1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season

The 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season saw the Senators drop in the standings, as they finished with 95 points, down from the 103 they registered the previous season. They finished second in the Northeast Division, and sixth in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
This season is remembered by fans as the season that star forward Alexei Yashin decided to sit out due to his contract. He was entering the final year of a 5 year contract that he signed with Ottawa in 1995, however, Yashin wanted a hefty pay raise after his spectacular 1998–99 season, and set a deadline that the Senators had to give him a new contract, or he would miss the entire season. The Senators did not sign him, and Yashin sat out the entire 1999–2000 season.
With the loss of Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson was named captain, and despite missing 25 games due to various injuries, he scored 59 points, behind only Radek Bonk's 60 points in team scoring. Marian Hossa tied Shawn McEachern for the team lead in goals with 29.
The Senators traded goaltender Damian Rhodes to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of a deal during the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, and acquired Patrick Lalime from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to split goaltending duties with Ron Tugnutt. Tugnutt had a sub-par season by his standards, and was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Tom Barrasso at the NHL Trade Deadline.
Barrasso was the starting goalie going into the playoffs, however, it was a short stay, as the Senators were eliminated in six games in the first round by their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
===Game log===
 Regular season schedule
No.	R	Date 	Score 	Opponent 	Record
1 	W	October 2, 1999 	3–0 	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	1–0–0–0
2 	W	October 5, 1999 	2–1 	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	2–0–0–0
3 	W	October 7, 1999 	4–3 	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	3–0–0–0
4 	W	October 9, 1999 	4–3 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	4–0–0–0
5 	T	October 11, 1999 	2–2 OT	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	4–0–1–0
6 	L	October 14, 1999 	3–4 	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 	4–1–1–0
7 	L	October 16, 1999 	1–3 	@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 	4–2–1–0
8 	W	October 21, 1999 	4–1 	Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 	5–2–1–0
9 	W	October 23, 1999 	4–0 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	6–2–1–0
10 	L	October 28, 1999 	3–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	6–2–1–1
11 	W	October 30, 1999 	5–0 	Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	7–2–1–1
12 	W	October 31, 1999 	6–4 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	8–2–1–1
13 	L	November 3, 1999 	1–3 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	8–3–1–1
14 	W	November 4, 1999 	2–1 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	9–3–1–1
15 	W	November 6, 1999 	2–1 	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	10–3–1–1
16 	W	November 10, 1999	4–3 	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	11–3–1–1
17 	L	November 11, 1999	1–2 	Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 	11–4–1–1
18 	W	November 13, 1999	4–2 	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 	12–4–1–1
19 	L	November 17, 1999	1–2 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	12–5–1–1
20 	L	November 18, 1999	1–4 	San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 	12–6–1–1
21 	L	November 20, 1999	1–3 	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	12–7–1–1
22 	W	November 25, 1999	6–3 	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	13–7–1–1
23 	L	November 26, 1999	0–5 	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	13–8–1–1
24 	T	November 28, 1999	3–3 OT	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	13–8–2–1
25 	W	November 30, 1999	2–1 	Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 	14–8–2–1
26 	L	December 3, 1999 	4–7 	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	14–9–2–1
27 	L	December 4, 1999 	1–3 	Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 	14–10–2–1
28 	T	December 8, 1999 	0–0 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	14–10–3–1
29 	T	December 11, 1999	1–1 OT	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	14–10–4–1
30 	W	December 13, 1999	3–1 	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	15–10–4–1
31 	W	December 16, 1999	2–1 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	16–10–4–1
32 	L	December 18, 1999	1–2 	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	16–11–4–1
33 	T	December 19, 1999	3–3 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	16–11–5–1
34 	W	December 23, 1999	4–3 	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	17–11–5–1
35 	T	December 27, 1999	4–4 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	17–11–6–1
36 	W	December 29, 1999	3–2 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	18–11–6–1
37 	W	December 30, 1999	5–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	19–11–6–1
38 	L	January 3, 2000 	3–4 OT	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 	19–11–6–2
39 	W	January 4, 2000 	2–1 	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	20–11–6–2
