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Revision as of 12:48, 4 April 2008

2007–08 Ottawa Senators
Division2nd Northeast
Conference6th Eastern
2007–08 record42–29–8
Home record22–13–4
Road record20–16–4
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachJohn Paddock (Jul-Feb)
Bryan Murray (Feb-)
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsChris Phillips
Wade Redden
Mike Fisher (injury replacement)
ArenaScotiabank Place
Average attendance19,768 (103.2%)
Team leaders
GoalsDaniel Alfredsson (40)
AssistsJason Spezza (56)
PointsJason Spezza (89)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (161)
WinsMartin Gerber (29)
Goals against averageMartin Gerber (2.74)

The 2007–08 Ottawa Senators season began on October 3, 2007 in Toronto against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It is the (1992–) Ottawa Senators' 15th season in the National Hockey League.

The 2007 NHL Entry Draft was held in Columbus, Ohio on June 22–23, and the Sens used their first round pick, 29th overall, to select James O'Brien.

Prior to the season, the Senators changed their staff, promoting Bryan Murray to general manager, and John Paddock to coach. Previous general manager John Muckler did not accept another position with the Senators and resigned. Two players, Mike Comrie and Tom Preissing, left as free agents and Peter Schaefer was traded to Boston for Shean Donovan.

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Pre-season

In the pre-season, a major incident occurred in the game against the Philadelphia Flyers on September 25. Early in the second period, forward Dean McAmmond was hit in the head by Steve Downie of the Flyers. Downie was given a match penalty with automatic suspension. McAmmond was diagnosed with a concussion. Four Flyer players were injured in the match, won by the Senators by two goals.[1] Steve Downie was eventually suspended for 20 games for the hit,[2] also adding a 9 game suspension from the NHL's affiliate, the American Hockey League. The Senators won all seven of their pre-season games, and were the only NHL team to do so that year.[3]

Regular season

The Senators opened the regular season with two straight wins over their rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario. The season opener at Toronto ended in overtime with right winger Dany Heatley notching two goals and an assist to start the season off 1–0–0. That afternoon, Heatley also agreed to a new contract, a six year, $45 million deal.[4] The Senators earned another win the following day in their home opener, with captain Daniel Alfredsson scoring two goals. Before the game, the 2007 Eastern Conference Champions banner was raised to the rafters of Scotiabank Place.

The Sens went undefeated to start the season until the streak was snapped in their sixth game with a 5–3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, on October 11. In a later win vs. Montreal, rookie and draft pick Nick Foligno scored his first NHL goal off a wrap-around attempt on Carey Price. He celebrated the goal by imitating his father Mike's signature goal celebration, a high jump.

After a 8–1 record to start the season, and with a one week break, head coach John Paddock organized a team retreat to the Muskoka area starting on October 21.[5] With their win over the Maple Leafs on November 6, 2007, the Senators set a team record by recording their eighth consecutive win. They also set an NHL record for the best start to a season after 14 games.[6]

Also on November 6, six Senators were named to the All-Star Game ballot: Daniel Alfredsson, Ray Emery, Dany Heatley, Chris Phillips, Wade Redden and Jason Spezza. The most from any one team in the NHL.[7] As of December 5, 2007 Daniel Alfredsson trails only Sidney Crosby in the Eastern Conference voting for forwards with 119,825 votes. [8]

After a 4 – 2 win against Montreal, the Senators entered into a 7–game losing skid (0–4–3) recording 3 points, matching a record for straight losses set in the 1995–96 season. The Sens then rebounded with a 6–game winning streak.

On January 2, 2008, coach Paddock was named to coach the Eastern Conference All-Star team[9] and Jason Spezza was named the NHL's number one star for the month of December.[10] On January 8, 2008 Daniel Alfredsson was named to the starting lineup for the All-Star game, based on fan voting.[11] He is the first Senator ever to be voted to the starting lineup. Alfredsson will be making his fifth appearance in the All-Star Game.[12]

On January 11, 2008, Alfredsson's 'CASH line' linemates, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza were named to the All-Star Game roster.[13] They are the first complete line named since 1981, when the "Triple Crown" line of the Los Angeles Kings was named. However due to Heatley's shoulder injury suffered against the Detroit Red Wings earlier in January, he did not dress in the game.

