2013–14 Ottawa Senators season

2013–14 Ottawa Senators
Division	5th Atlantic
Conference	13th Eastern
2013–14 record	37–31–14
Home record	18–17–6
Road record	19–14–8
Goals for	236
Goals against	265
Team information
General manager	Bryan Murray
Coach	Paul MacLean
Captain	Jason Spezza
Alternate captains	Chris Phillips Chris Neil
Arena	Canadian Tire Centre
Average attendance	18,108 (94.5%) (41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)	Binghamton Senators (AHL) Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Kyle Turris (26)
Assists	Erik Karlsson (54)
Points	Erik Karlsson (74)
Penalty minutes	Chris Neil (211)
Plus/minus	(+): Kyle Turris (22) (−): Jason Spezza (−26)
Wins	Craig Anderson (25)
Goals against average	Craig Anderson (3.00)

The 2013–14 Ottawa Senators season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise. The 2013–14 season was the first season of a re-organization by the NHL of its divisions. Ottawa was placed in a new Atlantic Division with the Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Senators failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season

In June 2013, the Senators traded impending free agent Sergei Gonchar to the Dallas Stars for a sixth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. The Senators chose Chris Leblanc with the pick.

On July 5, two moves came about that changed the face of the franchise. In a surprise move that shocked Ottawa fans, captain and multiple franchise record holder Daniel Alfredsson signed a contract to play with the Detroit Red Wings, ending his 17-year association with Ottawa. "It pretty much came down to a selfish decision in terms of I have not won a Stanley Cup, a big priority for me," Alfredsson explained in a candid conference call with the media. He continued explaining how hard of a decision it was and gave his reasoning. "I feel that in Ottawa they are getting closer and closer and they have a really bright future in front of them, but at this point in my career there's not much left," Alfredsson said. "I don't have the time to wait for that." In a later press conference, Alfredsson expressed his dissatisfaction in negotiations with the Senators. Alfredsson stated that an understanding to compensate Alfredsson for the low salary he had taken in the 2012–13 season was not lived up to. Alfredsson had taken a below-value $1-million salary in 2012–13 in his contract to lower the long-term salary cap hit for his contract, but was not expecting to play the season. When Alfredsson decided to play the 2012–13 season, he had expected to re-negotiate the contract at that time, but the Senators did not re-open contract negotiations, and Alfredsson decided to play the season at the salary and seek compensation in the 2013–14 contract. The Senators wanted to pay Alfredsson his market value for 2013–14, without any extra to cover 2012–13.

Later on July 5, the Senators made a major trade with the Anaheim Ducks, picking up multiple 30-goal scorer Bobby Ryan. The Senators had to give up first-year player Jakob Silfverberg, junior prospect Stefan Noesen and the team's first-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan, who had been the subject of many trade rumours, tweeted, "I'm coming in hot, Ottawa," a reference to the film Top Gun. Ryan was expected to play on the top line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek.

The Senators signed two free agents, forward Clarke MacArthur from Toronto and defenceman Joe Corvo from Carolina. Corvo had previously played with Ottawa from 2006 to 2008 and was a member of the team that made it to the 2007 Stanley Cup Final. Forward Peter Regin and defenceman Andre Benoit left the team as free agents, Regin to the New York Islanders and Benoit to Colorado.

Regular season

On December 2, former captain Daniel Alfredsson made his first return visit to Ottawa as a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Alfredsson was honoured with a video tribute before the game and a standing ovation from the fans. Alfredsson scored an empty net goal, enabling him to have scored against all 30 NHL teams. Alfredsson also had an assist on Detroit's first goal. The Red Wings won the game 4–2.

Assistant General Manager Tim Murray left the team on January 9, 2014, to become the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Director of Player Personnel Pierre Dorion and Director of Hockey Operations and Player Development Randy Lee became joint assistant general managers, splitting the duties that Tim Murray was responsible for. General Manager Bryan Murray's contract was extended for two years on January 13, taking on the additional title of president of hockey operations. After the two years is over, Murray would become an advisor to the Senators.

