2016–17 Ottawa Senators season

The 2016–17 Ottawa Senators season was the 25th season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). After failing to make the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Senators replaced their management and coaching staff, promoting Pierre Dorion to general manager, and hiring Guy Boucher and Marc Crawford and assistants to coach the team. The team would defy the predictions of much of the media by qualifying for the 2017 playoffs, and then by winning two rounds in the playoffs before losing in double overtime in game seven of the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
As of 2019, this is the only time in the post-Daniel Alfredsson era where the Senators were close to the finals, and it would have been their first finals appearance since 2007. Coincidentally they were close to rematching the Anaheim Ducks, whom they lost to in the 2007 Finals.
The season was notable for off-ice issues. Despite the success of the team, attendance at Canadian Tire Centre dropped during the regular season, to the lowest average gate by the team in 20 seasons. The team fired its head of marketing early in the season. The team also replaced its president, co-founder Cyril Leeder, with Tom Anselmi in January 2017.
==Off-season==
On April 10, 2016, the day after the final game of the 2015–16 season, general manager Bryan Murray announced his resignation as manager and that he would continue in an advisory role with the club. Assistant general manager Pierre Dorion was elevated to the general manager position. On April 12, the Senators fired head coach Dave Cameron. On May 8, the Senators hired former Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Guy Boucher as their new head coach. On the following day, Marc Crawford was announced as associate coach. On June 15, the Senators hired Rob Cookson as an assistant coach. Cookson had spent the last four seasons as an assistant to Crawford with ZSC Lions of Switzerland's National League A, with whom he contributed to the team's championship in the 2013–14 season. Prior to this, he was a member of the Calgary Flames coaching staff for 11 seasons from the 2000–01 to 2010–11 seasons.
The Senators announced that they will retire the #11 jersey of former team captain Daniel Alfredsson. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 29, prior to the Senators' home game against the Detroit Red Wings. This will be the second jersey to be retired by the modern Senators franchise since they came back into the league. The first jersey retirement ceremony the club held was for the late Frank Finnigan of the original Ottawa Senators, who had his #8 jersey retired prior to the current franchise's inaugural game on October 8, 1992 against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Senators changed their ECHL affiliate after their former affiliate, the Evansville IceMen, went dormant for the season due to arena lease issues. On July 14, 2016, the Senators announced an affiliation agreement with the Wichita Thunder. On September 26, the Senators announced that they would move their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate Binghamton Senators to Belleville, Ontario, for the 2017–18 season. The club will be renamed the Belleville Senators.
==Pre-season==
The Senators played a seven-game pre-season schedule. The schedule included two home games against the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres, three road games against the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, and Winnipeg Jets, and two neutral-site games against the Toronto Maple Leafs with one taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the other in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
==Regular season==
The Senators opened the regular season at home on Wednesday, October 12 against their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The first away game of their schedule was Monday, October 17 in Detroit against the Red Wings. They will conclude their home schedule on Saturday, April 8 against the New York Rangers. Their last regular season game will take place a day later in Brooklyn, New York against the Islanders.
On December 29, 2016, before a game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Senators retired the #11 jersey of former player Daniel Alfredsson. On January 24, 2017, the Senators honoured Bryan Murray as the first member of their "Ring of Honour" at the Canadian Tire Centre, before a game against the Washington Capitals. On January 25, 2017, the Senators announced a new team president Tom Anselmi, replacing founder Cyril Leeder who steps down as president of the team.
On March 17, 2017, the NHL announced that an outdoor game would be played at the TD Place Stadium in Ottawa on December 16, 2017. Known as the NHL 100 Classic, it is a regular-season game for the Senators and the Montreal Canadiens. This will commemorate the first NHL game, held in Ottawa on December 19, 1917, between the Senators and Canadiens. It is one of the events to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the NHL and the 150-year anniversary of the founding of Canada. According to NHL president Gary Bettman: "To launch our next 100 years, we believe it is only right to bring the Canadiens and the Senators back together."
