Original sentence: Before the season, Ottawa acquired the playoff-experienced goaltender Dominik Hasek, but the team lost him midway through the season due to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech national ice hockey team during the 2006 Winter Olympics.Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35.Ray Emery took over the starting goaltender duties, who went on to become the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when the Senators defeated Tampa Bay in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one.With one of their franchise best regular seasons, the Senators made it to the Eastern Conference Semifinal, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games
Edited sentence: Despite having acquired the very playoff and cup experienced Dominik Hasek, the team lost him midway through the season due to a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for the Czech national ice hockey team during the 2006 Winter Olympics.It was then up to back-up Ray Emery who went on to become the first rookie netminder since Philadelphia's Brian Boucher in 2000 to win a playoff series when, on April 29, 2006, the Senators defeated Tampa Bay in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, four games to one.Meanwhile, defenceman Wade Redden became the first Senator to win the NHL Plus/Minus Award, tied with New York Ranger Michal Rozsival, with a +35, despite missing 17 games due to a sprained ankle and the death of his mother.With one of their franchise best regular seasons the Senators failed to advance to the Eastern Conference Final, in which the Buffalo Sabres eliminated Ottawa in five games