The Senators played in the 2014 Heritage Classic game against the Vancouver Canucks on March 2, 2014, at BC Place in Vancouver. The Senators unveiled a white version of their heritage third jersey for the game. The Canucks resurrected a uniform of the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association from the 1910s for the game. The Senators won the game 4–2.

At the trade deadline of March 5, the team was four points out of a playoff spot. The team added Ales Hemsky for the stretch run, giving up two draft picks. Winger Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo were put on waivers, with Conacher being picked up by the Buffalo Sabres. Corvo was not picked up and he was loaned to the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. The Senators also made two minor league deals, sending university player Jeff Costello to the Vancouver Canucks for minor league defenceman Patrick Mullen. Binghamton player Andre Petersson was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for defenceman Alex Grant. Veteran defenceman and assistant captain Chris Phillips was re-signed for two years.

The Senators, whom a lot of media had predicted were going to contend in the Eastern Conference, were eliminated from playoff contention on April 8.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	82	54	19	9	51	261	177	+84	117
2	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	27	9	38	240	215	+25	101
3	x – Montreal Canadiens	82	46	28	8	40	215	204	+11	100
4	x – Detroit Red Wings	82	39	28	15	34	222	230	−8	93
5	Ottawa Senators	82	37	31	14	30	236	265	−29	88
6	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	38	36	8	29	231	256	−25	84
7	Florida Panthers	82	29	45	8	21	196	268	−72	66
8	Buffalo Sabres	82	21	51	10	14	157	248	−91	52

Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 4–4–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 15	Ottawa	3–1	Winnipeg		Lehner	15,004	1–0–0	Recap
2[a]	September 16	Calgary	2–4	Ottawa		Hammond	6,500	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 19	Toronto	3–2	Ottawa		Lawson	16,929	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 24	Ottawa	3–2	Toronto		Lehner	19,176	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 25	Montreal	2–5	Ottawa		Hammond	16,194	4–1–0	Recap
6	September 26	Ottawa	1–3	Montreal		Anderson	21,273	4–2–0	Recap
7	September 29	NY Islanders	4–1	Ottawa		Anderson	15,321	4–3–0	Recap
8[b]	September 29	Ottawa	2–5	NY Islanders		Lehner	3,000	4–4–0	Recap
Notes: a Game was played at Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. b Game was played at Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario.