On January 24, 2008 in a game against Tampa Bay, Daniel Alfredsson would set a new team record for points in a single game, getting seven points on three goals and four assists.[14] This topped the team record of six, done three times, the last time by Alfredsson himself against Buffalo on November 2, 2005.[15] A six-point game had also been done by Dan Quinn and Radek Bonk. The seven point night put Alfredsson into the overall lead in the scoring race for the all-star break. Also, Alfredsson would be named the "First Star" for the week on January 28, 2008.[16] He was also named Hockey News "Player of the Week" on that same day.[17]

On January 28, 2008, Ray Emery would arrive late for a practice in New York on the first day back after the All-Star Game. Emery would be fined $15,000 and the money would be donated to the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation. Despite his team's disappointment with his behaviour, it would not stop Emery starting against the Maple Leafs in a nationally-televised game, following Coach Paddock's "lose and you're out" policy of rotating his goaltenders depending on the team winning or losing, and not the goaltender's performance.

File:THN Cover April 1.jpg
Cover of Hockey News, April 1, 2008

Dany Heatley would return from his separated shoulder injury after a month on injured reserve on February 7, 2008, scoring two goals in a win against the Florida Panthers.

On February 8, 2008, The Sports Network (TSN) reported that Wade Redden refused to waive his no-trade clause for a possible deal with the San Jose Sharks. Redden's agent was quoted as saying that "Redden wants to stay in Ottawa and contribute to Ottawa winning the Stanley Cup.[18]

On February 11, 2008, the Senators made a trade with the Carolina Hurricanes sending defenceman Joe Corvo and forward Patrick Eaves in exchange for forward Cory Stillman and defenceman Mike Commodore in a trade for "Stanley Cup experience", according to manager Murray.[19] Also that day, the NHL announced that Jason Spezza was named "First Star" for the week, after recording 11 points in the previous week's three games.

On February 27, 2008, after a prolonged slump through January and February during which the Senators won only 7 of 21 games, Murray fired head coach Paddock and assistant coach Ron Low, taking over the coaching duties himself.[20] Both Low and Paddock were offered other jobs within the organization. Murray said he told them to call him in a few weeks.[21]

The team remained upbeat after the poor play and coaching change. Alfredsson would appear on the cover of the April 1, 2008 issue of The Hockey News, proclaiming "Don't Count Us Out". This was his seventh appearance on the cover of the magazine.[22] The article interviewed Alfredsson, Fisher and Murray, and discussed the up and down play of the team, and its defensive play which has allowed more goals than previous seasons.[23] Wayne Gretzky was quoted about the team: "This might mature them as a team going through this tough patch."[24]

Divisional standings

Northeast Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Montreal Canadiens 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 Ottawa Senators 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
3 Boston Bruins 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
4 Buffalo Sabres 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
5 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 36 35 11 231 260 83

Conference standings

Eastern Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Montreal Canadiens NE 82 47 25 10 262 222 104
2 y – Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 27 8 247 216 102
3 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 43 31 8 242 231 94
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 29 7 206 197 99
5 New York Rangers AT 82 42 27 13 213 199 97
6 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 42 29 11 248 233 95
7 Ottawa Senators NE 82 43 31 8 261 247 94
8 Boston Bruins NE 82 41 29 12 212 222 94
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 43 33 6 252 249 92
10 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 39 31 12 255 242 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 38 35 9 216 226 85
12 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 36 35 11 231 260 83
13 New York Islanders AT 82 35 38 9 194 243 79
14 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 34 40 8 216 272 76
15 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 31 42 9 223 267 71

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, z – placed first in conference (and division)


Game log

October

Monthly Record: 9–1–0; Home: 5–1–0; Road: 4–0–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
1 October 3 Ottawa 4 – 3 Toronto OT Gerber 19,476 1–0–0 2
2 October 4 Toronto 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,857 2–0–0 4
3 October 6 NY Rangers 0 – 2 Ottawa Gerber 19,336 3–0–0 6
4 October 8 New Jersey 2 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 18,260 4–0–0 8
5 October 10 Ottawa 3 – 1 Atlanta Elliott 12,751 5–0–0 10
6 October 11 Carolina 5 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 18,268 5–1–0 10
7 October 13 Ottawa 3 – 1 NY Rangers Gerber 18,200 6–1–0 12
8 October 18 Montreal 3 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 20,019 7–1–0 14
9 October 20 Florida 1 – 4 Ottawa Emery 19,904 8–1–0 16
10 October 27 Ottawa 4 – 1 New Jersey Gerber 17,625 9–1–0 18

