The 2003–04 Ottawa Senators season was the 12th season of the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

of the

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(NHL). This season would see the Senators again finish with over 100 points, finishing with 102, but this was good for only third in the tightly-contested division, as the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...

would have 104 and the

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103. Ottawa would meet Toronto in the first-round of the playoffs for the fourth time, where the Maple Leafs would win the series 4–3 to end the Senators' playoff hopes. Ottawa would fire Head Coach Jacques Martin after the playoff round.

Offseason

On June 21, 2003, Assistant Coach

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died after four years of battling cancer. The Senators would wear a patch on their jerseys with an illustration of his signature and a necktie. Neilson would often wear distinctive neckties and the necktie became associated with him, and also became the symbol for "Roger's House", a residence for the use of families with a family member fighting cancer while in hospital, established by him and the Senators. On August 26, 2003,

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purchased the club to bring financial stability.

Regular season

Marian Hossa lead the club in scoring with 82 points, good enough for sixth overall in the NHL.

Highlights

On February 5, 2004, the Senators were playing the Toronto Maple Leafs and were leading 4–0 in the second period. The flu started affecting players on the Senators leading the team to be down to only 15 skaters by the end of the game. The Maple Leafs took full advantage and won the game 5–4 in overtime. On March 5, 2004, in a game against the

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, a record was set for the most penalty minutes in a game by both teams, at 419 minutes. Five brawls broke out in the last two minutes of the game. It took the officials until 90 minutes after the game was over to sort out the penalties. By the end of the game, Philadelphia had 213 penalty minutes and seven men left on the bench, while Ottawa finished with 206 penalty minutes and six men left. The Senators finished the regular season first overall in the NHL in scoring (262 goals for), power-play goals scored (80) and power-play percentage (21.62%).

Final standings

Playoffs

In the first round of the 2004 playoffs, the Senators would lose again to the Maple Leafs for the fourth straight time. By now, Ottawa had developed a strong rivalry with their

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cousins and there was a great deal of pressure on the team to finally defeat the Leafs. Two days after the Senators' loss, Head Coach Jacques Martin was fired, and goaltender Patrick Lalime was later traded to the

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

. Martin had been coach of the Senators for eight-and-a-half years. He was well respected, earned a 341–255–96 regular season record with the Senators, had led the team to eight consecutive playoff appearances and was widely credited with changing the team into an elite NHL franchise. He also won the

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as Coach of the Year in 1999. However, after losing eight of 12 playoff series, including all four series in five years against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, Senators ownership felt that a new coach was required for playoff success.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

( 2003–04) , , 1–0–0–0, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 2, , OTL, , October 11, 2003, , 2–3 OT, , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2003–04) , , 1–0–0–1, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 3, , L, , October 15, 2003, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

( 2003–04) , , 1–1–0–1, , 18,180 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 4, , W, , October 17, 2003, , 3–0 , , align="left", @

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( 2003–04) , , 2–1–0–1, , 13,885 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 5, , W, , October 18, 2003, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

( 2003–04) , , 3–1–0–1, , 14,807 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 6, , W, , October 23, 2003, , 5–1 , , align="left",

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

( 2003–04) , , 4–1–0–1, , 18,188 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 7, , W, , October 25, 2003, , 6–2 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 5–1–0–1, , 21,273 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 8, , L, , October 30, 2003, , 2–3 , , align="left", Florida Panthers ( 2003–04) , , 5–2–0–1, , 17,086 , , , - , - align="center" , 9, , T, , November 1, 2003, , 1–1 OT, , align="left",

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

( 2003–04) , , 5–2–1–1, , 15,445 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 10, , L, , November 3, 2003, , 3–6 , , align="left", @ New York Islanders ( 2003–04) , , 5–3–1–1, , 10,957 , , , - align="center" , 11, , T, , November 6, 2003, , 3–3 OT, , align="left",

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

( 2003–04) , , 5–3–2–1, , 15,216 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 12, , L, , November 8, 2003, , 0–1 , , align="left", New Jersey Devils ( 2003–04) , , 5–4–2–1, , 18,359 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 13, , W, , November 11, 2003, , 5–3 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2003–04) , , 6–4–2–1, , 13,547 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 14, , W, , November 13, 2003, , 5–2 , , align="left",

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2003–04) , , 7–4–2–1, , 15,297 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 15, , L, , November 15, 2003, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 7–5–2–1, , 18,337 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 16, , L, , November 17, 2003, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 7–6–2–1, , 15,744 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 17, , W, , November 20, 2003, , 6–1 , , align="left",

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2003–04) , , 8–6–2–1, , 17,159 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 18, , OTL, , November 22, 2003, , 1–2 OT, , align="left", @

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

( 2003–04) , , 8–6–2–2, , 11,233 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 19, , L, , November 23, 2003, , 2–6 , , align="left", @

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

( 2003–04) , , 8–7–2–2, , 18,200 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 20, , W, , November 25, 2003, , 6–3 , , align="left", @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2003–04) , , 9–7–2–2, , 11,937 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 21, , OTL, , November 27, 2003, , 2–3 OT, , align="left",

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

( 2003–04) , , 9–7–2–3, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 22, , L, , November 29, 2003, , 1–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 9–8–2–3, , 18,500 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 23, , W, , December 1, 2003, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 10–8–2–3, , 16,289 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 24, , W, , December 3, 2003, , 4–0 , , align="left", @ Florida Panthers ( 2003–04) , , 11–8–2–3, , 11,520 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 25, , W, , December 4, 2003, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

