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2006–07 Ottawa Senators
Eastern Conference champions
Division2nd Northeast
Conference4th Eastern
2006–07 record48–25–9
Home record25–13–3
Road record23–12–6
Goals for288
Goals against222
Team information
General managerJohn Muckler
CoachBryan Murray
CaptainDaniel Alfredsson
Alternate captainsChris Phillips
Wade Redden
ArenaScotiabank Place
Average attendance19,372 (104.7%)[1]
Team leaders
GoalsDany Heatley (50)
AssistsDaniel Alfredsson (58)
PointsDany Heatley (105)
Penalty minutesChris Neil (177)
Plus/minusDaniel Alfredsson (+42)
WinsRay Emery (33)
Goals against averageRay Emery (2.47)

The 2006–07 Ottawa Senators season was the 15th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the team rebound from a disappointing early exit from the 2006 playoffs. The team made its first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the Anaheim Ducks. After numerous personnel changes at the start of the season, the team had a poor record until December. The poor record sparked numerous trade rumours in the media. The team turned their play around to place second in the division and won three playoff series to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, the first in Ottawa in 80 years.

The line of Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley would lead the way with impressive offensive totals. In the playoffs, the line led the team to three series wins. In the Final, the line was shut down by the superior defence and goaltending of Anaheim and the team lost the series four games to one. Alfredsson would lead all scorers in the playoffs.

Off-season

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In July 2006, the Senators lost four players to free agency; defencemen Zdeno Chara (who signed with the Boston Bruins), Brian Pothier (who signed with the Washington Capitals), goalie Dominik Hasek (who signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings) and forward Vaclav Varada (who signed with HC Davos of the Swiss Elite League).

Former Carolina Hurricanes starter Martin Gerber was signed to fill the void left by Hasek, and Ottawa also signed defenceman Joe Corvo, formerly of the Los Angeles Kings. A short time later, they traded star forward Martin Havlat and centre Bryan Smolinski to the Chicago Blackhawks for Tom Preissing, Josh Hennessy, Michal Barinka and a second-round draft pick in 2008.

The club signed Russian centre Alexei Kaigorodov to a two-year, entry-level contract. They also signed blueliner Jamie Allison and re-signed Antoine Vermette, Chris Neil and Peter Schaefer to avoid arbitration proceedings. In addition, Ottawa re-signed Chris Kelly and Jason Spezza to two-year contracts each, as well as Christoph Schubert.

Having to decide between one of their two star defensemen. Wade Redden was ultimately the choice over Zdeno Chara based on his impressive past couple of seasons. In the 2005–06 season, Redden was selected for the Canadian Olympic team, along with teammate Dany Heatley, and finished the season with a career-high 50 points and an NHL-leading +35 plus-minus rating in 65 games. The Senators chose Redden and the Senators and Redden agreed on a two-year contract worth $13 million with a no-trade clause; Chara signed with the Boston Bruins. Redden's salary made him the highest paid player on the team and the media and fans expected another top-notch season.

Regular season

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The goaltending duty was platooned between Ray Emery and Martin Gerber at first. Gerber struggled and Emery eventually won the starting job.

Highlights

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After starting with a 17–18–1 record by December 21, Ottawa played better from that point on (31–7–8).

On January 3, 2007, Ottawa acquired centre Mike Comrie from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for prospect Alexei Kaigorodov. Ottawa was in need of another centre due to injuries and was eager to shed Kaigorodov, who was suspended for refusing an assignment to the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators, instead opting to play in Russia.

Dany Heatley was the representative for Ottawa at the 2007 All-Star Game for the East, managing a 94.0 MPH slapshot in the skills competition and a goal and two assists in the East's 12–9 loss to the West. For the YoungStars Game, sophomore defenceman Andrej Meszaros and forward Patrick Eaves participated.

