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| 2008–09 Ottawa Senators | |
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| Division | TBD Northeast |
| Conference | TBD Eastern |
| 2008–09 record | TBD |
| Home record | TBD |
| Road record | TBD |
| Goals for | TBD |
| Goals against | TBD |
| General Manager | Bryan Murray |
| Coach | Craig Hartsburg |
| Captain | TBD |
| Alternate captains | TBD |
| Arena | Scotiabank Place |
| Average attendance | TBD |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | TBD |
| Assists | TBD |
| Points | TBD |
| Penalties in minutes | TBD |
| Plus/Minus | TBD |
| Wins | TBD |
| Goals against average | TBD |
The 2008–09 Ottawa Senators season will be the 16th season of the franchise. The Senators regular season will start in Europe. The Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins will play each other twice in Stockholm, Sweden on October 4 and October 5.[1]
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Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References |
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Off-season
On June 5, it was reported that Wade Redden would not sign a $3.5 million per year contract with the Senators. He instead became an Unrestricted Free Agent on July 1 and signed a six-year, $39M contract with the New York Rangers.[2] On Friday, June 13, 2008, the Senators named Craig Hartsburg, coach of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, the new head coach after interviewing Bob Hartley and Peter DeBoer as candidates. Hartsburg signed a three-year agreement with the Senators.[3]
On June 20, the day of the NHL Entry Draft, the Senators placed Ray Emery on waivers and re-signed Chris Kelly to a 4-year, $8.5-million contract.[4] At the draft, the Senators selected Erik Karlsson with their first-round pick (15th overall) and proceeded to select Patrick Wiercioch (42 overall), Zack Smith (79 overall), Andre Petersson (109 overall), Derek Grant (119 overall), Mark Borowiecki (139 overall), and Emil Sandin (199 overall).
On July 1, the Ottawa Senators announced that they have signed goaltender Alex Auld to a two-year contract worth $1 million per season. Auld is expected to serve as a backup to Martin Gerber for the '08-'09 season.
On July 2, the Ottawa Senators announced that they have re-signed forward Shean Donovan to a two-year contract at $625,000 per season. The Sens also announced that they have signed forward Jarkko Ruutu to a 3-year contract worth $1.3 million per season.
On July 5, the Ottawa Senators announced that Antoine Vermette had elected to take the club to salary arbitration.
On July 8, the Senators announced that they had signed defenceman Jason Smith to a two-year, $5.2M contract.[5]
On July 16, the Senators announced that they will host the Detroit Red Wings in their official home-opener on October 11th.
On July 17, the Ottawa Senators and CHUM Radio announced that the club and The Team 1200 have signed a multi-year extension to their agreement to broadcast Senators' games. The original 10-year contract expired at the end of the '07-'08 season.
Pre-season
On October 2, the Senators will play a pre-season exhibition game in Frolunda, Sweden against the Frolunda HC team[1] which Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson played for before joining the NHL and during the lockout. This will be the Senators' first-ever game in Europe.
Note: The game was previously scheduled for September 24th.
Regular season
Divisional standings
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Conference standings
Game log
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Playoffs
The Senators will attempt to make the playoffs for the 12th straight season.
Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
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Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average
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Awards and records
Records
Milestones
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Transactions
- re-signed Jesse Winchester
- signed Peter Regin to entry-level contract
- placed Ray Emery on waivers
- re-signed Chris Kelly
- signed Alex Auld to two-year contract
- re-signed Shean Donovan
- signed Jarkko Ruutu
- re-signed Greg Mauldin to a one-year, two-way contract.
- signed Jason Smith
- signed Mitchell O'Keefe to a one-year, entry-level contract.
- signed Brendan Bell to a one-year, two-way contract.
Trades
| June 20, 2008 |
To Ottawa Senators
15th overall pick in 2008 |
To Nashville Predators
17th overall pick in 2008 Third round pick in 2009 |
| June 25, 2008 |
To Ottawa Senators
Fifth round pick in 2009 |
To Phoenix Coyotes
Brian McGrattan |
Free agent acquisitions