November

Record: 7–5–2; Home: 5–3–1; Road: 2–2–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
11 November 1 Atlanta 4 – 6 Ottawa Emery 18,538 10–1–0 20
12 November 3 Boston 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,939 11–1–0 22
13 November 4 Ottawa 2 – 1 Boston SO Gerber 10,087 12–1–0 24
14 November 6 Toronto 1 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,613 13–1–0 26
15 November 8 Washington 4 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,666 13–2–0 26
16 November 10 Montreal 1 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 20,065 14–2–0 28
17 November 15 Buffalo 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,279 15–2–0 30
18 November 17 Ottawa 0 – 3 Toronto Gerber 19,596 15–3–0 30
19 November 19 Ottawa 4 – 2 Montreal Gerber 21,273 16–3–0 32
20 November 21 Ottawa 2 – 4 Buffalo Emery 18,690 16–4–0 32
21 November 22 Pittsburgh 6 – 5 Ottawa SO Gerber 20,061 16–4–1 33
22 November 24 Philadelphia 4 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,128 16–5–1 33
23 November 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 NY Islanders SO Emery 9,211 16–5–2 34
24 November 29 Nashville 6 – 5 Ottawa Emery 19,538 16–6–2 34

December

Record: 9–3–2; Home: 2–2–1; Road: 7–1–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
25 December 1 NY Rangers 5 – 2 Ottawa Gerber 20,003 16–7–2 34
26 December 4 Ottawa 3 – 4 Tampa Bay SO Emery 17,540 16–7–3 35
27 December 5 Ottawa 5 – 4 Florida Emery 11,289 17–7–3 37
28 December 7 Ottawa 4 – 2 Dallas Emery 18,016 18–7–3 39
29 December 12 Ottawa 6 – 0 Carolina Emery1 15,268 19–7–3 41
30 December 13 Ottawa 4 – 1 Pittsburgh Gerber 16,982 20–7–3 43
31 December 15 Atlanta 3 – 7 Ottawa Gerber 20,082 21–7–3 45
32 December 18 Ottawa 3 – 2 Boston Gerber 14,874 22–7–3 47
33 December 20 Ottawa 2 – 3 Atlanta Gerber 14,085 22–8–3 47
34 December 22 Chicago 4 – 3 Ottawa OT Emery 20,171 22–8–4 48
35 December 23 Ottawa 3 – 1 NY Rangers Gerber 18,200 23–8–4 50
36 December 26 Ottawa 5 – 3 Buffalo Gerber 18,690 24–8–4 52
37 December 27 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 20,268 25–8–4 54
38 December 29 Washington 8 – 6 Ottawa Gerber 20,296 25–9–4 54

Template:FnbEmery had to leave this game with a sore hip at the 5:24 mark of the 1st period, but was credited with the win because he was in the net when the game-winning goal was scored. Neither Gerber or Emery will get the shutout included in their stats due to the fact that it was shared.

January

Record: 7–7–0; Home: 4–3–0; Road: 3–4–0

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
39 January 1 Ottawa 3 – 6 Washington Emery 14,547 25–10–4 54
40 January 4 Ottawa 5 – 3 Buffalo Emery 18,690 26–10–4 56
41 January 5 Tampa Bay 3 – 4 Ottawa OT Emery 20,108 27–10–4 58
42 January 10 Buffalo 2 – 3 Ottawa SO Gerber 19,843 28–10–4 60
43 January 12 Detroit 2 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,208 29–10–4 62
44 January 13 NY Islanders 3 – 1 Ottawa Gerber 19,804 29–11–4 62
45 January 15 Ottawa 2 – 4 Washington Emery 15,261 29–12–4 62
46 January 17 Carolina 1 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,720 30–12–4 64
47 January 19 Tampa Bay 2 – 0 Ottawa Emery 20,091 30–13–4 64
48 January 20 Ottawa 1 – 6 Philadelphia Gerber 19,742 30–14–4 64
49 January 22 Ottawa 3 – 5 Florida Emery 12,794 30–15–4 64
50 January 24 Ottawa 8 – 4 Tampa Bay Gerber 16,346 31–15–4 66
51 January 29 Ottawa 5 – 2 NY Islanders Gerber 9,546 32–15–4 68
52 January 31 Boston 4 – 1 Ottawa Gerber 19,959 32–16–4 68