The attendance at home games dropped in 2016-17 according to ESPN. The Senators drew an average of 16,744 per game for a total of 686,534 for the season. This was 87% of capacity. In 2015–16, the Senators drew an average of 18,084 per game. The drop in attendance was noticed by the media, especially after games in the playoffs did not sell out. The drop, which was the third-largest in the league in the last ten years, was attributed to various factors, including a payroll systems issue for Government of Canada employees, lack of support for francophone fans, grumbling about the owner and other factors. Early in the season, the club fired persons in its marketing department, which led to at least one lawsuit.
==Playoffs==
On April 6, the Ottawa Senators qualified for the 2017 playoffs with a 2–1 shootout win over Boston Bruins. On April 8, the Ottawa Senators clinched home-ice advantage in the first round for the first time since 2007 after a 3–1 victory over the New York Rangers.
The Senators played the Boston Bruins in the first round. This was the first Ottawa–Boston series since the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, the first for the contemporary Ottawa franchise versus the Bruins. The Senators defeated the Bruins four games to two and moved on to the second round.
The Senators faced the New York Rangers in the second round. This was the second postseason meeting in the last five years between the two teams. The New York Rangers won the series 4-3 back in 2012. The Senators defeated the Rangers four games to two and advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. This marks the third time in franchise history the Senators have made it to the third round, and the first time since 2007, when they advanced to the Stanley Cup Final after defeating the Buffalo Sabres in five games.
The Senators took on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Final. This marked the fourth time the two teams have met in a postseason series, with the Penguins taking three out of the four matchups. The Ottawa Senators are the only Canadian team to advance to the Conference Final in three different seasons in the last 20 years. The Senators would fall in seven games to the Penguins, with the seventh game being decided in double overtime. The Penguins would go on to defeat the Nashville Predators to win the Stanley Cup.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)	2016 Pre-season Game Log: 3–2–2 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 26 	Ottawa 	6–3 	Toronto(in Halifax, NS) 	 	— 	— 	1–0–0 	
2 	September 27 	Ottawa 	2–3 	Buffalo 	OT 	O'Connor 	17,868 	1–0–1 	
3 	September 29 	Ottawa 	4–3 	Montreal 	OT 	O'Connor 	21,288 	2–0–1 	
4 	October 1 	Montreal 	3–2 	Ottawa 	OT 	Hammond 	17,147 	2–0–2 	
5 	October 3 	Ottawa 	2–4 	Winnipeg 	 	Hammond 	15,294 	2–1–2 	
6 	October 4 	Toronto 	2–3 	Ottawa(in Saskatoon, SK) 	OT 	— 	— 	3–1–2 	
7 	October 7 	Buffalo 	4–2 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson 	14,216 	3–2–2 	
===Regular season===
2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)	2016–17 Game Log (Record: 44–28–10; Home: 22–11–8 Road: 22–17–2)
