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Revision as of 04:25, 24 October 2018

2018–19 Ottawa Senators
DivisionTBD Atlantic
ConferenceTBD Eastern
2018–19 record4–3–1
Home record3–2–1
Road record1–1–0
Goals for29
Goals against29
Team information
General managerPierre Dorion
CoachGuy Boucher
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsMark Borowiecki
Matt Duchene
Zack Smith
Mark Stone
ArenaCanadian Tire Centre
Minor league affiliate(s)Belleville Senators (AHL)
Brampton Beast (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMaxime Lajoie
Mark Stone (4)
AssistsThree players tied with (7)
PointsThomas Chabot
Chris Tierney (9)
Penalty minutesThree players tied with (6)
Plus/minusDylan DeMelo (+8)
WinsCraig Anderson (4)
Goals against averageCraig Anderson (3.13)

The 2018–19 Ottawa Senators season is the 27th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Team business

In May 2018, the club announced the appointment of Nicolas Ruszkowski as its new chief operating officer. Ruszkowski has a background in public relations.[1] Ruszkowski will be in charge of business operations and will not have a role in hockey operations.[2]

Assistant general manager Randy Lee was suspended by the club in June, after being charged for offences during the NHL Entry Draft Combine in Buffalo, New York. He resigned from the position in August.[3]

The Belleville Senators head coaching vacancy was filled in June when the Senators announced the hiring of Troy Mann, a veteran of ten seasons in the North American minor leagues.[4]

The Senators named a new assistant general manager on September 17. The new assistant general manager is Peter MacTavish, who was previously with law firm Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, and CAA Hockey.[5]

The Senators announced that the Brampton Beast will be the team's official ECHL affiliate after the Montreal Canadiens decided not to renew their affiliation with the Beast.[6]

Off-season

In July, the Senators avoided arbitration with winger Mark Stone coming to agreement on a $7.3 million one-year contract. Contract negotiations with defenseman Cody Ceci went to arbitration, where he was awarded a $4.3 million one-year deal.

In August, the Senators' 2018 first-round pick Brady Tkachuk decided to forego further seasons in university to turn professional with the Senators, signing a three-year entry-level contract. The Senators hired former player Chris Kelly as a development coach on September 4, 2018. He joins former player Shean Donovan as development coach.[7]

A contract extension was offered to captain Erik Karlsson on July 1, with no terms disclosed publicly. Karlsson turned down the offer, prompting media speculation about his status. The media reported that Karlsson was free to negotiate terms with other teams, however, no trade was made at the time. Trade speculation heated up as the team neared training camp, and the team finally made a deal with the San Jose Sharks on September 13, one day before training camp. The team received two NHL players (Dylan DeMelo, Chris Tierney), two young prospects (Josh Norris and Rudolfs Balcers), and first-round and second-round draft picks in exchange for Karlsson. Karlsson did not agree to a contract extension with the Sharks, and a second-round draft pick of the Sharks will go to the Senators should he re-sign with San Jose. An additional pick will go to the Senators should the Sharks trade Karlsson to the Eastern Conference.

Pre-season

The Senators will play in the Kraft Hockeyville game again in pre-season, playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in Lucan, Ontario on September 18. The team will play a six-game pre-season schedule, including two against Toronto, two against Montreal and two against Chicago.

Regular season

The Senators' first game of the season, also the home opener, will be on October 4, 2018, versus the Chicago Blackhawks. In the team's 26[8] seasons of play, this will be the first time the Blackhawks will be the opening night opponent.[9]

Playoffs

The Senators will attempt to return to the Stanley Cup Playoffs after failing to qualify in the 2017–18 season.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 62 16 4 56 325 222 +103 128
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 49 24 9 47 259 215 +44 107
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 46 28 8 46 286 251 +35 100
4 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 249 236 +13 96
5 Florida Panthers 82 36 32 14 33 267 280 −13 86
6 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 39 10 28 226 271 −45 76
7 Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 29 227 277 −50 74
8 Ottawa Senators 82 29 47 6 29 242 302 −60 64
Source: National Hockey League[10]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

Template:2018–19 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 18, 2018.[11]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[12]

2018–19 game log (Record: 4–3–1; Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
October: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 4 Chicago 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 15,858 0–0–1 1 Recap
2 October 6 Ottawa 5–3 Toronto Anderson 19,321 1–0–1 3 Recap
3 October 8 Ottawa 3–6 Boston Condon 17,565 1–1–1 3 Recap
4 October 10 Philadelphia 7–4 Ottawa Anderson 13,215 1–2–1 3 Recap
5 October 13 Los Angeles 1–5 Ottawa Anderson 15,355 2–2–1 5 Recap
6 October 15 Dallas 1–4 Ottawa Anderson 12,358 3–2–1 7 Recap
7 October 20 Montreal 3–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 18,442 4–2–1 9 Recap
8 October 23 Boston 4–1 Ottawa Anderson 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 26 Ottawa Colorado
10 October 28 Ottawa Vegas
11 October 30 Ottawa Arizona

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

Players

Statistics

As of October 23, 2018[13]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[13]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Craig Anderson 7 7 420:32 4 2 1 22 3.13 258 .914 0 0 0 0
Mike Condon 1 1 59:45 0 1 0 5 5.02 29 .828 0 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Senators. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
‡No longer with team.
Bold denotes team leader in that category.

