovalev has been a shadow of his former self since joining the Ottawa Senators. Full Article at National Post

: The Sports Xchange reports when GM Bryan Murray was trying to grant Dany Heatley's wish and deal him in the summer, he maintained it would be impossible to get equal value back for the two-time 50 goal scorer. Full Article at CBS Sports

SAN JOSE -- Bryan Murray says he's "pretty much" closed the book on the Dany Heatley debacle. Full Article at Canoe

Bryan Murray's world only appeared to be crumbling around him over the summer as the very public fiasco surrounding Dany Heatley's trade request was unfolding. Full Article at National Hockey league | NHL.com

Now’s the time for Bryan Murray and his scouts to make a major decision – and time’s ticking down on them to make it. Full Article at Sports Blogs

It's football season and that means future football greats can sign up for flag football at the Conejo Valley YMCA. The semi-competitive league runs from December through March and is divided into four age divisions (5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-14). Full Article at Ventura County Star

PHILADELPHIA — Ray Emery did not have to look great against the team that two seasons ago made him look bad. He just had to be better than the goalie standing 180 feet away from him, and he was. By a lot. Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online

PHILADELPHIA -- Ray Emery did not have to look great against the team that two seasons ago made him look bad. He just had to be better than the goalie standing 180 feet away from him. Full Article at The Delaware News Journal

VOORHEES, N.J. -- It has been nearly 18 months since Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray painted Ray Emery as a selfish and disruptive player who would need to change his lifestyle if he ever hoped to become a successful goaltender in the NHL. Full Article at The Delaware News Journal

VOORHEES — It has been nearly 18 months since Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray painted Ray Emery as a selfish and disruptive player who would need to change his lifestyle if he ever hoped to become a successful NHL goaltender. Full Article at N.J. Courier-Post Online

The calendar has changed to November and as the nights grow longer, the Senators should have a chance to put some daylight between themselves and their pursuers for a playoff spot in the NHL. Not that anything is ever easy in todays NHL. Full Article at Canoe

Alexei Kovalev still gets a chuckle when he thinks about the time he was an NHL draftee. "Nobody told me," he said. Not for a couple of weeks anyway, until a friend happened to notice something in a local newspaper. Full Article at CBS Sports

Rookie Erik Karlsson has been demoted to the Senators' farm team in Binghamton. (Sun Media File Photo) SUNRISE, FLA. Just when he was starting to get over the flu, Erik Karlsson took a turn for the worse yesterday. Full Article at Canoe

Imagine Jarome Iginla playing for the Edmonton Oilers. Think about Ryan Getzlaf skating with the San Jose Sharks or Martin St. Louis in a Florida Panthers jersey. It sounds crazy -- a marquee player joining an arch-rival club. Full Article at National Hockey league | NHL.com

After a tumultuous summer, the Ottawa Senators seem to have rebounded nicely with a 5-2-2 record after nine games. Full Article at National Hockey league | NHL.com

Mark Recchi's 1,500th NHL game was a memorable one as the veteran forward helped the Bruins stage an improbable comeback, scoring the first of two goals in the final 88 seconds that erased a 3-1 deficit and led to the Bruins' 4-3 shootout win. Full Article at National Hockey league | NHL.com

SUNRISE, Fla. -- As his teammates' equipment bags were being packed up Tuesday for the club's two-game road trip to Florida, Erik Karlsson's gear sat alone and untouched in the middle of the locker-room. Full Article at National Post

Ottawa Senators' general manager Bryan Murray announced yesterday that the team has signed defenseman Matt Carkner to a two-year contract extension. Full Article at Bleacher Report

A woman died from a massive bleed in her chest after a bid to insert a line for chemotherapy, an inquest in Bournemouth heard yesterday. Full Article at Bournemouth Daily Echo