2013–14 Ottawa Senators season

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2013–14 Ottawa Senators
2013–14 record
Team information
General Manager Bryan Murray
Coach Paul MacLean
Captain Jason Spezza
Alternate captains Chris Phillips

Chris Neil

Arena Canadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliations Binghamton Senators (AHL)
Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Team leaders
<2012–13

The 2013–14 Ottawa Senators season is the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise.[1]

This will mark the first season of a new divisional format change which placed Ottawa in a division with the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Toronto Maple Leafs. This format will continue until the league either expands or a relocation requires a change. It is controversial as the Senators division is one of two eight-team divisions as opposed to two seven-team divisions in the Western Conference. According to NHL.com: "The Stanley Cup Playoffs will still consist of 16 teams, eight in each conference, but it will be division-based and a wild-card system has been added.

The top three teams in each division will make up the first 12 teams in the playoffs. The remaining four spots will be filled by the next two highest-placed finishers in each conference, based on regular-season points and regardless of division. It will be possible, then, for one division to send five teams to the post-season while the other sends three." This means the Eastern Conference teams will fight to be one of eight teams out of sixteen, while the Western Conference has better odds with eight of fourteen teams making the playoffs. The league dismissed the issue as minor and focused on increased home and home series and the vast majority of games being played in the teams own time zone.[2]

Off-season

In June 2013, the Senators traded impending free agent Sergei Gonchar to the Dallas Stars for a sixth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Senators chose Chris Leblanc with the pick.

On July 5, two moves came about that changed the face of the franchise. In a surprise move that shocked Ottawa fans, captain and multiple franchise record holder Daniel Alfredsson signed a contract to play with the Detroit Red Wings, ending his 17-year association with Ottawa. "It pretty much came down to a selfish decision in terms of I have not won a Stanley Cup, a big priority for me," Alfredsson explained in a candid conference call with the media. He continued explaining how hard of a decision it was and gave his reasoning. "I feel that in Ottawa they are getting closer and closer and they have a really bright future in front of them, but at this point in my career there's not much left," Alfredsson said. "I don't have the time to wait for that."[3] In a later press conference, Alfredsson expressed his dissatisfaction in negotiations with the Senators. Alfredsson stated that an understanding to compensate Alfredsson for the low salary he had taken in the 2012–13 season was not lived up to. Alfredsson had taken a below-value $1-million salary in 2012–13 in his contract to lower the long-term salary cap hit for his contract, but was not expecting to play the season. When Alfredsson decided to play the 2012–13 season, he had expected to re-negotiate the contract at that time, but the Senators did not re-open contract negotiations, and Alfredsson decided to play the season at the salary and seek compensation in the 2013–14 contract. The Senators wanted to pay Alfredsson his market value for 2013–14, without any extra to cover 2012–13.[4]

Later on July 5, the Senators made a major trade with the Anaheim Ducks, picking up multiple 30-goal scorer Bobby Ryan. The Senators had to give up first-year player Jakob Silfverberg, junior prospect Stefan Noesen and the team's first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan, who had been the subject of many trade rumours, tweeted "I'm coming in hot, Ottawa", a reference to the Top Gun movie. Ryan is expected to play on the top line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek.

The Senators signed two free agents, forward Clarke MacArthur from Toronto, and defenceman Joe Corvo from Carolina. Corvo had previously played with Ottawa from 2006–2008 and was a member of the team that made it to the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. Forward Peter Regin and defenceman Andre Benoit left the team as free agents, Regin to the New York Islanders and Benoit to Colorado.

Regular season

The Senators will play in the 2014 Heritage Classic game against the Vancouver Canucks on March 2, 2014 at BC Place.[5] The Senators unveiled a white version of their heritage third jersey for the game. The Canucks will resurrect a uniform style of the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from the 1910s for the game.[6]

On December 2, former captain Daniel Alfredsson made his first return visit to Ottawa, as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Alfredsson was honoured with a video tribute before the game and a standing ovation from the fans. Alfredsson scored an empty net goal, enabling him to have scored against all 30 NHL teams. Alfredsson also had an assist on Detroit's first goal. The Red Wings won the game 4–2.

