Ottawa Senators 2015-2016 Season
Ottawa Senators 2016-2017 Season
OTTAWA SENATORS 2017-2018
LINEUP
Mike Hoffman (87)|Kyle Turris (88)|Bobby Ryan (87)
Mika Zibanejad (85)|Martin Hanzal (87)|Mark Stone (86)
Shane Prince (83)|Curtis Lazar (84)|Matt Puempel (83)
Alex Killorn (83)|Mike Santorelli (82)|Jean-Gabriel Pageau (81)
Sergei Plotnikov (80)
Derrick Pouliot (89)|Erik Karlsson (95)
Karl Alzner (85)|Patrick Wiercioch (87)
Marc Methot (82)|Cody Ceci (84)
Mark Borowiecki (80)
Craig Anderson (87)|Matt O'Connor (82)
PRE-TRADE DEADLINE
CONFIRMED TRADE WITH LINK: [OTT/LAK] Sens trade Andrew Hammond for LA 2018 5th round pick.
- Pre-season: 6-0-1.
- As of November 8, the Sens hold a 4-5-2 record and sit 8th in the Atlantic Division. While the season just started, and it's just the first 11 games, but it's safe to say this isn't the start to the season GM MCG would have wanted for his team after the additions he made this summer.
- Through the first two months, the Sens disappointing season continued as the Sens had a 10-11-2 record heading into December.
- Heading into the All-Star Break, the Sens are in the midst of a fantastic run. Their record is now 23-17-3 after some lineup changes, and the Sens have a
10-0-2 record since December 30th.
- The Senators huge run continues heading into the trade deadline. Since December 30th, they've posted an amazing
24-4-3 record in their past 31 games and a
14-4-1 record since the All-Star Break.
TRADE DEADLINE
- The Ottawa Senators have a
37-22-4 record heading into the Trade Deadline and are in the market for a top-six winger to bolster their lineup. The Senators were reportedly in "very deep" on
James van Riemsdyk from the Toronto Maple Leafs, but the Maple Leafs opted to trade James van Riemsdyk to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2019 1st and two prospects, instead.
CONFIRMED TRADE WITH LINK: [OTT/DET] Henrik Zetterberg (20% retained) for Jason Bell & TOR '18 3rd.
Henrik Zetterberg has 16 goals and 34 points in 61 games on a struggling Detroit team this season.
POST-TRADE DEADLINE
- The Ottawa Senators go on a 12-6-1 run after the Trade Deadline and finish the season with a 49-28-5 record. The Sens finish 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 3rd in the Eastern Conference. Since December 30th, the Sens went on an amazing
36-11-4 record to clinch this playoff spot.
STATS
FORWARDS
Player
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Kyle Turris|82|21|52|73
Bobby Ryan|82|29|40|69
Mike Hoffman|82|24|41|65
Martin Hanzal|82|22|26|48
Mark Stone|82|14|33|47
Mika Zibanejad|82|13|32|45
Shane Prince|82|17|19|36
Curtis Lazar|82|8|21|29
Matt Puempel|82|15|12|27
Alex Killorn|82|9|15|24
Mike Santorelli|82|2|19|21
Henrik Zetterberg**|18|6|13|19
Jean-Gabriel Pageau|64|7|9|16
DEFENSE
Player
|
GP
|
Goals
|
Assists
|
Points
Erik Karlsson|82|27|48|75
Derrick Pouliot|82|15|24|39
Patrick Wiercioch|82|5|25|30
Cody Ceci|82|4|16|20
Karl Alzner|82|9|5|14
Marc Methot|82|2|2|4
* = traded mid-season
** = acquired mid-season
GOALIES
Player
|
GP
|
Record
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Shutouts
|
SV%
|
GAA
Craig Anderson|67|41-21-3|5|.920|2.38
Matt O'Connor|18|8-7-2|1|.928|2.05
PLAYOFFS
ROUND 1 vs. MONTREAL CANADIENS
The Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens meet in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in the past six seasons, continuing to build this rivalry, which is already hitting a fever pitch.
Game
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Home
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Away
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Series
1|Ottawa|1-2|Montreal|Montreal leads 1-0
2|Ottawa|5-2|Montreal|Series tied 1-1
3|Montreal|2-5|Ottawa|
Ottawa leads 2-1
4|Montreal|2-0|Ottawa|Series tied 2-2
5|Ottawa|2-3 (OT)|Montreal|Montreal leads 3-2
6|Montreal|1-2|Ottawa|Series tied 3-3
7|Ottawa|2-0|Montreal|
Ottawa wins 4-3
ROUND 2 @ BUFFALO SABRES
Game
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Home
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Away
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Series
1|Buffalo|0-3|Ottawa|
Ottawa leads 1-0
2|Buffalo|2-0|Ottawa|Series tied 1-1
3|Ottawa|4-1|Buffalo|
Ottawa leads 2-1
4|Ottawa|2-1|Buffalo|
Ottawa leads 3-1
5|Buffalo|0-4|Ottawa|
Ottawa wins 4-1
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Game
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Home
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Away
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Series
1|Washington|1-2|Ottawa|
Ottawa leads 1-0
2|Washington|3-4 (OT)|Ottawa|
Ottawa leads 2-0
3|Ottawa|2-3 (OT)|Washington|
Ottawa leads 2-1
4|Ottawa|1-6|Washington|Series tied 2-2
5|Washington|2-0|Ottawa|Washington leads 3-2
6|Ottawa|0-4|Washington|Washington wins 4-2
Ottawa built a nice 2-game lead after the first two games, but the tide turned when Alex Ovechkin woke up, notably in game 4, where he scored 4 straight goals before the Sens finally got on the board, and scored another 3 in games 5 and 6 combined to put the nail in the coffin for the Sens season.