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 4–6–2 (Home: 1–3–0 ; Road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 4 Ottawa 1–0 Buffalo Anderson 19,070 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 5 Ottawa 4–5 Toronto SO Anderson 19,552 1–0–1 3 Recap 3 October 9 Ottawa 3–4 Los Angeles OT Anderson 18,118 1–0–2 4 Recap 4 October 12 Ottawa 2–3 San Jose Lehner 17,562 1–1–2 4 Recap 5 October 13 Ottawa 1–4 Anaheim Anderson 17,177 1–2–2 4 Recap 6 October 15 Ottawa 4–3 Phoenix OT Anderson 10,594 2–2–2 6 Recap 7 October 17 New Jersey 2–5 Ottawa Anderson 18,867 3–2–2 8 Recap 8 October 19 Edmonton 3–1 Ottawa Lehner 18,623 3–3–2 8 Recap 9 October 23 Ottawa 6–1 Detroit Anderson 20,066 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 25 Anaheim 2–1 Ottawa Anderson 17,590 4–4–2 10 Recap 11 October 27 San Jose 5–2 Ottawa Anderson 17,145 4–5–2 10 Recap 12 October 29 Ottawa 5–6 Chicago Anderson 21,123 4–6–2 10 Recap
November: 6–6–2 (Home: 3–4–2 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 NY Islanders 5–4 Ottawa SO Lehner 15,589 4–6–3 11 Recap 14 November 3 Dallas 4–3 Ottawa SO Lehner 18,106 4–6–4 12 Recap 15 November 5 Ottawa 4–1 Columbus Lehner 13,122 5–6–4 14 Recap 16 November 7 Montreal 1–4 Ottawa Lehner 19,292 6–6–4 16 Recap 17 November 9 Florida 2–3 Ottawa Lehner 16,244 7–6–4 18 Recap 18 November 12 Philadelphia 5–0 Ottawa Anderson 16,398 7–7–4 18 Recap 19 November 15 Boston 2–4 Ottawa Anderson 19,538 8–7–4 20 Recap 20 November 17 Columbus 4–1 Ottawa Anderson 15,535 8–8–4 20 Recap 21 November 19 Ottawa 2–5 Philadelphia Lehner 19,724 8–9–4 20 Recap 22 November 20 Minnesota 4–3 Ottawa Anderson 16,642 8–10–4 20 Recap 23 November 23 Ottawa 4–2 Detroit Lehner 20,066 9–10–4 22 Recap 24 November 24 Ottawa 1–4 Carolina Lehner 13,657 9–11–4 22 Recap 25 November 27 Ottawa 6–4 Washington Anderson 18,506 10–11–4 24 Recap 26 November 28 Vancouver 5–2 Ottawa Anderson 17,931 10–12–4 24 Recap
December: 7–6–3 (Home: 6–3–2 ; Road: 1–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 1 Detroit 4–2 Ottawa Lehner 20,011 10–13–4 24 Recap 28 December 3 Ottawa 4–2 Florida Anderson 10,074 11–13–4 26 Recap 29 December 5 Ottawa 1–3 Tampa Bay Lehner 16,562 11–14–4 26 Recap 30 December 7 Toronto 4–3 Ottawa SO Anderson 19,559 11–14–5 27 Recap 31 December 9 Philadelphia 4–5 Ottawa SO Anderson 15,786 12–14–5 29 Recap 32 December 10 Ottawa 1–2 Buffalo SO Lehner 18,594 12–14–6 30 Recap 33 December 12 Buffalo 1–2 Ottawa Anderson 15,578 13–14–6 32 Recap 34 December 14 Los Angeles 5–2 Ottawa Lehner 17,140 13–15–6 32 Recap 35 December 16 St. Louis 2–3 Ottawa OT Lehner 16,008 14–15–6 34 Recap 36 December 18 Ottawa 2–5 New Jersey Lehner 14,032 14–16–6 34 Recap 37 December 19 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Anderson 15,927 14–17–6 34 Recap 38 December 21 Phoenix 4–3 Ottawa OT Anderson 16,716 14–17–7 35 Recap 39 December 23 Pittsburgh 0–5 Ottawa Anderson 19,838 15–17–7 37 Recap 40 December 27 Ottawa 0–5 Boston Lehner 17,565 15–18–7 37 Recap 41 December 28 Boston 3–4 Ottawa Anderson 20,500 16–18–7 39 Recap 42 December 30 Washington 1–3 Ottawa Anderson 20,193 17–18–7 41 Recap
