Silver Nuggets: Silver Seven Awards 2013

Another year has passed and it's time for the annual Silver Seven reader awards. There were many highs and lows for Senators fans in 2013, but it was still a fun year for the Silver Seven community. Just for fun, we're looking at the activity numbers from you, the readers. Although these are rather superficial stats (they're sort of the plus-minus of community engagement, compared to the Corsi that is rec counts), they're still fun to look at. Do you remember where you finished last year? See if you improved in 2013!

And the awards go to...

Most FanPosts

1. Sensfan90, 18

2. Trevor Shackles, 15

3. Speedy_McEachern, 12

4. Alex Swift, 9

5. HJJEON, 9

6. Sheer_Craziness, 8

7. metalfoot, 8

8. 80, 7

9. Manny.TtT, 7

10. BigRig_GR, 7

Some truly great writing takes place in the FanPosts and it's a wonderful section for community involvement. I started out writing FanPosts and make a point of reading as many as I can; you should too, because if you're not reading FanPosts you're missing a lot of great work and Silver Seven engagement!

Most FanShots

1. metalfoot, 5

2. Spezzal Teams Playa, 3

3. cups, 2

4. ek65, 2

5. raj.waidyaratne, 1

6. danielao, 1

7. DonnyT, 1

8. spez_dispenser, 1

9. Sensfan90, 1

10. champcos, 1

FanShot numbers are down from last year. It may or may not be connected to attendance numbers. To quote Peter, "I'm not sure how I feel about this one... but then again, when I'm too lazy to write a whole post about something, I'll FanShot it."

Sens Links:

• You might have missed this in yesterday's Nuggets. It's Chet at his best [Radek Bonk's Mullet]
• Wayne Scanlan reviews the first half of Ottawa's season [Senators Extra]
• Allan Panzeri says the Sens need to take the next step [Senators Extra]
• A note about Sens prospect Curtis Lazar [6th Sens]
• Nichols explains why the Senators didn't live up to the elite status many assigned to the team in the pre-season [Senators Extra]
• It's not all bad for Ottawa, the BSens have been consistent [Senators Extra]
• Travis Yost talks Michael Del Zotto [Yost]
• Joy Lindsay looks at potential call-ups from Bingo [Senators Extra]/

NHL Links:

• Two great reads on the impact of shallower nets on scoring [SB Nation NHL] [SB Nation NHL]
• If you're into stats, check out the total hockey rating [Statistics Sports Consulting]
• The Sabres have a foundation to build on [Die By The Blade]
• Jonathan Ericsson is out for a few weeks with broken ribs [Winging It In Motown]
• A look at the Islanders Christmas traditions [Lighthouse Hockey]
• Christmas wishes for every NHL team [Sportsnet]
• Mike Stromberg tries his hand at some Christmas-themed Devils poetry [In Lou We Trust]
• Some Christmas wishes from the folks at Eyes on the Prize [Eyes on the Prize]
• Matt Wagner looks at injuries around the league [The Cannon]
• Ian Mendes breaks down the Top 10 stories in the NHL so far [Senators Extra]
• Christmas carols inspired by the Winnipeg Jets by TJ Maughan [Arctic Ice Hockey]
• Want to know more about lacrosse? Here's a basic guide [Hockey Wilderness]
• Christmas wishes for the LA Kings [Jewels from the Crown] and for the Coyotes [Five for Howling]
• Constant failure is getting to fans in Edmonton; video [Sportsnet]
• Maybe the Flyers will be playing in the 2015 Winter Classic? [SB Nation NHL]
• World Junior Championship review from Derek Neumeier [Defending Big D]
• Who's been a pleasant surprise for the Lightning so far this season [Raw Charge]
• In the ugly Christmas sweater tradition, Greg Boysen looks at ugly NHL sweaters [Second City Hockey]/