February

Record: 4–7–2; Home: 3–3–1; Road: 1–4–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
53 February 2 Ottawa 2 – 4 Toronto Emery 19,543 32–17–4 68
54 February 5 Ottawa 3 – 4 Montreal Gerber 21,273 32–18–4 68
55 February 7 Florida 4 – 5 Ottawa Emery 19,435 33–18–4 70
56 February 9 Montreal 1 – 6 Ottawa Emery 20,297 34–18–4 72
57 February 12 Buffalo 5 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,564 34–19–4 72
58 February 13 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey OT Gerber 12,339 34–19–5 73
59 February 16 New Jersey 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,201 34–20–5 73
60 February 19 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Ottawa SO Emery 19,729 35–20–5 75
61 February 21 Columbus 3 – 2 Ottawa SO Emery 19,612 35–20–6 76
62 February 23 Ottawa 4 – 3 Pittsburgh OT Emery 17,132 36–20–6 78
63 February 25 Toronto 5 – 0 Ottawa Emery 19,861 36–21–6 78
64 February 26 Ottawa 0 – 4 Boston Gerber 13,451 36–22–6 78
65 February 28 Ottawa 1 – 3 Philadelphia Emery 19,567 36–23–6 78

March

Record: 6–6–2; Home: 3–1–1; Road: 3–5–1

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
66 March 1 Pittsburgh 4 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 20,153 37–23–6 80
67 March 3 Ottawa 1 – 3 Anaheim Gerber 17,174 37–24–6 80
68 March 5 Ottawa 2 – 3 San Jose OT Gerber 17,496 37–24–7 81
69 March 6 Ottawa 0 – 2 Los Angeles Gerber 17,580 37–25–7 81
70 March 8 Ottawa 4 – 2 Phoenix Gerber 16,922 38–25–7 83
71 March 11 Boston 1 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 20,143 39–25–7 85
72 March 13 Ottawa 3 – 0 Montreal Gerber 21,273 40–25–7 87
73 March 16 Ottawa 1 – 5 Carolina Gerber 18,680 40–26–7 87
74 March 20 St. Louis 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 20,027 41–26–7 89
75 March 22 Toronto 5 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 20,183 41–27–7 89
76 March 24 Ottawa 5 – 7 Montreal Emery 21,273 41–28–7 89
77 March 25 Ottawa 6 – 3 Buffalo Gerber 18,690 42–28–7 91
78 March 27 Buffalo 4 – 3 Ottawa SO Gerber 19,883 42–28–8 92
79 March 29 Ottawa 0 – 4 Boston Gerber 17,565 42–29–8 92

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts
80 April 1 Montreal 3 – 0 Ottawa Gerber 42–30–8 92
81 April 3 Ottawa 8 - 2 Toronto Gerber 43-30-8 94
82 April 4 Boston Ottawa
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates regulation loss.
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss.

Playoffs

The Senators will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the eleventh straight season.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Jason Spezza 72 33 56 89 24 59
Daniel Alfredsson 68 40 47 87 14 34
Dany Heatley 68 39 41 80 32 72
Cory Stillman 77 24 40 64 -15 24
Antoine Vermette 78 20 28 48 1 51
Mike Fisher 76 23 24 47 -10 82
Wade Redden 77 6 31 37 10 60
Andrej Meszaros 79 9 27 36 5 50
Chris Kelly 75 11 19 30 3 30
Randy Robitaille 66 10 19 29 4 16

Goaltending

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

Player GP TOI W L OT GA SO Sv% GAA G A PTS PIM
Martin Gerber 54 3019 29 16 4 138 2 .910 2.74 0 2 2 6
Ray Emery 31 1689 12 13 4 88 0 .890 3.13 0 0 0 6
Brian Elliott 1 60 1 0 0 1 0 .966 1.00 0 0 0 0
COMBINED 4768 42 29 8 227 3 .922 2.29 0 2 2 12

Awards and records

Records

  • On November 6, 2007, the Ottawa Senators set a new franchise record for most consecutive wins (8) with a 5–1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. They also set an NHL record for most points accumulated (26) after 14 games played, going 13–1–0 in that span.
  • On January 24, 2008, Senators' Captain Daniel Alfredsson broke the franchise record for most points in a game by one player by scoring 3 goals + 4 assists for 7 points in an 8–4 romp over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 3 goals were scored in 3 different ways: One was scored 5–on-5, another was scored on a powerplay, and the final goal of the hat-trick was scored shorthanded.
  • On February 19, 2008, the Ottawa Senators set a new franchise record in shootout wins by winning their 3rd by a score of 3–2 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Milestones