January: 7–2–3 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 5–1–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 43 January 2 Winnipeg 3–4 Ottawa Anderson 18,691 18–18–7 43 Recap 44 January 4 Ottawa 4–3 Montreal OT Anderson 21,273 19–18–7 45 Recap 45 January 8 Ottawa 3–4 Colorado OT Anderson 12,487 19–18–8 46 Recap 46 January 11 Ottawa 2–1 Nashville SO Anderson 17,113 20–18–8 48 Recap 47 January 14 Ottawa 3–0 Minnesota Lehner 18,117 21–18–8 50 Recap 48 January 16 Montreal 5–4 Ottawa OT Anderson 19,217 21–18–9 51 Recap 49 January 18 NY Rangers 4–1 Ottawa Anderson 19,978 21–19–9 51 Recap 50 January 21 Ottawa 2–0 Washington Anderson 18,506 22–19–9 53 Recap 51 January 23 Ottawa 3–4 Tampa Bay SO Anderson 18,751 22–19–10 54 Recap – January 24 Ottawa Carolina Game rescheduled to January 25 due to effects on Carolina's schedule after a Hurricanes-Flyers game was postponed. 52 January 25 Ottawa 3–6 Carolina Lehner 11,458 22–20–10 54 Recap 53 January 28 Ottawa 3–2 Columbus Anderson 13,373 23–20–10 56 Recap 54 January 30 Tampa Bay 3–5 Ottawa Anderson 19,757 24–20–10 58 Recap
February: 2–3–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 Ottawa 3–6 Toronto Anderson 19,613 24–21–10 58 Recap 56 February 3 Ottawa 1–2 Pittsburgh OT Anderson 18,579 24–21–11 59 Recap 57 February 4 Ottawa 5–4 St. Louis SO Lehner 14,758 25–21–11 61 Recap 58 February 6 Buffalo 2–3 Ottawa Anderson 18,426 26–21–11 63 Recap 59 February 8 Ottawa 2–7 Boston Anderson 17,565 26–22–11 63 Recap 60 February 27 Detroit 6–1 Ottawa Lehner 18,931 26–23–11 63 Recap
March: 6–6–3 (Home: 3–3–1 ; Road: 3–3–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 (Heritage Classic) Ottawa 4–2 Vancouver Anderson 54,194 (at BC Place) 27–23–11 65 Recap 62 March 4 Ottawa 2–3 Edmonton Anderson 16,839 27–24–11 65 Recap 63 March 5 Ottawa 1–4 Calgary Anderson 19,289 27–25–11 65 Recap 64 March 8 Ottawa 5–3 Winnipeg Anderson 15,004 28–25–11 67 Recap 65 March 10 Nashville 4–3 Ottawa OT Lehner 19,063 28–25–12 68 Recap 66 March 15 Ottawa 4–5 Montreal OT Lehner 21,273 28–25–13 69 Recap 67 March 16 Colorado 3–1 Ottawa Lehner 19,501 28–26–13 69 Recap 68 March 18 NY Rangers 8–4 Ottawa Lehner 17,326 28–27–13 69 Recap 69 March 20 Tampa Bay 5–4 Ottawa Lehner 17,136 28–28–13 69 Recap 70 March 22 Ottawa 1–3 Dallas Lehner 16,714 28–29–13 69 Recap 71 March 24 Ottawa 4–3 Tampa Bay SO Lehner 18,486 29–29–13 71 Recap 72 March 25 Ottawa 2–3 Florida SO Lehner 13,435 29–29–14 72 Recap 73 March 28 Chicago 3–5 Ottawa Anderson 18,922 30–29–14 74 Recap 74 March 30 Calgary 3–6 Ottawa Lehner 18,505 31–29–14 76 Recap 75 March 31 Carolina 1–2 Ottawa SO Anderson 16,732 32–29–14 78 Recap
April: 5–2–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 76 April 2 NY Islanders 2–1 Ottawa Anderson 16,516 32–30–14 78 Recap 77 April 4 Montreal 7–4 Ottawa Anderson 19,241 32–31–14 78 Recap 78 April 5 Ottawa 3–2 NY Rangers Lehner 18,006 33–31–14 80 Recap 79 April 8 Ottawa 4–1 NY Islanders Anderson 12,922 34–31–14 82 Recap 80 April 10 New Jersey 1–2 Ottawa SO Lehner 19,270 35–31–14 84 Recap 81 April 12 Toronto 0–1 Ottawa Anderson 20,500 36–31–14 86 Recap 82 April 13 Ottawa 3–2 Pittsburgh SO Lehner 18,663 37–31–14 88 Recap
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Awards and milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
Clarke MacArthur	100th career NHL goal	November 29, 2013
Cody Ceci	1st Career NHL Game	December 12, 2013
Cody Ceci	1st Career NHL Goal	December 16, 2013
Mark Stone	1st Career NHL Goal	January 4, 2014
Chris Neil	100th Career NHL Goal	January 23, 2014
Milan Michalek	200th Career NHL Assist	January 30, 2014
Andy Hammond	1st Career NHL Game	February 27, 2014
Mike Hoffman	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Assist	March 8, 2014
Erik Karlsson	20th Goal of Season (new franchise record for a defenceman)	March 24, 2014