On February 22, 2007, the Senators were involved in a huge brawl with the Buffalo Sabres over an alleged late hit by the Senators' Chris Neil on Sabres' co-captain Chris Drury. Although the referees ruled it was a legal hit (and replays and analysts concurred after the game), a fight ensued after play restarted. Eight players were assessed a total of 100 penalty minutes, and five players, including Senators Ray Emery and Chris Phillips, were ejected. The Senators lost the match, 6–5, in a shootout, one of a record eight overtime games and four shootouts that night.

Midway through the season, the Senators acquired centre Mike Comrie and left wing Oleg Saprykin from the Phoenix Coyotes. They would also acquire defenceman Lawrence Nycholat from the Washington Capitals.

The team finished second in the Northeast Division, behind the Presidents' Trophy-winning Buffalo Sabres, and third in the Conference in points (the team was seeded fourth due to the precedence of divisional winners). Because the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs both narrowly missed the playoffs, the Senators were the only Canadian-based team in the Eastern Conference to qualify for the playoffs. They also tied the Canadiens for most shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with 17.[2]

Season standings

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Northeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 1 Buffalo Sabres 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 4 Ottawa Senators 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
3 9 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
4 10 Montreal Canadiens 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
5 13 Boston Bruins 82 35 41 6 219 289 76

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Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Eastern Conference[4]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 P - Buffalo Sabres NE 82 53 22 7 308 242 113
2 Y - New Jersey Devils AT 82 49 24 9 216 201 107
3 Y - Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 43 28 11 246 245 97
4 X - Ottawa Senators NE 82 48 25 9 288 222 105
5 X - Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 47 24 11 277 246 105
6 X - New York Rangers AT 82 42 30 10 242 216 94
7 X - Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 44 33 5 253 261 93
8 X - New York Islanders AT 82 40 30 12 248 240 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 40 31 11 258 269 91
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 34 6 245 256 90
11 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 40 34 8 241 253 88
12 Florida Panthers SE 82 35 31 16 247 257 86
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 35 41 6 219 289 76
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 28 40 14 235 286 70
15 Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 22 48 12 214 303 56
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Playoffs

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Further information: 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fourth seed.

The Senators started the playoffs against the fifth-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins, whom they defeated four games to one. The second-seeded New Jersey Devils were their next opponent, with the same four-games-to-one result, again in favor of the Senators. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Senators faced the top-seeded Buffalo Sabres. Once again, Ottawa won in five games, which gave the Senators their first-ever trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. This was also the Sens' first series win against the Sabres.

Finals
Further information: 2007 Stanley Cup Finals
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The Anaheim Ducks were the Senators' opponents in the Finals and the four-games-to-one result stayed the same for the Senators, the only difference being this time it was in the opposing team's favor. The Ducks were successful in shutting down the Senators's top line to the point where it was broken up in game five. All games were close except for game five which the Senators lost 6–2, when two goals went in off Senators defencemen and Chris Phillips caused an own-goal, which turned out to be the game-winning and Cup-winning goal attributed to Travis Moen, and possibly the only such goal in Finals history. Daniel Alfredsson was the Senators' top forward in the series as he had been all playoffs, scoring four goals. Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza were held to one goal and two assists in total.