  • On December 5, 2007 the Ottawa Senators celebrated their 500th franchise win with a 5–4 victory over the Florida Panthers.
  • On February 6, 2008 the Ottawa Senators suffered their 500th franchise defeat without a earning a point in a 4–3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Nick Foligno 1st NHL Game October 4, 2007
Brian Elliott 1st NHL Game
1st NHL Start
1st NHL Win		 October 10, 2007
Dany Heatley 400th NHL Point October 18, 2007
Nick Foligno 1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point		 October 20, 2007
Shean Donovan 1st Goal w/ Ottawa October 20, 2007
Dany Heatley 300th NHL PIM October 27, 2007
Randy Robitaille 1st Goal w/ Ottawa November 1, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 300th NHL Goal November 1, 2007
Mike Fisher 200th NHL Point November 3, 2007
Mike Fisher 400th NHL Game November 10, 2007
Chris Neil 1000th NHL PIM November 10, 2007
Chris Neil 400th NHL Game November 15, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 800th NHL Game November 15, 2007
Alexander Nikulin 1st NHL Game November 22, 2007
Joe Corvo 300th NHL Game November 22, 2007
Shean Donovan 800th NHL Game December 4, 2007
Antoine Vermette 100th NHL Point December 7, 2007
Mike Fisher 100th NHL Goal December 12, 2007
Dean McAmmond 400th NHL Point December 12, 2007
Daniel Alfredsson 800th NHL Point December 13, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL Game December 15, 2007
Dany Heatley 200th NHL Goal December 15, 2007
Jason Spezza 200th NHL Assist December 15, 2007
Luke Richardson 1st Goal w/ Ottawa December 18, 2007
Chris Kelly 200th NHL Game December 20, 2007
Wade Redden 100th NHL Goal December 26, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point		 December 27, 2007
Andrej Meszaros 200th NHL Game December 27, 2007
Jason Spezza 300th NHL Point December 27, 2007
Mike Fisher 1st NHL Hat Trick December 29, 2007
Cody Bass 1st NHL Goal January 4, 2008
Wade Redden 800th NHL Game January 11, 2008
Ilya Zubov 1st NHL Game January 15, 2008
Andrej Meszaros
Anton Volchenkov		 200th NHL PIM January 20, 2008
Wade Redden 400th NHL Point January 20, 2008
Randy Robitaille 500th NHL Game January 20, 2008
Jason Spezza 100th NHL Goal January 24, 2008
Wade Redden 300th NHL Assist January 24, 2008
Daniel Alfredsson 500th NHL Assist January 24, 2008
Jason Spezza 1st NHL Hat Trick
1st NHL 6–point Game		 February 9, 2008
Joe Corvo 100th NHL Assist February 9, 2008
Cory Stillman 1st Assist w/ Ottawa
1st Point w/ Ottawa		 February 12, 2008
Luke Richardson 200th NHL Point February 13, 2008
Jason Spezza 300th NHL Game February 19, 2008
Cory Stillman 1st Goal w/ Ottawa February 21, 2008
Luke Richardson 1400th NHL Game February 25, 2008
Martin Lapointe 1st Goal w/ Ottawa
1st Point w/ Ottawa		 March 1, 2008
Martin Lapointe 1st Assist w/ Ottawa March 13, 2008
Mike Commodore 1st Assist w/ Ottawa
1st Point w/ Ottawa		 March 22, 2008
Brian Lee 1st NHL Game March 25, 2008
Jesse Winchester 1st NHL Game March 29, 2008

Transactions

The Senators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

July 17, 2007
 To Boston Bruins
Peter Schaefer 		To Ottawa Senators
Shean Donovan
February 11, 2008
 To Carolina Hurricanes
Joe Corvo
Patrick Eaves 		To Ottawa Senators
Cory Stillman
Mike Commodore
February 26, 2008
 To Chicago Blackhawks
6th round pick in 2008 		To Ottawa Senators
Martin Lapointe

Free Agents

Free agent acquisitions

Player Former team Contract Terms
Matt Carkner Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $475,000
Niko Dimitrakos Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $575,000
Luke Richardson Tampa Bay Lightning 1 year, $500,000
Randy Robitaille New York Islanders 1 year, $625,000
Jesse Winchester Colgate University 1 year, terms not announced