40 	W	January 6, 2000 	5–2 	Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 	21–11–6–2
41 	L	January 8, 2000 	4–7 	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	21–12–6–2
42 	W	January 11, 2000 	4–3 	@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 	22–12–6–2
43 	W	January 12, 2000 	2–0 	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	23–12–6–2
44 	L	January 16, 2000 	1–2 	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	23–13–6–2
45 	W	January 17, 2000 	4–3 OT	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	24–13–6–2
46 	T	January 20, 2000 	1–1 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	24–13–7–2
47 	L	January 22, 2000 	2–3 	Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 	24–14–7–2
48 	T	January 24, 2000 	3–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	24–14–8–2
49 	L	January 26, 2000 	1–4 	St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	24–15–8–2
50 	L	January 28, 2000 	0–1 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	24–16–8–2
51 	W	January 29, 2000 	3–2 	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	25–16–8–2
52 	T	February 1, 2000 	4–4 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	25–16–9–2
53 	L	February 3, 2000 	2–4 	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 	25–17–9–2
54 	W	February 11, 2000	5–3 	Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	26–17–9–2
55 	L	February 12, 2000	4–5 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	26–18–9–2
56 	W	February 15, 2000	5–1 	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 	27–18–9–2
57 	W	February 17, 2000	6–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	28–18–9–2
58 	L	February 19, 2000	1–3 	Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	28–19–9–2
59 	W	February 21, 2000	4–2 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	29–19–9–2
60 	L	February 24, 2000	4–5 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	29–20–9–2
61 	W	February 26, 2000	4–2 	New York Rangers (1999–2000) 	30–20–9–2
62 	T	February 28, 2000	1–1 OT	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	30–20–10–2
63 	W	February 29, 2000	5–3 	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	31–20–10–2
64 	T	March 2, 2000 	5–5 OT	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	31–20–11–2
65 	W	March 4, 2000 	3–2 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	32–20–11–2
66 	W	March 6, 2000 	5–1 	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 	33–20–11–2
67 	W	March 9, 2000 	7–0 	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 	34–20–11–2
68 	L	March 11, 2000 	2–4 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	34–21–11–2
69 	W	March 15, 2000 	3–1 	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 	35–21–11–2
70 	L	March 17, 2000 	2–4 	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 	35–22–11–2
71 	L	March 18, 2000 	1–6 	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 	35–23–11–2
72 	W	March 21, 2000 	7–1 	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 	36–23–11–2
73 	W	March 23, 2000 	3–2 	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 	37–23–11–2
74 	L	March 25, 2000 	3–4 	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	37–24–11–2
75 	W	March 28, 2000 	5–2 	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 	38–24–11–2
76 	L	March 30, 2000 	3–6 	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	38–25–11–2
77 	L	March 31, 2000 	1–3 	@ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) 	38–26–11–2
78 	L	April 2, 2000 	1–4 	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 	38–27–11–2
79 	W	April 4, 2000 	4–0 	Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 	39–27–11–2
80 	L	April 6, 2000 	1–2 	New York Islanders (1999–2000) 	39–28–11–2
81 	W	April 8, 2000 	3–1 	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 	40–28–11–2
82 	W	April 9, 2000 	5–2 	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 	41–28–11–2
==Playoffs==
The Ottawa Senators ended the 1999–00 regular season as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed.
====Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs====
Toronto wins series 4–2
#	Date 	Visitor	Score	Home 	Record
1	April 12	Ottawa 	0 – 2	Toronto	0 – 1
2	April 15	Ottawa 	1 – 5	Toronto	0 – 2
3	April 17	Toronto	3 – 4	Ottawa 	1 – 2
4	April 19	Toronto	1 – 2	Ottawa 	2 – 2
5	April 22	Ottawa 	1 – 2	Toronto	2 – 3
6	April 24	Toronto	4 – 2	Ottawa 	2 – 4
==Player stats==
===Regular season===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	80	23	37	60 	53 	-2 	10 	0 	5
 	RW 	57	21	38	59 	28 	11 	4 	2 	0
 	RW 	78	29	27	56 	32 	5 	5 	0 	4
 	C 	79	22	33	55 	40 	-2 	5 	0 	4
 	RW 	69	29	22	51 	24 	2 	10 	0 	4
 	C 	65	13	24	37 	22 	3 	2 	0 	2
 	D 	81	10	26	36 	49 	-1 	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	82	10	25	35 	18 	5 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	79	8 	22	30 	60 	-3 	1 	0 	1
 	LW 	47	15	13	28 	36 	4 	1 	1 	4
 	C 	75	9 	19	28 	37 	20 	0 	2 	4
 	D 	66	6 	17	23 	21 	17 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	57	9 	12	21 	32 	-6 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	65	5 	14	19 	39 	12 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	64	6 	12	18 	20 	-5 	5 	0 	1
 	D 	37	6 	8 	14 	2 	6 	3 	0 	1
 	RW 	67	4 	8 	12 	57 	2 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	60	1 	11	12 	55 	14 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	32	4 	5 	9 	15 	-6 	0 	0 	1