Key contributors

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After a poor start to the season, several players picked up their play and the Senators played well from December to the Stanley Cup Finals. The defence pairing of Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov won praise from the media for their "shutdown effectiveness" against opposing top lines.[5] The 'CASH line' of Spezza, Heatley, and Alfredsson was outstanding offensively, scoring nearly half of the Senators' goals in the post-season, appearing on The Hockey News cover for their play.[6] The line tied for the NHL and team scoring lead with 22 points in 20 playoff games. Goaltender Ray Emery played all 20 games and posted 13 wins.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2006–07 regular season[7]
October: 5–6–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 4 Ottawa 4 – 1 Toronto Gerber 19,520 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 5 Toronto 6 – 0 Ottawa Gerber 19,237 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 7 Buffalo 4 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,202 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 12 Calgary 1 – 0 Ottawa Emery 18,404 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 14 Ottawa 3 – 2 Montreal SO Emery 21,273 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 19 Colorado 2 – 1 Ottawa Gerber 17,728 2–4–0 4 Recap
7 October 21 New Jersey 1 – 8 Ottawa Emery 19,166 3–4–0 6 Recap
8 October 24 Ottawa 6 – 2 Toronto Gerber 19,485 4–4–0 8 Recap
9 October 26 Toronto 2 – 7 Ottawa Emery 19,178 5–4–0 10 Recap
10 October 28 Ottawa 1 – 2 Boston Gerber 13,281 5–5–0 10 Recap
11 October 31 Ottawa 2 – 4 Montreal Emery 21,273 5–6–0 10 Recap
November: 8–6–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 5–4–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
12 November 4 Carolina 4 – 2 Ottawa Gerber 19,548 5–7–0 10 Recap
13 November 6 Ottawa 3 – 4 Washington OT Gerber 10,485 5–7–1 11 Recap
14 November 8 Ottawa 4 – 5 Atlanta Gerber 16,253 5–8–1 11 Recap
15 November 10 Ottawa 6 – 3 Pittsburgh Gerber 17,052 6–8–1 13 Recap
16 November 11 Ottawa 3 – 4 Boston Gerber 15,772 6–9–1 13 Recap
17 November 13 Montreal 6 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 20,051 6–10–1 13 Recap
18 November 15 Ottawa 4 – 2 Buffalo Emery 18,690 7–10–1 15 Recap
19 November 17 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey Emery 15,133 7–11–1 15 Recap
20 November 18 Buffalo 1 – 4 Ottawa Emery 19,770 8–11–1 17 Recap
21 November 20 Minnesota 3 – 5 Ottawa Emery 18,094 9–11–1 19 Recap
22 November 22 Ottawa 3 – 2 Philadelphia OT Emery 18,990 10–11–1 21 Recap
23 November 24 Ottawa 6 – 4 Florida Emery 16,544 11–11–1 23 Recap
24 November 26 Ottawa 1 – 3 Tampa Bay Emery 19,819 11–12–1 23 Recap
25 November 28 Ottawa 4 – 1 Carolina Gerber 14,393 12–12–1 25 Recap
26 November 30 Florida 0 – 6 Ottawa Emery 17,814 13–12–1 27 Recap
December: 8–6–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 5–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
27 December 2 Tampa Bay 2 – 5 Ottawa Emery 18,618 14–12–1 29 Recap
28 December 5 Ottawa 4 – 2 NY Islanders Gerber 8,741 15–12–1 31 Recap
29 December 6 Ottawa 2 – 6 Washington Emery 10,926 15–13–1 31 Recap
30 December 9 NY Rangers 3 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,192 15–14–1 31 Recap
31 December 10 Ottawa 2 – 6 Columbus Gerber 15,797 15–15–1 31 Recap
32 December 12 Ottawa 3 – 2 Detroit Emery 20,066 16–15–1 33 Recap
33 December 14 Ottawa 0 – 6 Nashville Emery 12,718 16–16–1 33 Recap
34 December 16 Ottawa 3 – 1 Buffalo Emery 18,690 17–16–1 35 Recap
35 December 19 Boston 7 – 2 Ottawa Emery 19,153 17–17–1 35 Recap