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October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) 	October: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 2–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 12 	Toronto 	4–5 	Ottawa 	OT 	Anderson 	17,618 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 15 	Montreal 	3–4 	Ottawa 	SO 	Anderson 	18,195 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 17 	Ottawa 	1–5 	Detroit 	 	Hammond 	20,027 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 18 	Arizona 	4–7 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson 	11,061 	3–1–0 	6 	
5 	October 22 	Tampa Bay 	4–1 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson 	15,918 	3–2–0 	6 	
6 	October 25 	Ottawa 	3–0 	Vancouver 	 	Anderson 	18,471 	4–2–0 	8 	
7 	October 28 	Ottawa 	2–5 	Calgary 	 	Driedger 	18,132 	4–3–0 	8 	
8 	October 30 	Ottawa 	2–0 	Edmonton 	 	Anderson 	18,347 	5–3–0 	10 	
===Playoffs===
2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs 	2017 Stanley Cup playoffs
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Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	Eastern Conference First Round vs. (A3) Boston Bruins: Ottawa wins series 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 12 	Boston 	2–1 	Ottawa 	 	Anderson 	18,702 	0–1 	 	
2 	April 15 	Boston 	3–4 	Ottawa 	OT 	Anderson 	18,629 	1–1 	 	
3 	April 17 	Ottawa 	4–3 	Boston 	OT 	Anderson 	17,565 	2–1 	 	
4 	April 19 	Ottawa 	1–0 	Boston 	 	Anderson 	17,565 	3–1 	 	
5 	April 21 	Boston 	3–2 	Ottawa 	2OT 	Anderson 	19,209 	3–2 	 	
6 	April 23 	Ottawa 	3–2 	Boston 	OT 	Anderson 	17,565 	4–2 	 	
==Players==
===Statistics===
Final Stats 
;Scoring
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	77	17	54	71	10 	28
 	74	26	35	61	17 	51
 	78	27	28	55	-3 	47
 	71	22	32	54	12 	25
 	81	14	25	39	13 	24
 	82	12	21	33	13 	24
 	74	16	16	32	6 	61
 	81	14	18	32	7 	30
 	81	9 	21	30	-5 	100
 	62	13	12	25	-2 	24
 	82	9 	14	23	9 	16
 	76	5 	12	17	7 	46
 	79	2 	15	17	-11	20
 	82	5 	7 	12	-17	23
 	68	0 	12	12	13 	24
† 	20	6 	5 	11	6 	9
 	33	3 	8 	11	5 	4
† 	36	2 	2 	4 	-9 	12
† 	18	2 	2 	4 	-3 	8
 	53	1 	3 	4 	-11	63
 	70	1 	2 	3 	-3 	154
‡ 	33	0 	1 	1 	-10	4
‡ 	13	0 	0 	0 	-5 	7
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
‡ 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	6
† 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	4
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	19	2	16	18	13	10
 	19	6	9 	15	1 	14
 	19	6	5 	11	3 	10
 	19	4	7 	11	-3	8
 	19	8	2 	10	5 	16
 	19	4	6 	10	2 	25
 	19	3	6 	9 	5 	12
 	19	5	3 	8 	5 	20
 	19	1	5 	6 	-5	12
 	19	1	4 	5 	-3	17
 	15	0	5 	5 	0 	8
 	18	2	2 	4 	5 	10
 	15	1	3 	4 	-4	4
 	15	2	1 	3 	-1	4
 	14	0	3 	3 	3 	4
 	14	2	0 	2 	-3	0
 	17	0	2 	2 	-8	2
 	9 	0	2 	2 	-3	4
 	19	0	1 	1 	-7	2
 	9 	0	0 	0 	0 	4
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	2
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	12
 	2 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	40	40	2416:14	25	11	4	92	2.28	1247	.926	5	0	1	0
† 	40	38	2304:50	19	14	6	96	2.50	1114	.914	5	0	0	4
 	6 	4 	205:53 	0 	2 	0	14	4.08	86 	.837	0	0	0	0
 	1 	0 	40:00 	0 	1 	0	4 	6.00	15 	.733	0	0	0	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	19	19	1178:08	11	8	46	2.34	590	.922	1	0	1	0
 	2 	0 	61:17 	0 	0	4 	3.92	32 	.875	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.