 	RW 	73	4 	3 	7 	145	3 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	45	2 	5 	7 	12 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	13	2 	5 	7 	2 	4 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	40	2 	4 	6 	8 	-3 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	9 	3 	2 	5 	2 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	10	0 	3 	3 	4 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	11	0 	2 	2 	7 	-3 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	2 	1 	0 	1 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	7 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	10	0 	0 	0 	6 	-2 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	9 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	38	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	44	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN 	GP	W 	L 	T/OT	GA 	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	2038	38	19	14	3 	79 	2.33	3 	834 	755 	.905
 	2435	44	18	12	8 	103	2.54	4 	1020	917 	.899
 	418 	7 	3 	4 	0 	22 	3.16	0 	182 	160 	.879
 	60 	1 	1 	0 	0 	2 	2.00	0 	19 	17 	.895
 	16 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	3.75	0 	6 	5 	.833
Team: 	4967	82	41	30	11 	207	2.50	7 	2061	1854	.900
===Playoffs===
;Scoring
Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	6 	1	3	4 	2 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	4	4 	4 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	2	1	3 	2 	0 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	6 	2	1	3 	0 	-1 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	3	3 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	2	0	2 	2 	1 	0 	0 	1
 	D 	6 	1	1	2 	0 	-5 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	1	1	2 	0 	-8 	1 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	2	2 	2 	1 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	5 	1	0	1 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	1	1 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	1	1 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	6 	0	0	0 	6 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	6 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	6 	0	0	0 	8 	-6 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	6 	0	0	0 	2 	-8 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	16 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	C 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	5 	0	0	0 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	0	0	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	6 	0	0	0 	2 	-2 	0 	0 	0
;Goaltending
Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA 	SO	SA 	SV 	SV%
 	372	6 	2	4	16	2.58	0 	168	152	.905
Team: 	372	6 	2	4	16	2.58	0 	168	152	.905
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage; 
==Awards and records==
* Molson Cup - Marian Hossa
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 18, 1999 	To Mighty Ducks of AnaheimAnti-Jussi NiemiTed Donato	To Ottawa SenatorsPatrick Lalime
June 18, 1999 	To Atlanta ThrashersDamian Rhodes 	To Ottawa Senatorsfuture considerations
June 30, 1999 	To Tampa Bay LightningRick DudleyAndreas Johansson 	To Ottawa SenatorsRob ZamunerTampa's second-round pick 2002 Draft (later traded)
November 11, 1999	To Tampa Bay LightningBruce Gardiner 	To Ottawa SenatorsColin Forbes
March 8, 2000 	To Tampa Bay Lightningfuture considerations 	To Ottawa SenatorsJeff Shevalier
March 14, 1999 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsRon TugnuttJanne Laukkanen 	To Ottawa SenatorsTom Barrasso
March 18, 2000 	To Quebec (AHL)Jeff Shevalier (loan) 	To Ottawa SenatorsJason McBain
===Waivers===
September 27, 1999	To Tampa Bay LightningVyacheslav Butsayev
October 28, 1999 	To Ottawa SenatorsVyacheslav Butsayev (assigned to Grand Rapids)
October 29, 1999 	To Tampa Bay LightningSteve Martins
November 11, 1999 	To Calgary FlamesBobby Dollas
===Expansion draft===
June 25, 1998	To Atlanta ThrashersPhil Crowe
Source: 
==Roster==
						
Goaltenders
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Defensemen
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Wingers
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* - A
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Centres
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*GM: Marshall Johnston
*Coach: Jacques Martin	
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==Draft picks==
Ottawa's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	26 	Martin Havlat 	 	Trinec Ocelari (Czech.)
2 	48 	Simon Lajeunesse 	 	Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
2 	62 	Teemu Sainomaa 	 	Jokerit (SM-liiga)
3 	94 	Chris Kelly 	 	London Knights (OHL)
5 	154	Andrew Ianiero 	 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6 	164	Martin Prusek 	 	Vitkovice HC (Czech.)
7 	201	Mikko Ruutu 	 	HIFK (SM-liiga)
7 	209	Layne Ulmer 	 	Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7 	213	Alexandre Giroux 	 	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9 	269	Konstantin Gorovikov	 	SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)
==Farm teams==
* Grand Rapids Griffins (International Hockey League)
* Mobile Mysticks (East Coast Hockey League)
==See also==
*1999–2000 NHL season
==References==
*Ottawa Senators Media Guide 2007
*The Internet Hockey Database
*National Hockey League Guide & Record Book 2007
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