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Washington's Carlson (John Carlson) edged out Erik Karlsson for the Norris Trophy this season. John Carlson put up 65 points through 82 games with a +33 rating while Erik Karlsson put up 75 points through 82 games with a +9 rating.
NHL ENTRY DRAFT
With the Sens needing all the cap space they can find to re-sign Kyle Turris, Alex Killorn's name is out there in trade talks. The Ottawa Senators are also shopping their own 1st-round-pick, which is 28th overall, for a starting goaltender as
Craig Anderson announced his retirement shortly after the Sens playoff run came to an end. The Ottawa Senators have been linked to goaltender
Semyon Varlamov after the Colorado Avalanche made him available a couple of weeks ago.
CONFIRMED TRADE WITH LINK: [OTT/MTL] Alex Killorn & OTT '18 3rd for MTL '18 2nd
Selection
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Player
|
Position
|
Age
|
Overall
|
Potential
28|Anthony Laughton|Right Wing|18|60|Medium Top-9
50|Gord Schlemko|Left Wing|19|66|Medium Top-9
118|Radovan Pavlik|Left Wing|20|64|Medium AHL Bottom-6
129|Dale Girardi|Right Wing|19|63|Medium AHL Top-6
148|Christopher Paquette|Center|20|56|Low AHL 4th line
178|Mitchell Balmas|Center|20|59|Medium AHL Bottom-6
208|Cody Paivarinta|Defense|20|59|Low AHL Top-4
SENATORS RE-SIGN...
The Sens have $15-million in cap space this summer. The retirement of Craig Anderson, and Kyle Turris needing a new contract, is going to force MCG to get creative with the cap.
Player
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Position
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Age
|
Overall
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Potential
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Term
|
AAV
|
Total
Kyle Turris|Center|28|88|Elite|6 years|$8,000,000|$48,000,000
Mark Stone|Right Wing|26|86|High Top-6|7 years|$3,950,000|$27,650,000
Shane Prince|Left Wing|25|83|High Top-6|2 years|$2,500,000|$5,000,000
Jean-Gabriel Pageau|Center|25|81|Low Top-9|2 years|$950,000|$1,900,000
SENATORS LOSE...
Player
|
Position
|
Reason
Craig Anderson|Goalie|Retirement
Sergei Plotnikov|Left Wing|UFA
Mark Borowiecki|Defense|UFA
Mike Santorelli|Center|UFA
SENATORS SIGN...
The Sens tough contract negotiations with Kyle Turris, which spilled into Turris hitting the open market, led to them having to outbid other teams to re-sign Kyle Turris to his 6-year, $48-million deal, eating away at the Sens cap space. The Sens had no more cap space to sign any roster players on July 5th, but they did need to acquire a starting goaltender and were looking to get rid of Methot's contract....
CONFIRMED TRADE WITH LINK: [OTT/COL] Varlamov & Bear for Methot, Laughton, Barnaby & OTT '19 1st-rd-pick
In a phone interview with TSN, GM MCG revealed that this trade was considered a "must" with Craig Anderson's retirement and revealed that they had talks on Varlamov at the draft, but they couldn't work out a deal. Finally, Colorado accepted his last offer to land Semyon Varlamov. GM MCG expressed that he realizes he's in a tough situation with the cap, with Karlsson, Pouliot, Varlamov, Alzner & Hanzal all having expiring contracts, and expressed that he's going to work hard to get all the key pieces re-signed to ensure further success for the Ottawa Senators, and eventually bring the organization their first Stanley Cup.
Semyon Varlamov, acquired by the Ottawa Senators on July 6th to replace Anderson as new starting goaltender.
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TRANSACTION SUMMARY
TRADES
Date
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Team
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Acquires
|
Acquires
|
Team
Sept. 16, 2017|
|LAK 2018 5th-round-pick|G Andrew Hammond|
Mar. 3, 2018|
|LW Henrik Zetterberg (20% retained)|D Jason Bell & TOR 2018 3rd-round-pick|
Jun. 23, 2018|
|MTL 2018 2nd-round-pick|LW Alex Killorn & OTT 2018 3rd-round-pick|
Jul. 6, 2018|
|G Semyon Varlamov & D Ethan Bear|D Marc Methot, RW Anthony Laughton, RW Owen Barnaby & OTT 2019 1st-round-pick|
RE-SIGNINGS
C Kyle Turris (6 years, $8m)
RW Mark Stone (7 years, $3.95m)
LW Shane Prince (2 years, $2.5m)
C Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2 years, $950k)
SIGNINGS