Players lost to free agency

Player New team
Mike Comrie New York Islanders
Jeff Heerema Frankfurt Lions
Neil Komadoski St. Louis Blues
Tom Preissing Los Angeles Kings
Oleg Saprykin CSKA Moscow

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, Ohio.[25]

Round # Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 29th James O'Brien Centre USA University of Minnesota (NCAA)
2 60th Ruslan Bashkirov Left Wing Russia Quebec Remparts, QMJHL
3 90th Louie Caporusso LW/C Canada St. Michaels, OPJRA
4 120th Ben Blood Defence USA Shattuck St. Mary's, High Minnesota

Roster

Updated December 20, 2024[26][27]

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
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 31 2024 Belleville, Ontario
31 Sweden Anton Forsberg Injured Reserve G L 32 2021 Härnösand, Sweden
81 United States Adam Gaudette C R 28 2024 Braintree, Massachusetts
28 Canada Claude Giroux (A) RW R 36 2022 Hearst, Ontario
73 Canada Noah Gregor C L 26 2024 Beaumont, Alberta
71 Canada Ridly Greig C L 22 2020 Calgary, Alberta
23 Canada Travis Hamonic D R 34 2022 St. Malo, Manitoba
3 United States Nick Jensen D R 34 2024 Saint Paul, Minnesota
43 United States Tyler Kleven D L 22 2020 Fargo, North Dakota
1 Finland Leevi Merilainen G L 22 2020 Oulu, Finland
9 United States Josh Norris C L 25 2018 Oxford, Michigan
38 Canada Zack Ostapchuk LW L 21 2021 Edmonton, Alberta
57 Canada David Perron Injured Reserve LW R 36 2024 Sherbrooke, Quebec
12 United States Shane Pinto C R 24 2019 Franklin Square, New York
51 Canada Cole Reinhardt LW L 24 2020 Calgary, Alberta
85 United States Jake Sanderson D L 22 2020 Whitefish, Montana
18 Germany Tim Stützle C/LW L 22 2020 Viersen, Germany
7 United States Brady Tkachuk (C) LW L 25 2018 Scottsdale, Arizona
35 Sweden Linus Ullmark G L 31 2024 Lugnvik, Sweden
2 Russia Artyom Zub Injured Reserve D R 29 2020 Khabarovsk, Russia

Farm teams

The Senators continued their affiliation with the Binghamton Senators for the 2007–08 AHL season. The affiliation with the Binghamton Senators extends to the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.

See also

References

  • Brophy, Mike (April 1, 2008), "Turning Around the Sens", The Hockey News, pp. pp. 18–22 {{citation}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
Notes
  1. ^ "McAmmond injured in Senators win". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |retrieved= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ TSN report
  3. ^ Canadian Press: Ottawa Senators beat Washington Capitals to cap unbeaten pre-season
  4. ^ Pierre LeBrun. "Heatley, Sens get deal done". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  5. ^ Allen Panzeri (2007-10-15). "Senators about to go on vacation". Ottawa Citizen.
  6. ^ Brian Compton (2007–11–06). "Gerber handles Toronto again". NHL.com. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "League-high six players from red-hot Senators featured in XM/NHL All-Star Fan Balloting". NHL.com. November 6, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "NHL 2008 All-Star Voting". IHT.com. December 5, 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Babcock, Paddock named NHL all-star coaches". CBC. January 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Spezza earns First Star for December". January 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ TSN staff (January 8, 2008). "Luongo, Iginla among All-Star starters". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Associated Press (January 8, 2008). "Crosby top vote-getter, Red Wings with three in starting lineup". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-01-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ "2008 Eastern Conference All-Stars". NHL.com. January 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Canadian Press (January 25, 2008). "Alfredsson leads Senators over Lightning". TSN.ca. Retrieved 2008-01-25. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007–08. pp. pg. 168. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Unknown parameter |publishers= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Alfredsson named NHL's first star". Canada.com. January 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Player of the Week - Jan. 28". The Hockey News. January 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-29. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Dreger, Darren (February 8, 2008). "Redden refuses to waive no-trade clause". Retrieved 2008-02-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ "Sens add pair of Stanley Cup champs". February 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ "Murray replaces Paddock as Sens' coach". TSN.ca. February 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ "Coach going long time coming: GM". The Ottawa Citizen. February 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ THN staff (November 2, 2007). "THN Cover Count" (PDF). The Hockey News. Retrieved 2007-11-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  23. ^ Brophy, pp. 18–22
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  26. ^ "Ottawa Senators Roster". nhl.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
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