Assistant General Manager Tim Murray left the team on January 9, 2014 to become the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Director of player personnel Pierre Dorion and Director of hockey operations and player development Randy Lee became joint assistant general managers, splitting the duties that Tim Murray was responsible for.[7] General Manager Bryan Murray's contract was extended for two years on January 13, taking on the additional title of president of hockey operations. After the two years is over, Murray would become an advisor to the Senators.[8]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division[9]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Boston Bruins 57 37 16 4 36 176 125 78
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 58 33 20 5 27 168 145 71
3 Montreal Canadiens 59 32 21 6 29 148 142 70
4 Toronto Maple Leafs 60 32 22 6 23 178 182 70
5 Detroit Red Wings 58 26 20 12 22 151 163 64
6 Ottawa Senators 59 26 22 11 23 169 191 63
7 Florida Panthers 58 22 29 7 15 139 183 51
8 Buffalo Sabres 57 15 34 8 9 110 172 38

After games of February 8, 2014

Conference standings

Top 3 (Atlantic Division)[10]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Boston Bruins 57 37 16 4 36 176 125 78
2 Tampa Bay Lightning 58 33 20 5 27 168 145 71
3 Montreal Canadiens 59 32 21 6 29 148 142 70
Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)[10]
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Pittsburgh Penguins 58 40 15 3 36 186 138 83
2 New York Rangers 59 32 24 3 28 155 146 67
3 Philadelphia Flyers 59 30 23 6 27 162 167 66
Wild Card teams[10]
R (Top 2 qualify for playoffs) Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs AT 60 32 22 6 23 178 182 70
2 Detroit Red Wings AT 58 26 20 12 22 151 163 64
3 Columbus Blue Jackets ME 58 29 24 5 25 170 161 63
4 Ottawa Senators AT 59 26 22 11 23 169 191 63
5 Washington Capitals ME 59 27 23 9 19 171 175 63
6 Carolina Hurricanes ME 57 26 22 9 25 144 158 61
7 New Jersey Devils ME 59 24 22 13 24 135 146 61
8 New York Islanders ME 60 22 30 8 16 164 200 52
9 Florida Panthers AT 58 22 29 7 15 139 183 51
10 Buffalo Sabres AT 57 15 34 8 9 110 172 38

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, ME – Metropolitan
After games of February 8, 2014

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
February: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
55 February 1 Ottawa 3–6 Toronto Anderson 19,613 24–21–10 58 Recap
56 February 3 Ottawa 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Anderson 18,579 24–21–11 59 Recap
57 February 4 Ottawa 5–4 St. Louis SO Lehner 14,758 25–21–11 61 Recap
58 February 6 Buffalo 2–3 Ottawa Anderson 18,426 26–21–11 63 Recap
59 February 8 Ottawa Boston
60 February 27 Detroit Ottawa

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Awards and milestones

Player statistics

Updated as of February 4, 2014[11]

Scoring

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson 56 13 38 51 -14 14 22
MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur 55 18 24 42 11 48
Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan 56 20 22 42 11 20
Turris, KyleKyle Turris 56 18 24 42 18 25
Spezza, JasonJason Spezza 51 14 25 39 -23 23 34
Michalek, MilanMilan Michalek 56 7 15 22 -23 23 16
Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad 46 11 10 21 -13 13 12
Conacher, CoryCory Conacher 54 4 14 18 9 30
Methot, MarcMarc Methot 49 5 11 16 1 18
Smith, ZackZack Smith 56 10 6 16 -1 1 70
Greening, ColinColin Greening 56 5 8 13 -8 8 31
Wiercioch, PatrickPatrick Wiercioch 36 3 12 15 2 12
Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips 49 1 12 13 -6 6 20
Condra, ErikErik Condra 50 5 7 12 3 18
Cowen, JaredJared Cowen 53 3 8 11 1 30
Neil, ChrisChris Neil 50 8 2 10 -6 6 112
Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo 25 3 7 10 -7 7 10
Gryba, EricEric Gryba 31 1 7 8 8 33
Ceci, CodyCody Ceci 24 1 5 6 2 6
Da Costa, StephaneStephane Da Costa 10 3 0 3 1 2
Grant, DerekDerek Grant 20 0 2 2 -3 3 4
Pageau, Jean-GabrielJean-Gabriel Pageau 20 2 0 2 -5 5 10
Stone, MarkMark Stone 7 1 1 2 -1 1 2
Kassian, MattMatt Kassian 25 0 1 1 0 32
Borowiecki, MarkMark Borowiecki 13 1 0 1 -2 2 48
Hoffman, MikeMike Hoffman 3 0 0 0 -2 2 2

Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson 40 39 2249 18 11 8 114 3.04 1244 .908 3 0 1 2
Lehner, RobinRobin Lehner 21 17 1152 6 10 3 52 2.71 655 .921 0 0 0 4

