2017–18 Ottawa Senators season

2017–18 Ottawa Senators
Team information
General Manager Pierre Dorion
Coach Guy Boucher
Captain Erik Karlsson
Alternate captains
Arena Canadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)

The 2017–18 Ottawa Senators season will be the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was reestablished on December 16, 1990.[1]

Off-season

On June 14, 2017, the Senators announced that long-time winger Chris Neil would not be re-signed and he will become a free agent on July 1. Neil had played over 1000 games for the Senators since being drafted by the team in 1998, accumulating 2522 penalty minutes during this time, the 20th most of any player in league history.

On July 1, 2017, former Senators team captain Daniel Alfredsson announced he was stepping down in his role as Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations. He stated he wanted to take a complete break from the game and evaluate what's next. Alfredsson held the role for two seasons. [2]

Pre-season

On June 16, 2017, the Senators announced their pre-season schedule. They will play a 6-game schedule starting Monday, September 18, including a home-and-home set against their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a game against the New Jersey Devils in the town of O'Leary, Prince Edward Island as part of Kraft Hockeyville on September 25. The team will also play two games against their closest geographical rival, the Montreal Canadiens, and one game in Winnipeg against the Jets.

Regular season

The Senators' home opener will be against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, October 5. On Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11, the Senators will play two games against the Colorado Avalanche in Stockholm, Sweden. This will mark the first time an NHL regular season game has been played outside of North America since 2011.

Playoffs

The Senators will attempt to qualify for the postseason for the 18th time in the current franchise's 26-year history. If the Senators do qualify for the playoffs, it will mark the first time they've made the postseason in back-to-back seasons since 2012 and 2013. Should they miss the postseason, it will mark the fourth time since 2008 they've missed the postseason.


Schedule and results

Pre-season

2017 Pre-season Game Log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 18 Toronto Ottawa
2 September 19 Ottawa Toronto
3 September 23 Montreal Ottawa
4 September 25 New Jersey Ottawa
(in O'Leary, P.E.I.)
5 September 27 Ottawa Winnipeg
6 September 30 Ottawa Montreal

Regular season

2017–18 Game Log (Record: 0–0–0; Home: 0–0–0 Road: 0–0–0)

Roster

Updated July 24, 2017. Sources: Ottawa Senators[3], TSN[4], CBS Sports[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
41 United States Anderson, CraigCraig Anderson G L 36 2011 Park Ridge, Illinois
74 Canada Borowiecki, MarkMark Borowiecki D L 28 2008 Ottawa, Ontario
19 Canada Brassard, DerickDerick Brassard C L 29 2016 Hull, Quebec
14 Canada Burrows, AlexAlex Burrows RW L 36 2017 Pincourt, Quebec
5 Canada Ceci, CodyCody Ceci D R 23 2012 Ottawa, Ontario
33 Sweden Claesson, FredrikFredrik Claesson D L 24 2011 Stockholm, Sweden
1 United States Condon, MikeMike Condon G L 27 2016 Holliston, Massachusetts
18 United States Dzingel, RyanRyan Dzingel LW L 25 2011 Wheaton, Illinois
68 Canada Hoffman, MikeMike Hoffman LW L 27 2009 Kitchener, Ontario
65 Sweden Karlsson, ErikErik Karlsson (C) D R 27 2008 Landsbro, Sweden
16 Canada MacArthur, ClarkeClarke MacArthur LW L 32 2013 Lloydminster, Alberta
29 Sweden Oduya, JohnnyJohnny Oduya D L 35 2017 Stockholm, Sweden
44 Canada Pageau, Jean-GabrielJean-Gabriel Pageau C R 24 2011 Ottawa, Ontario
2 Canada Phaneuf, DionDion Phaneuf (A) D L 32 2016 Edmonton, Alberta
10 Canada Pyatt, TomTom Pyatt C L 30 2016 Thunder Bay, Ontario
9 United States Ryan, BobbyBobby Ryan RW R 30 2013 Cherry Hill, New Jersey
15 Canada Smith, ZackZack Smith C/LW R 29 2008 Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
61 Canada Stone, MarkMark Stone RW R 25 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
17 United States Thompson, NateNate Thompson C L 32 2017 Anchorage, Alaska
7 Canada Turris, KyleKyle Turris (A) C R 27 2011 New Westminster, British Columbia
6 United States Wideman, ChrisChris Wideman D R 27 2009 St. Louis, Missouri