Player statistics

Final Stats

Scoring

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Erik Karlsson	82	20	54	74	−15	36
Jason Spezza	75	23	43	66	−26	46
Kyle Turris	82	26	32	58	22	39
Clarke MacArthur	79	24	31	55	12	78
Bobby Ryan	70	23	25	48	7	45
Milan Michalek	82	17	22	39	−25	41
Mika Zibanejad	69	16	17	33	−15	18
Marc Methot	75	6	17	23	0	28
Patrick Wiercioch	53	4	19	23	−1	20
Zack Smith	82	13	9	22	−9	111
Cory Conacher‡	60	4	16	20	8	34
Ales Hemsky†	20	4	13	17	−2	4
Colin Greening	76	6	11	17	−15	41
Erik Condra	76	6	10	16	0	30
Jared Cowen	68	6	9	15	0	45
Chris Phillips	70	1	14	15	−12	30
Chris Neil	76	8	6	14	−10	211
Eric Gryba	57	2	9	11	9	64
Joe Corvo	25	3	7	10	−7	10
Cody Ceci	49	3	6	9	−5	14
Mark Stone	19	4	4	8	5	4
Mike Hoffman	25	3	3	6	−2	2
Stephane Da Costa	12	3	1	4	2	2
Matt Kassian	33	1	1	2	−1	63
Derek Grant	20	0	2	2	−3	4
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	28	2	0	2	−5	12
Mark Borowiecki	13	1	0	1	−2	48

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Craig Anderson	53	52	2,999:44	25	16	8	150	3.00	1680	.911	4	0	1	2
Robin Lehner	36	30	1,942:10	12	15	6	99	3.06	1141	.913	1	0	0	4
Andy Hammond	1	0	34:31	0	0	0	0	0.00	11	1.000	0	0	0	0
Nathan Lawson	1	0	11:52	0	0	0	2	10.00	10	.800	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/italics denotes franchise record

Final roster

Updated March 31, 2014.

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
41		Craig Anderson	G	R	32	2011	Park Ridge, Illinois
5		Cody Ceci	D	L	20	2012	Ottawa, Ontario
22		Erik Condra	RW	R	27	2006	Trenton, Michigan
2		Jared Cowen	D	L	23	2009	Allan, Saskatchewan
14		Colin Greening	LW	L	28	2005	St. John's, Newfoundland
62		Eric Gryba	D	R	25	2006	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
83		Ales Hemsky	RW	R	30	2014	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia
68		Mike Hoffman	LW	L	24	2009	Kitchener, Ontario
65		Erik Karlsson	D	R	23	2008	Landsbro, Sweden
28		Matt Kassian	LW	L	27	2013	Edmonton, Alberta
29		Nathan Lawson	G	L	30	2012	Calgary, Alberta
40		Robin Lehner	G	L	22	2009	Gothenburg, Sweden
16		Clarke MacArthur	LW	L	29	2013	Lloydminster, Alberta
3		Marc Methot	D	L	28	2012	Ottawa, Ontario
9		Milan Michalek	LW	L	29	2009	Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
25		Chris Neil (A)	RW	R	34	1998	Flesherton, Ontario
44		Jean-Gabriel Pageau	C	R	21	2011	Ottawa, Ontario
4		Chris Phillips (A)	D	L	36	1996	Calgary, Alberta
6		Bobby Ryan	RW	R	27	2013	Cherry Hill, New Jersey
15		Zack Smith	C	R	26	2008	Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
19		Jason Spezza (C)	C	R	30	2001	Mississauga, Ontario
61		Mark Stone	RW	R	21	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
7		Kyle Turris	C	R	24	2011	New Westminster, British Columbia
46		Patrick Wiercioch	D	L	23	2008	Maple Ridge, British Columbia
93		Mika Zibanejad	C	R	20	2011	Huddinge, Sweden