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Roster

Updated February 4, 2014.[12]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 United States Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson G R 32 2011 Park Ridge, Illinois
5 Canada Ceci, CodyCody Ceci D L 20 2012 Ottawa, Ontario
89 Canada Conacher, CoryCory Conacher LW L 24 2013 Burlington, Ontario
22 United States Condra, ErikErik Condra RW R 27 2006 Trenton, Michigan
77 United States Corvo, JoeJoe Corvo D R 36 2013 Oak Park, Illinois
2 Canada Cowen, JaredJared Cowen D L 23 2009 Allan, Saskatchewan
24 France Da Costa, StephaneStephane Da Costa C R 24 2011 Paris, France
14 Canada Greening, ColinColin Greening LW L 27 2005 St. John's, Newfoundland
62 Canada Gryba, EricEric Gryba D R 25 2006 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
65 Sweden Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson D R 23 2008 Landsbro, Sweden
28 Canada Kassian, MattMatt Kassian LW L 27 2013 Edmonton, Alberta
40 Sweden Lehner, RobinRobin Lehner G L 22 2009 Gothenburg, Sweden
16 Canada MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur LW L 28 2013 Lloydminster, Alberta
3 Canada Methot, MarcMarc Methot D L 28 2012 Ottawa, Ontario
9 Czech Republic Michalek, MilanMilan Michalek LW L 29 2009 Jindřichův Hradec, Czech Republic
25 Canada Neil, ChrisChris Neil (A) RW R 34 1998 Flesherton, Ontario
4 Canada Phillips, ChrisChris Phillips (A) D L 35 1996 Calgary, Alberta
6 United States Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan RW R 26 2013 Cherry Hill, New Jersey
15 Canada Smith, ZackZack Smith C R 25 2008 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
19 Canada Spezza, JasonJason Spezza (C) C R 30 2001 Mississauga, Ontario
61 Canada Stone, MarkMark Stone  RW R 21 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
7 Canada Turris, KyleKyle Turris C R 24 2011 New Westminster, British Columbia
46 Canada Wiercioch, PatrickPatrick Wiercioch D L 23 2008 Maple Ridge, British Columbia
93 Sweden Zibanejad, MikaMika Zibanejad C R 20 2011 Huddinge, Sweden

Transactions

Trades

Date
Details
July 5, 2013[13] To Anaheim Ducks
Jakob Silfverberg
Stefan Noesen
1st-round pick in 2014
To Ottawa Senators
Bobby Ryan
July 8, 2013[14] To St. Louis Blues
Pat Cannone
To Ottawa Senators
Future considerations

Free agents signed

Player Former team Date Contract terms
Clarke MacArthur Toronto Maple Leafs July 5, 2013 Two-years, $6.5 million[15]
Joe Corvo Carolina Hurricanes July 8, 2013 One-year, $900,000[16]
Ludwig Karlsson Northeastern University Huskies July 25, 2013 Two-years, $1.65 million, entry-level contract[17][18]

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Mike Lundin Barys Astana One-year[19]
Daniel Alfredsson Detroit Red Wings One-year, $5.5 million[20]
Peter Regin New York Islanders One-year, $750,000[21]
Andre Benoit Colorado Avalanche One-year, $900,000[22]

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Nathan Lawson July 3, 2013 One year, $650,000[23]
Mark Borowiecki July 10, 2013 Two years, $1.15 million[24]
David Dziurzynski July 10, 2013 One year, $640,000[25]
Erik Condra July 12, 2013 Two years, $2.5 million[26]
Mike Hoffman July 18, 2013 One year, $660,000[27]
Patrick Wiercioch July 22, 2013 Three years, $6 million[28]
Corey Cowick July 23, 2013 One year, $625,000[29]
Stephane Da Costa August 7, 2013 One year, $825,000[30]
Colin Greening September 9, 2013 Three-year, $7.95 million contract extension[31]
Jared Cowen September 13, 2013 Four years, $12.4 million[32]
Curtis Lazar September 17, 2013 Three-year, entry-level contract,[33] $3.855 million[34]

Draft picks

Ottawa Senators' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 17 Curtis Lazar RW/C Canada Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3 78 Marcus Hogberg G Sweden Sweden Linkopings HC J20 (SE)
4 102[a] Tobias Lindberg RW Sweden Sweden Djurgardens IF J20 (SE)
4 108 Ben Harpur D Canada Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 138 Vincent Dunn C Canada Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
6 161[b] Chris Leblanc RW United States United States South Shore Kings (EJHL)
6 168 Quentin Shore C United States United States Denver Pioneers (WCHA)
Draft notes[35]
  • The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a February 26, 2012 trade that sent Ben Bishop to the Senators in exchange for this pick.[36]
  • b The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as a result of a June 7, 2013 trade that sent the rights to Sergei Gonchar to the Stars in exchange for this pick.[38]

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