36 December 21 Tampa Bay 4 – 2 Ottawa Emery 18,603 17–18–1 35 Recap
37 December 23 Ottawa 6 – 3 Philadelphia Gerber 19,268 18–18–1 37 Recap
38 December 27 NY Islanders 0 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,192 19–18–1 39 Recap
39 December 29 NY Rangers 0 – 1 Ottawa Emery 20,214 20–18–1 41 Recap
40 December 30 Ottawa 3 – 2 Toronto OT Emery 19,483 21–18–1 43 Recap
January: 9–3–1 (home: 7–2–1; road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
41 January 1 Atlanta 3 – 2 Ottawa OT Emery 19,707 21–18–2 44 Recap
42 January 3 Buffalo 3 – 6 Ottawa Emery 19,777 22–18–2 46 Recap
43 January 6 New Jersey 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 19,548 22–19–2 46 Recap
44 January 7 Philadelphia 1 – 6 Ottawa Gerber 18,509 23–19–2 48 Recap
45 January 9 Boston 2 – 5 Ottawa Emery 18,292 24–19–2 50 Recap
46 January 11 Ottawa 6 – 4 NY Rangers Emery 18,200 25–19–2 52 Recap
47 January 13 Montreal 3 – 8 Ottawa Emery 20,038 26–19–2 54 Recap
48 January 16 Washington 2 – 5 Ottawa Emery 18,810 27–19–2 56 Recap
49 January 18 Vancouver 2 – 1 Ottawa Emery 19,161 27–20–2 56 Recap
50 January 20 Ottawa 3 – 0 Boston Emery 17,565 28–20–2 58 Recap
51 January 27 Boston 1 – 3 Ottawa Emery 19,846 29–20–2 60 Recap
52 January 29 Ottawa 1 – 3 Montreal Emery 21,273 29–21–2 60 Recap
53 January 30 Washington 2 – 3 Ottawa Gerber 19,178 30–21–2 62 Recap
February: 8–1–2 (home: 6–0–1; road: 2–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
54 February 3 Toronto 3 – 2 Ottawa SO Emery 20,112 30–21–3 63 Recap
55 February 7 Ottawa 2 – 3 Buffalo Emery 18,690 30–22–3 63 Recap
56 February 8 Montreal 1 – 4 Ottawa Emery 19,915 31–22–3 65 Recap
57 February 10 Ottawa 5 – 3 Montreal Emery 21,273 32–22–3 67 Recap
58 February 14 Florida 0 – 4 Ottawa Gerber 18,561 33–22–3 69 Recap
59 February 17 Atlanta 3 – 5 Ottawa Gerber 19,881 34–22–3 71 Recap
60 February 20 Edmonton 3 – 4 Ottawa SO Gerber 19,716 35–22–3 73 Recap
61 February 22 Ottawa 5 – 6 Buffalo SO Gerber 18,690 35–22–4 74 Recap
62 February 24 Buffalo 5 – 6 Ottawa Emery 20,040 36–22–4 76 Recap
63 February 27 Ottawa 4 – 2 Carolina Gerber 17,812 37–22–4 78 Recap
64 February 28 Carolina 0 – 2 Ottawa Emery 19,261 38–22–4 80 Recap
March: 9–2–4 (home: 4–1–1; road: 5–1–3)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 2 Ottawa 2 – 4 Atlanta Emery 16,190 38–23–4 80 Recap
66 March 4 Ottawa 3 – 4 Chicago SO Gerber 13,917 38–23–5 81 Recap
67 March 6 Pittsburgh 5 – 4 Ottawa SO Emery 20,074 38–23–6 82 Recap
68 March 8 Toronto 1 – 5 Ottawa Emery 20,018 39–23–6 84 Recap
69 March 10 Ottawa 3 – 4 Toronto OT Emery 19,527 39–23–7 85 Recap
70 March 13 Ottawa 3 – 2 NY Rangers Emery 18,200 40–23–7 87 Recap
71 March 15 NY Islanders 2 – 5 Ottawa Emery 19,989 41–23–7 89 Recap
72 March 17 Philadelphia 2 – 3 Ottawa Emery 19,639 42–23–7 91 Recap
73 March 18 Ottawa 3 – 4 Pittsburgh SO Emery 17,132 42–23–8 92 Recap
74 March 20 Ottawa 4 – 2 St. Louis Gerber 13,188 43–23–8 94 Recap
75 March 22 Ottawa 4 – 2 Florida Emery 14,202 44–23–8 96 Recap
76 March 24 Ottawa 7 – 2 Tampa Bay Emery 20,342 45–23–8 98 Recap
77 March 27 Boston 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 19,786 45–24–8 98 Recap
78 March 30 Montreal 2 – 5 Ottawa Emery 20,185 46–24–8 100 Recap
79 March 31 Ottawa 5 – 2 NY Islanders Gerber 15,598 47–24–8 102 Recap
April: 1–1–1 (home: 0–1–0; road: 1–0–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
80 April 3 Ottawa 1 – 2 New Jersey SO Emery 11,642 47–24–9 103 Recap
81 April 5 Pittsburgh 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,064 47–25–9 103 Recap
82 April 7 Ottawa 6 – 3 Boston Emery 17,565 48–25–9 105 Recap
Legend:

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

Playoffs

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2007 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Pittsburgh Penguins – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 11 Pittsburgh 3 – 6 Ottawa Emery 19,611 1 – 0 Recap
2 April 14 Pittsburgh 4 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,133 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 15 Ottawa 4 – 2 Pittsburgh Emery 17,132 2 – 1 Recap
4 April 17 Ottawa 2 – 1 Pittsburgh Emery 17,132 3 – 1 Recap
5 April 19 Pittsburgh 0 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,179 4 – 1 Recap
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (2) New Jersey Devils – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 April 26 Ottawa 5 – 4 New Jersey Emery 15,512 1 – 0 Recap
2 April 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 New Jersey 2OT Emery 19,040 1 – 1 Recap
3 April 30 New Jersey 0 – 2 Ottawa Emery 19,636 2 – 1 Recap
4 May 2 New Jersey 2 – 3 Ottawa Emery 20,248 3 – 1 Recap
5 May 5 Ottawa 3 – 2 New Jersey Emery 19,040 4 – 1 Recap
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (1) Buffalo Sabres – Senators win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 10 Ottawa 5 – 2 Buffalo Emery 18,690 1 – 0 Recap
2 May 12 Ottawa 4 – 3 Buffalo 2OT Emery 18,690 2 – 0 Recap
3 May 14 Buffalo 0 – 1 Ottawa Emery 20,171 3 – 0 Recap
4 May 16 Buffalo 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,294 3 – 1 Recap
5 May 19 Ottawa 3 – 2 Buffalo OT Emery 18,690 4 – 1 Recap
Stanley Cup Finals vs. (W2) Anaheim Ducks – Ducks win 4–1
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap
1 May 28 Ottawa 2 – 3 Anaheim Emery 17,274 0 – 1 Recap
2 May 30 Ottawa 0 – 1 Anaheim Emery 17,258 0 – 2 Recap
3 June 2 Anaheim 3 – 5 Ottawa Emery 20,500 1 – 2 Recap
4 June 4 Anaheim 3 – 2 Ottawa Emery 20,500 1 – 3 Recap
5 June 6 Ottawa 2 – 6 Anaheim Emery 17,372 1 – 4 Recap
Legend:

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Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Centre; D = Defence; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Senators only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
15 Dany Heatley LW 82 50 55 105 31 74 20 7 15 22 4 14
19 Jason Spezza C 67 34 53 87 19 45 20 7 15 22 5 10
11 Daniel Alfredsson RW 77 29 58 87 42 42 20 14 8 22 4 10
12 Mike Fisher C 68 22 26 48 15 41 20 5 5 10 −2 24
27 Peter Schaefer LW 77 12 34 46 7 32 20 1 5 6 1 10
20 Antoine Vermette C 77 19 20 39 −2 52 20 2 3 5 2 6
22 Chris Kelly C 82 15 23 38 28 40 20 3 4 7 0 4
42 Tom Preissing D 80 7 31 38 40 18 20 2 5 7 3 10
7 Joe Corvo D 76 8 29 37 8 42 20 2 7 9 4 6
6 Wade Redden D 64 7 29 36 1 50 20 3 7 10 6 10
14 Andrej Meszaros D 82 7 28 35 −15 102 20 1 6 7 5 12
44 Patrick Eaves RW 73 14 18 32 1 36 7 0 2 2 0 2
37 Dean McAmmond C 81 14 15 29 11 28 18 5 3 8 5 11
25 Chris Neil RW 82 12 16 28 6 177 20 2 2 4 0 20
4 Chris Phillips D 82 8 18 26 36 80 20 0 0 0 −2 24
89 Mike Comrie† C 41 13 12 25 −1 24 20 2 4 6 −1 17
5 Christoph Schubert D 80 8 17 25 30 56 20 0 1 1 −5 22
24 Anton Volchenkov D 78 1 18 19 37 67 20 2 4 6 −2 24
17 Denis Hamel‡ LW 43 4 3 7 4 10 — — — — — —
61 Oleg Saprykin† LW 12 1 1 2 −3 4 15 1 1 2 0 4
16 Brian McGrattan RW 45 0 2 2 −1 100 — — — — — —
36 Josh Hennessy C 10 1 0 1 0 4 — — — — — —
1 Ray Emery G 58 0 1 1 30 20 0 2 2 0
55 Alexei Kaigorodov‡ C 6 0 1 1 1 0 — — — — — —
49 Danny Bois RW 1 0 0 0 0 7 — — — — — —
29 Martin Gerber G 29 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
41 Tomas Malec‡ D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
2 Lawrence Nycholat† D 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
43 Serge Payer C 5 0 0 0 −1 0 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Ray Emery 58 33 16 6 1691 138 2.47 .918 5 3351 20 13 7 505 47 2.26 .907 3 1249
29 Martin Gerber 29 15 9 3 784 74 2.78 .906 1 1599 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honour Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Dany Heatley (Right Wing) [8]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Dany Heatley [9]
NHL First Star of the Month Dany Heatley (January) [10]
NHL First Star of the Week Ray Emery (December 31) [11]
Daniel Alfredsson (January 14)
NHL Second Star of the Week Dany Heatley (January 7) [11]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Patrick Eaves [12]
Andrej Meszaros
Team Molson Cup Ray Emery [13]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Alexei Kaigorodov October 14, 2006 [14]
Danny Bois December 6, 2006
Josh Hennessy December 12, 2006

Transactions

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The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.[15]

Trades

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Date Details Ref
July 10, 2006 (2006-07-10) To Chicago Blackhawks
To Ottawa Senators
[16]
January 3, 2007 (2007-01-03) To Phoenix Coyotes
To Ottawa Senators
[17]
January 5, 2007 (2007-01-05) To New York Islanders
To Ottawa Senators
[18]
February 26, 2007 (2007-02-26) To Washington Capitals
To Ottawa Senators
[19]
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27) To Phoenix Coyotes
  • 2nd-round pick in 2008
 To Ottawa Senators
 [20]

Players acquired

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Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Joe Corvo Los Angeles Kings 4-year Free agency [21]
Martin Gerber Carolina Hurricanes 3-year Free agency [21]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) Bobby Robins Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [22]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Ryan Vesce Springfield Falcons (AHL) 1-year Free agency [23]
July 26, 2006 (2006-07-26) Jamie Allison Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [24]
Cory Pecker Binghamton Senators (AHL) 1-year Free agency [24]
July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) Brian Maloney Atlanta Thrashers 1-year Free agency [25]
August 2, 2006 (2006-08-02) Dean McAmmond St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [26]
Serge Payer Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [26]
April 12, 2007 (2007-04-12) Derek Smith Lake Superior State University (CCHA) 2-year Free agency [27]

