Ottawa needs to get a guy like David Savard in the off season to partner with Chabot for 25 minutes per night. Insulate their young stud D-man with a vet, in his prime, on a 4-5 year deal.
Let Anisimov, Stepan, Reilly and Coburn walk in the off season, or trade any of the retained if possible at the deadline for assets. Move Tierney and Gudbranson, Dadonov in the coming seasons (again, retained if need be). Extend Tkachuk and Batherson, continue to draft well and add one more quality defenseman in free agency along with Savard. 2-3 years from now this could be a really quality team if Murray plays like he's capable.
Bright future ahead for Ottawa.