Roster

Updated July 15, 2024[14][15]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Canada Michael Amadio C R 28 2024 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
19 Canada Drake Batherson RW R 26 2017 Fort Wayne, Indiana
24 Canada Jacob Bernard-Docker D R 24 2018 Canmore, Alberta
72 Canada Thomas Chabot (A) D L 27 2015 Sainte-Marie, Quebec
31 Sweden Anton Forsberg G L 31 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
73 Canada Noah Gregor C L 25 2024 Beaumont, Alberta
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 21 2020 Calgary, Alberta
50 Canada Maxence Guenette D R 23 2019 Sainte-Foy, Quebec
23 Canada Travis Hamonic D R 33 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
15 Canada Matthew Highmore C L 28 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia
3 United States Nick Jensen D R 33 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
43 United States Tyler Kleven D L 22 2020 Fargo, North Dakota
33 Finland Nikolas Matinpalo D R 25 2023 Espoo, Finland
17 Canada Zack MacEwen RW R 28 2023 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9 United States Josh Norris Injured Reserve C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
57 Canada David Perron LW R 36 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
12 United States Shane Pinto C R 23 2019 Franklin Square, New York
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 21 2020 Whitefish, Montana
40 Denmark Mads Sogaard G R 24 2019 Aalborg, Denmark
18 Germany Tim Stutzle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 24 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 30 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
2 Russia Artyom Zub D R 28 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Player Milestone Date
Maxime Lajoie 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 4, 2018
Brady Tkachuk 1st career NHL game October 8, 2018
Brady Tkachuk 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL assist
1st career NHL point		 October 10, 2018

Records

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 22, 2018 (2018-06-22) To New York Rangers
PIT's 1st-round pick in 2018 – K'Andre Miller 		To Ottawa Senators
BOS's 1st-round pick in 2018 – Jacob Bernard-Docker
NJD's 2nd-round pick in 2018 – Jonny Tychonick 		[16]
September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13) To San Jose Sharks
Erik Karlsson
Francis Perron 		To Ottawa Senators
Rudolfs Balcers
Dylan DeMelo
Josh Norris
Chris Tierney
SJS's 1st-round pick 2019 or 2020
SJS's 2nd-round pick 2019
SJS' 2020 conditional pick
SJS's conditional pick 		[17]

Free agents

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26) Danny Taylor to Sibir Novosibirsk (KHL) Unknown [18]
May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08) Ville Pokka to Avangard Omsk (KHL) 1-year [19]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Fredrik Claesson to New York Rangers 1-year [20]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Paul Carey from New York Rangers 1-year [21]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) Mike McKenna from Dallas Stars 1-year [22]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) Chris Driedger to Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 1-year [23]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) Mike Blunden to HC Bozen–Bolzano Foxes (EBEL) 1-year [24]
July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) Tyler Randell to Rochester Americans (AHL) 1-year [25]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) Adam Tambellini from New York Rangers 1-year [26]
August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) Chase Balisy from Florida Panthers 1-year [27]

Waivers

Date Player Team Ref

Signings

Date Player Contract term Ref
June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24) Chris Wideman 1-year [29]
July 16, 2018 Nick Paul 1-year [30]
August 3, 2018 Cody Ceci 1-year [31]
August 3, 2018 Mark Stone 1-year [32]
August 13, 2018 Brady Tkachuk 3-year [33]

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Senators draft picks

Below are the Ottawa Senators' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality Club team
1 4 Brady Tkachuk LW United States United States Boston University (Hockey East)
1 261 Jacob Bernard-Docker D Canada Canada Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
2 482 Jonny Tychonick D Canada Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4 95 Jonathan Gruden LW United States United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 126 Angus Crookshank LW Canada Canada Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
6 157 Kevin Mandolese G Canada Canada Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
7 188 Jakov Novak LW Canada Canada Janesville Jets (NAHL)
7 1943 Luke Loheit RW United States United States Minnetonka High School (USHS)

Notes:

  1. The Senators acquired the 26th-overall pick from the New York Rangers in exchange for the 22nd-overall pick (the Pittsburgh Penguins' first-round pick) and the 48th overall pick. The 22nd-overall pick was previously acquired by the Senators as the result of a trade on February 23, 2018, that sent Vincent Dunn and a third-round pick in 2018 to Pittsburgh in exchange for Ian Cole, Filip Gustavsson and this pick.[34]
  2. The New Jersey Devils' second-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2018, that sent Pittsburgh's first-round pick in 2018 (22nd overall) to the New York Rangers in exchange for Boston's first-round pick in 2018 (26th overall) and this pick.[35]
  3. The New York Rangers' seventh-round pick went to the Senators as the result of a trade July 18, 2016, that sent Mika Zibanejad and a second-round pick in 2018 to New York in exchange for Derick Brassard and this pick.[36]

References

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  3. ^ "Senators' assistant GM Lee resigns". TSN. August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ Sens Communications (June 25, 2018). "Ottawa appoints Troy Mann as head coach of the AHL's Belleville Senators" (Press release).
  5. ^ Sens Communications (September 17, 2018). "Ottawa Senators appoint Peter MacTavish as an assistant general manager" (Press release).
  6. ^ Ottawa Senators (September 25, 2018). "Senators announce affiliation agreement with ECHL's Brampton Beast" (Press release).
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  8. ^ Did not play in 2004-05
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