Transactions

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2017 Nate Thompson Anaheim Ducks (NHL) 2-year, $3.3 million [6]
July 1, 2017 Tyler Randell Providence Bruins (AHL) 1 year, $700,000 two-way [7]
July 1, 2017 Ben Sexton Albany Devils (AHL) 2 years, $1.45 million two-way [8]
July 1, 2017 Max Reinhart Kölner Haie (DEL) 1 year, $650,000 two-way [9]
July 1, 2017 Erik Burgdoerfer Rochester Americans (AHL) 2 years, $1.3 million two-way [10]
July 1, 2017 Danny Taylor HC Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) 1 year, $850,000 two-way [11]
July 24, 2017 Johnny Oduya Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) 1 year, $1,000,000 [12]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
July 1, 2017 Tommy Wingels Chicago Blackhawks 1-year, $750,000 [13]
July 1, 2017 Matt O'Connor Nashville Predators 1 year, $650,000 [14]
July 1, 2017 Philip Varone Philadelphia Flyers 2 years, $1.3 million* [15]
July 11, 2017 Viktor Stalberg EV Zug (NLA) 2 years [16]
July 11, 2017 Ryan Rupert Indy Fuel (ECHL) 1 year [17]

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars) 		Ref
June 26, 2017 Tom Pyatt 2 years, $2.2 million [18]
June 27, 2017 Max McCormick 2 years, $1.3 million two-way [19]
June 28, 2017 Mike Condon 3 years, $7.2 million [20]
July 5, 2017 Chris Driedger 1 year, $735,000 [21]
July 11, 2017 Patrick Sieloff 1 year, $650,000 two-way [22]
July 17, 2017 Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3 years, $9.3 million [23]
July 21, 2017 Ryan Dzingel 2 years, $3.6 million [24]

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Senators draft picks

The Senators participated in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. The draft was held on June 23–24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.[25]

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 28 Shane Bowers Centre  Canada Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
2 47 (from Calgary) Alex Formenton Left Wing  Canada London Knights (OHL)
4 121 Drake Batherson Centre  Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
6 183 Jordan Hollett Goalie  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Draft Notes
  1. The Calgary Flames' second-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017 that sent Curtis Lazar and Mike Kostka to Calgary in exchange for Jyrki Jokipakka and this pick.[26]
  2. The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the Toronto Maple Leafs as the result of a trade on February 9, 2016 that sent Dion Phaneuf, Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey, Ryan Rupert and Cody Donaghey to Ottawa in exchange for Milan Michalek, Jared Cowen, Colin Greening, Tobias Lindberg and this pick.[27]
  3. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a trade on April 28, 2017 that sent Scott Darling to Carolina in exchange for this pick.[28] Carolina previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 28, 2017 that sent Viktor Stalberg to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.[29]
  4. The Ottawa Senators' fifth-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on November 2, 2016 that Mike Condon to Ottawa exchange for this pick.[30]
  5. The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on January 24, 2017 that sent Tommy Wingels to Ottawa in exchange for Buddy Robinson, Zack Stortini and this pick.[31]

References

  1. ↑ National Hockey League (2010). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-60078-422-4.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Alfredsson is leaving the Ottawa Senators organization". The Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Senators roster". Ottawa Senators. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Transactions - TSN". TSN. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "NHL Hockey Injuries". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ottawa Senators ink forward Nate Thompson". Sportsnet. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa Senators sign free agent Nate Thompson". Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ottawa Senators sign free agent Nate Thompson". Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ottawa Senators sign free agent Nate Thompson". Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ottawa Senators sign free agent Nate Thompson". Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ottawa Senators sign free agent Nate Thompson". Ottawa Citizen. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  12. ↑ Ottawa Senators (July 24, 2017). "Senators sign defenceman Johnny Oduya to a one-year contract" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Chicago signs Tommy Wingels to one year deal". NHL. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Predators Add O'Connor With One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Flyers sign Vecchione, Knight, and Varone". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  16. ↑ . Sportsnet. July 11, 2017 http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/ex-senator-viktor-stalberg-leaves-nhl-signs-swiss-team/. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ . Sportsnet. July 11, 2017 https://www.indyfuelhockey.com/rupert-twins-reunited-in-indy. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. ↑ Ottawa Senators (June 26, 2017). "Senators sign forward Tom Pyatt to a two year contract extension" (Press release). Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  19. ↑ Ottawa Senators (June 27, 2017). "Senators sign Max McCormick to a two year contract extension" (Press release). Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Ottawa Senators lock up Mike Condon with new three-year, $7.2 million deal". Ottawa Citizen. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Senators sign goaltender Chris Driedger to a one-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Senators sign defenceman Patrick Sieloff to a one-year, two-way contract". Ottawa Senators. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Senators agree to terms with Jean-Gabriel Pageau on a three year contract". Ottawa Senators. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Senators agree to terms with Ryan Dzingel on a two year contract". Ottawa Senators. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Blackhawks to host 2017 NHL Draft". NHL.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Senators trade Lazar to Flames for Jokipakka". March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Senators acquire Phaneuf in nine-player trade". February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Scott Darling traded to Hurricanes from Blackhawks". April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Sens get Stalberg from Canes for pick". February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Senators acquire Mike Condon from Pittsburgh". NHL.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Tommy Wingels traded by Sharks to Senators". January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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