Players lost

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Date Player New team Via[a] Ref
July 1, 2006 (2006-07-01) Tyler Arnason Colorado Avalanche Free agency (UFA) [29]
Zdeno Chara Boston Bruins Free agency (III) [30]
Brian Pothier Washington Capitals Free agency (III) [31]
July 2, 2006 (2006-07-02) Mike Morrison Phoenix Coyotes Free agency (VI) [32]
July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) Glen Metropolit Atlanta Thrashers Free agency (III) [33]
July 12, 2006 (2006-07-12) Charlie Stephens DEG Metro Stars (DEL) Free agency (VI) [34]
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Billy Thompson New York Islanders Free agency (UFA) [35]
July 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) Dominik Hasek Detroit Red Wings Free agency (III) [36]
August 8, 2006 (2006-08-08) Brad Norton Detroit Red Wings Free agency (III) [37]
August 9, 2006 (2006-08-09) Filip Novak Columbus Blue Jackets Free agency (UFA) [38]
August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10) Vaclav Varada HC Davos (NLA) Free agency (III) [39]
August 14, 2006 (2006-08-14) Steve Martins Chicago Wolves (AHL) Free agency (III) [40]
August 16, 2006 (2006-08-16) Brett Clouthier Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) Free agency (VI) [41]
Greg Watson Pensacola Ice Pilots (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [42]
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) Brennan Evans Worcester Sharks (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [43]
November 3, 2006 (2006-11-03) Joe Cullen Dayton Bombers (ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [44]
February 10, 2007 (2007-02-10) Denis Hamel Atlanta Thrashers Waivers [45]
May 30, 2007 (2007-05-30) Cory Pecker Lausanne HC (NLA) Free agency [46]

Signings

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Date Player Term Contract type Ref
June 30, 2006 (2006-06-30) Wade Redden 2-year Re-signing [47]
July 3, 2006 (2006-07-03) Jason Spezza 2-year Re-signing [48]
July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06) Ray Emery 1-year Re-signing [49]
July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13) Jeff Heerema 1-year Re-signing [50]
Neil Komadoski 1-year Re-signing [22]
July 17, 2006 (2006-07-17) Christoph Schubert 1-year Re-signing [51]
July 18, 2006 (2006-07-18) Antoine Vermette multi-year Re-signing [52]
July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25) Chris Kelly 1-year Re-signing [53]
July 26, 2006 (2006-07-26) Chris Neil 3-year Re-signing [24]
July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28) Peter Schaefer 4-year Re-signing [54]
September 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) Tomas Malec Re-signing [55]
September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12) Alexei Kaigorodov 2-year Entry-level [56]
October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10) Tomas Kudelka 3-year Entry-level [57]
March 21, 2007 (2007-03-21) Brian Elliott Entry-level [58]
Nick Foligno Entry-level [58]
March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30) Shawn Weller Entry-level [59]
April 9, 2007 (2007-04-09) Anton Volchenkov 3-year Extension [60]
April 11, 2007 (2007-04-11) Chris Phillips 4-year Extension [61]
June 1, 2007 (2007-06-01) Kaspars Daugavins Entry-level [62]
Mattias Karlsson Entry-level [62]
Alexander Nikulin Entry-level [62]

Draft picks

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Ottawa's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia.[63]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 28 Nick Foligno (LW)  United States Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3 68 Eric Gryba (D)  Canada Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
3 91 Kaspars Daugavins (LW)  Latvia HK Riga 2000 (LHL)
4 121 Pierre-Luc Lessard (D)  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 151 Ryan Daniels (G)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 181 Kevin Koopman (D)  Canada Beaver Valley Nitehawks (KIJHL)
7 211 Erik Condra (RW)  United States University of Notre Dame (NCAA)

Notes:

Farm teams

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[28]

References

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  • "2006-07 Ottawa Senators Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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  34. ^ "Charlie Stephens". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 7, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2024. 12-Jul-06: Signed with the Dusseldorfer EG Metro Stars (Germany).
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  39. ^ "Vaclav Varada". TSN.ca. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2024. 10-Aug-06: Signed with the HC Davos of the Swiss National League.
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