===Awards===
 Regular Season
Player	Award 	Awarded
 	NHL First Star of the Week	October 31, 2016
 	NHL First Star of the Week	November 28, 2016
 	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 13, 2017
 	NHL First Star of the Week	April 10, 2017
====NHL awards====
Trophy 	Player 	Status
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy 	Craig Anderson	Winner
James Norris Memorial Trophy 	Erik Karlsson 	Finalist
NHL General Manager of the Year Award	Pierre Dorion 	Finalist
===Records===
Player 	Record 	Date
Erik Karlsson 	Franchise record for most career goals by a defenceman (102) 	October 18, 2016
Erik Karlsson 	Franchise record for most career points by a defenceman (411) 	December 7, 2016
Erik Karlsson 	Franchise record for most career assists by a defenceman (310) 	December 27, 2016
Mike Condon 	Franchise record for most consecutive appearances by a goaltender (26) 	February 2, 2017
Erik Karlsson 	Franchise record for most consecutive games played (312) 	March 4, 2017
Erik Karlsson 	Franchise record for most career overtime winners scored by a defenceman (4) 	March 9, 2017
Craig Anderson 	Franchise record for career wins by a goaltender (147) 	March 11, 2017
Team 	Record 	Date
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for most shots against in an overtime period (8) 	November 9, 2016
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for most consecutive penalty kills (35) 	October 22, 2016 - November 22, 2016
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for most consecutive games scoring 2 goals or less (12) 	October 28, 2016 - November 22, 2016
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for most shots on goal in a period in a playoff game (21) 	April 27, 2017
Ottawa Senators	Franchise record for scoring the quickest three goals in a postseason game (2:18)	May 17, 2017
===Milestones===
Player 	Milestone 	Date
Thomas Chabot 	1st NHL game 	October 18, 2016
Mike Hoffman 	200th NHL game 	November 11, 2016
Erik Karlsson 	400th NHL point 	November 22, 2016
Erik Karlsson 	500th NHL game 	November 26, 2016
Mark Stone 	200th NHL game 	November 29, 2016
Erik Karlsson 	300th NHL assist 	November 29, 2016
Mike Hoffman 	1st NHL hat-trick	November 29, 2016
Andreas Englund 	1st NHL game 	December 3, 2016
Chris Neil 	1000th NHL game 	December 10, 2016
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	200th NHL game 	December 17, 2016
Derick Brassard 	600th NHL game 	January 1, 2017
Chris Wideman 	100th NHL game 	January 14, 2017
Kyle Turris 	500th NHL game 	January 22, 2017
Mark Stone 	100th NHL assist 	January 31, 2017
Chris Kelly 	800th NHL game 	February 2, 2017
Tom Pyatt 	300th NHL game 	February 16, 2017
Mark Borowiecki 	200th NHL game 	February 27, 2017
Kyle Turris 	300th NHL point 	February 27, 2017
Fredrik Claesson 	1st NHL goal 	March 8, 2017
Chris DiDomenico 	1st NHL game 	March 9, 2017
Ryan Dzingel 	100th NHL game 	March 18, 2017
Craig Anderson 	500th NHL game 	March 25, 2017
Colin White 	1st NHL game 	April 3, 2017
Dion Phaneuf 	900th NHL game 	April 4, 2017
Jean-Gabriel Pageau	100th NHL point 	April 8, 2017
==Final Roster==
Updated May 29, 2017. Sources: Ottawa Senators, TSN, CBS Sports
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==Transactions==
===Trades===
Date	Details	Details	Reference
 	To New Jersey Devils
OTT's 1st-round pick (12th overall) in 2016NYI's 3rd-round pick (80th overall) in 2016	To Ottawa Senators
NJD's 1st-round pick (11th overall) in 2016	
 	To Calgary Flames
Alex Chiasson	To Ottawa Senators
Patrick Sieloff	
 	To New York Rangers
Mika Zibanejad2nd-round pick in 2018	To Ottawa Senators
Derick Brassard7th-round pick in 2018	
 	To Pittsburgh Penguins
5th-round pick in 2017	To Ottawa Senators
Mike Condon	
 	To San Jose Sharks
Buddy RobinsonZack Stortini7th-round pick in 2017	To Ottawa Senators
Tommy Wingels	
 	To Minnesota Wild
Future considerations	To Ottawa Senators
