{"id":396692,"date":"2026-01-09T06:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/396692\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T06:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T06:07:12","slug":"senators-condemn-trolls-and-sick-people-speculating-about-linus-ullmarks-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/396692\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators condemn \u2018trolls and sick people\u2019 speculating about Linus Ullmark\u2019s absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"The Ottawa Senators logo seen on a jersey.\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2178247133-scaled-e1767923004352-1024x683.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" class=\"image-next-root\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Article_ImageCaptionCredit__mkXi_ article-image-caption-credit Typography_body1__xfKuc inherit Typography_base__jzSqr\">Goaltender Linus Ullmark is currently away from the team for personal reasons. Minas Panagiotakis \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators president of hockey operations and general manager Steve Staios condemned \u201ctrolls and sick people\u201d who spread \u201ccompletely fabricated and false stories online\u201d about his starting goaltender, Linus Ullmark, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6923638\/2025\/12\/28\/senators-linus-ullmark-out-personal-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">currently away from the team for personal reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A statement from President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Steve Staios. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aTb7taO2av\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aTb7taO2av<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ottawa Senators (@Senators) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Senators\/status\/2009432233044578784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur organization was extremely disappointed to read the completely fabricated and false stories that are spreading around social media about our hockey club,\u201d Staios said in the statement. \u201cLinus is away from our team for personal reasons and he has the entire organization\u2019s support. We asked that people respect his privacy, but clearly that request was not heard by the lowest forms of trolls and sick people who scour the internet. We are disgusted that outside forces are attempting to disrupt our hockey club. This statement will put an end to the ridiculous speculation that spread online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours earlier, Ullmark was removed from the Senators\u2019 roster to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jkamckenzie\/status\/2009374063848829155?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">accommodate<\/a> Lars Eller\u2019s return to the lineup against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. The Danish center hasn\u2019t played since Dec. 11 while sidelined with a broken foot.<\/p>\n<p>Ullmark has been away since Dec. 28, one day after allowing four goals on 14 shots in a loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Swedish goaltender is 14-8-5 with a 2.95 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage. Ullmark is in the first year of a four-year, $33 million extension signed in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goaltender Linus Ullmark is currently away from the team for personal reasons. 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