Transactions

Trades

Date	Details
July 5, 2013	To Anaheim Ducks Jakob Silfverberg Stefan Noesen 1st-round pick in 2014	To Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan
July 8, 2013	To St. Louis Blues Pat Cannone	To Ottawa Senators Future considerations
March 4, 2014	To Vancouver Canucks Jeff Costello	To Ottawa Senators Patrick Mullen
March 5, 2014	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2014 3rd-round pick in 2015	To Ottawa Senators Ales Hemsky
March 5, 2014	To Anaheim Ducks Andre Petersson	To Ottawa Senators Alex Grant

Free agents signed

Player	Former team	Date	Contract terms
Clarke MacArthur	Toronto Maple Leafs	July 5, 2013	Two-years, $6.5 million
Joe Corvo	Carolina Hurricanes	July 8, 2013	One-year, $900,000
Ludwig Karlsson	Northeastern University Huskies	July 25, 2013	Two-years, $1.65 million, entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player	New team	Contract terms
Mike Lundin	Barys Astana	One-year
Daniel Alfredsson	Detroit Red Wings	One-year, $5.5 million
Peter Regin	New York Islanders	One-year, $750,000
Andre Benoit	Colorado Avalanche	One-year, $900,000

Claimed via waivers

Player

Former team

Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Cory Conacher	Buffalo Sabres	March 5, 2014

Player signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Nathan Lawson	July 3, 2013	One year, $650,000
Mark Borowiecki	July 10, 2013	Two years, $1.15 million
David Dziurzynski	July 10, 2013	One year, $640,000
Erik Condra	July 12, 2013	Two years, $2.5 million
Mike Hoffman	July 18, 2013	One year, $660,000
Patrick Wiercioch	July 22, 2013	Three years, $6 million
Corey Cowick	July 23, 2013	One year, $625,000
Stephane Da Costa	August 7, 2013	One year, $825,000
Colin Greening	September 9, 2013	Three-year, $7.95 million contract extension
Jared Cowen	September 13, 2013	Four years, $12.4 million
Curtis Lazar	September 17, 2013	Three-year, $3.855 million entry-level contract
Chris Phillips	March 5, 2014	Two-year, $5 million re-sign
Garrett Thompson	April 1, 2014	One-year, $925,000 entry-level contract
Chris Driedger	April 1, 2014	Three-year, $2.265 million entry-level contract
Ryan Dzingel	April 2, 2014	Two-year, $1.43 million entry-level contract
Mikael Wikstrand	May 2, 2014	Three-year, $2.44 million entry-level contract
Patrick Mullen	May 22, 2014	One-year, $700,000 contract extension
Max McCormick	May 28, 2014	Two-year, $1.6 million entry-level contract
Mike Hoffman	June 23, 2014	One year, $750,000

Draft picks

See also: List of Ottawa Senators draft picks

Ottawa Senators' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	17	Curtis Lazar	RW/C	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3	78	Marcus Hogberg	G	Sweden	Linkopings HC J20 (SE)
4	102[a]	Tobias Lindberg	RW	Sweden	Djurgardens IF J20 (SE)
4	108	Ben Harpur	D	Canada	Guelph Storm (OHL)
5	138	Vincent Dunn	C	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
6	161[b]	Chris Leblanc	RW	United States	South Shore Kings (EJHL)
6	168	Quentin Shore	C	United States	Denver Pioneers (WCHA)

Draft notes

• The Ottawa Senators' second-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a February 26, 2012, trade that sent Ben Bishop to the Senators in exchange for this pick.

• ^a The Philadelphia Flyers' fourth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators (via Tampa Bay), the Lightning traded this pick to Ottawa as a result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Ben Bishop to the Lightning in exchange for Cory Conacher and this pick.

• ^b The Dallas Stars' sixth-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators as a result of a June 7, 2013, trade that sent the rights to Sergei Gonchar to the Stars in exchange for this pick.

• The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the Calgary Flames (via Chicago), Ottawa traded this pick to the Chicago Blackhawks as the result of a December 2, 2011, trade that sent Rob Klinkhammer to the Senators in exchange for this pick.

References