Marc Hagel	
 	To Vancouver Canucks
Jonathan Dahlen	To Ottawa Senators
Alex Burrows	
 	To Carolina Hurricanes
3rd-round pick in 2017	To Ottawa Senators
Viktor Stalberg	
 	To Calgary Flames
Curtis Lazar
Michael Kostka	To Ottawa Senators
Jyrki Jokipakka
2nd-round pick in 2017	
 	To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations	To Ottawa Senators
Brandon Gormley	
===Free agents acquired===
Date 	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016 	Mike Blunden 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2-year, $1.475 million two-way 	
July 1, 2016 	Chad Nehring 	Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)	1-year, $600,000 two-way 	
July 7, 2016 	Chris Kelly 	Boston Bruins 	1-year, $900,000 	
February 27, 2017	Chris DiDomenico	SCL Tigers (NLA) 	2-years, $1.25 million, two-way	
===Free agents lost===
Date 	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2016	Patrick Wiercioch	Colorado Avalanche	1-year, $800,000 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date 	Ref
Matt Puempel	New York Rangers	November 21, 2016	
===Player signings===
Date 	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
July 1, 2016 	Michael Kostka 	1 year, $800,000 two-way 	
July 1, 2016 	Max McCormick 	1 year, $650,000 two-way 	
July 1, 2016 	Casey Bailey 	1 year, $874,125 two-way 	
July 1, 2016 	Phil Varone 	1 year, $700,000 two-way 	
July 5, 2016 	Ryan Dzingel 	1 year, $750,000 two-way 	
July 6, 2016 	Fredrik Claesson	1 year, $700,000 two-way 	
July 15, 2016 	Matt Puempel 	1 year, $900,000 two-way 	
July 27, 2016 	Mike Hoffman 	4 years, $20.75 million 	
August 23, 2016 	Cody Ceci 	2 years, $5.6 million 	
September 23, 2016	Gabriel Gagne 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
October 3, 2016 	Maxime Lajoie 	3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract 	
December 22, 2016 	Filip Chlapik 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
January 23, 2017 	Zack Smith 	4 years, $13 million contract extension 	
February 20, 2017 	Fredrik Claesson	1 year, $650,000 one-way contract extension 	
February 27, 2017 	Alex Burrows 	2 year, $5 million contract extension 	
March 30, 2017 	Marcus Hogberg 	2 year, entry-level contract 	
April 2, 2017 	Colin White 	3 year, entry-level contract 	
May 30, 2017 	Christian Jaros 	3 year, entry-level contract 	
 Suspensions/fines
Player 	Reason 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Mark Borowiecki	Illegal boarding of Los Angeles Kings forward Tyler Toffoli during NHL game no. 412 in Los Angeles on December 10 	2 games	$12,222.22	December 11, 2016
Mike Hoffman 	Illegal check to the head of San Jose Sharks forward Logan Couture during NHL game no. 441 in Ottawa on December 14	2 games	$57,638.88	December 16, 2016
==Draft picks==
Below are the Ottawa Senators' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016, at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round	Overall 	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Club team
1 	11 (from New Jersey)	Logan Brown 	Centre 	 	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2 	42 	Jonathan Dahlen	Left wing 	 	Timra IK (HockeyAllsvenskan)
4 	103 	Todd Burgess 	Right wing	 	Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL)
5 	133 	Maxime Lajoie 	Defence 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
6 	163 	Markus Nurmi 	Right wing	 	TPS (Jr. A Liiga)
;Draft Notes
* The New Jersey Devils' first-round pick (#11 overall) went to the Ottawa Senators as a result of trade that was made on June 25, 2016 that sent Ottawa's first-round pick (#12 overall) and a conditional third-round pick (#80 overall) to the Devils.
* The Ottawa Senators' seventh-round pick went to the New York Islanders as part of a trade that saw Shane Prince being traded to the Islanders on February 29, 2016.
==References==
Category:Ottawa Senators seasons
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