( 2003–04) , , 12–8–2–3, , 15,221 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 26, , L, , December 6, 2003, , 1–2 , , align="left", New Jersey Devils ( 2003–04) , , 12–9–2–3, , 17,931 , , , - align="center" , 27, , T, , December 8, 2003, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 12–9–3–3, , 10,662 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 28, , W, , December 11, 2003, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 13–9–3–3, , 17,256 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 29, , L, , December 13, 2003, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 13–10–3–3, , 17,671 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 30, , W, , December 18, 2003, , 6–1 , , align="left",

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

( 2003–04) , , 14–10–3–3, , 16,420 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 31, , W, , December 20, 2003, , 3–1 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 15–10–3–3, , 18,037 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 32, , W, , December 22, 2003, , 3–2 OT, , align="left", Florida Panthers ( 2003–04) , , 16–10–3–3, , 17,189 , , , - align="center" , 33, , T, , December 23, 2003, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 16–10–4–3, , 15,317 , , , - align="center" , 34, , T, , December 26, 2003, , 3–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 16–10–5–3, , 18,316 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 35, , W, , December 28, 2003, , 5–2 , , align="left", Atlanta Thrashers ( 2003–04) , , 17–10–5–3, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 36, , W, , December 30, 2003, , 3–0 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 18–10–5–3, , 16,388 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 37, , W, , January 1, 2004, , 1–0 , , align="left", New York Islanders ( 2003–04) , , 19–10–5–3, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 38, , W, , January 3, 2004, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 20–10–5–3, , 17,695 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 39, , W, , January 6, 2004, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 21–10–5–3, , 16,890 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 40, , W, , January 8, 2004, , 7–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 22–10–5–3, , 19,395 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 41, , L, , January 9, 2004, , 2–3 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 22–11–5–3, , 18,690 , , , - align="center" , 42, , T, , January 11, 2004, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 22–11–6–3, , 9,350 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 43, , W, , January 13, 2004, , 4–0 , , align="left", @ New Jersey Devils ( 2003–04) , , 23–11–6–3, , 11,456 , , , - align="center" , 44, , T, , January 15, 2004, , 4–4 OT, , align="left", New York Islanders ( 2003–04) , , 23–11–7–3, , 17,197 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 45, , W, , January 17, 2004, , 4–0 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 24–11–7–3, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 46, , L, , January 19, 2004, , 2–5 , , align="left", @ New York Islanders ( 2003–04) , , 24–12–7–3, , 14,213 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 47, , W, , January 20, 2004, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 25–12–7–3, , 8,810 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 48, , W, , January 22, 2004, , 6–5 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 26–12–7–3, , 16,777 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 49, , W, , January 24, 2004, , 9–1 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 27–12–7–3, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 50, , L, , January 28, 2004, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...

( 2003–04) , , 27–13–7–3, , 18,006 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 51, , W, , January 29, 2004, , 4–1 , , align="left", @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 2003–04) , , 28–13–7–3, , 13,387 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 52, , L, , January 31, 2004, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 28–14–7–3, , 19,419 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 53, , L, , February 3, 2004, , 1–2 , , align="left", @ New Jersey Devils ( 2003–04) , , 28–15–7–3, , 12,304 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 54, , OTL, , February 5, 2004, , 4–5 OT, , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 28–15–7–4, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 55, , W, , February 10, 2004, , 3–1 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 29–15–7–4, , 18,238 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 56, , W, , February 12, 2004, , 3–2 OT, , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 30–15–7–4, , 18,364 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 57, , W, , February 14, 2004, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 31–15–7–4, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 58, , W, , February 16, 2004, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 32–15–7–4, , 18,200 , , , - align="center" , 59, , T, , February 17, 2004, , 1–1 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 32–15–8–4, , 13,901 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 60, , OTL, , February 19, 2004, , 2–3 OT, , align="left", Atlanta Thrashers ( 2003–04) , , 32–15–8–5, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 61, , W, , February 21, 2004, , 2–1 , , align="left",

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

( 2003–04) , , 33–15–8–5, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 62, , W, , February 22, 2004, , 6–3 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 34–15–8–5, , 11,780 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 63, , L, , February 24, 2004, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 34–16–8–5, , 21,273 , , , - align="center" , 64, , T, , February 26, 2004, , 1–1 OT, , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 34–16–9–5, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 65, , W, , February 28, 2004, , 7–1 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 35–16–9–5, , 18,500 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 66, , L, , March 3, 2004, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 35–17–9–5, , 11,956 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 67, , L, , March 5, 2004, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 35–18–9–5, , 19,539 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 68, , W, , March 6, 2004, , 4–2 , , align="left",

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

( 2003–04) , , 36–18–9–5, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 69, , W, , March 8, 2004, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 37–18–9–5, , 17,776 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 70, , L, , March 11, 2004, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 37–19–9–5, , 17,869 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 71, , W, , March 13, 2004, , 2–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 38–19–9–5, , 18,630 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 72, , L, , March 14, 2004, , 1–3 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 38–20–9–5, , 16,839 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 73, , L, , March 16, 2004, , 2–5 , , align="left", @

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

( 2003–04) , , 38–21–9–5, , 18,568 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 74, , W, , March 18, 2004, , 2–0 , , align="left",

Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

( 2003–04) , , 39–21–9–5, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F" , 75, , OTL, , March 20, 2004, , 2–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 39–21–9–6, , 18,500 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 76, , L, , March 23, 2004, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 39–22–9–6, , 15,887 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 77, , W, , March 25, 2004, , 4–0 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 40–22–9–6, , 21,273 , , , - align="center" , 78, , T, , March 27, 2004, , 2–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 40–22–10–6, , 19,480 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 79, , W, , March 29, 2004, , 5–4 OT, , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 41–22–10–6, , 19,844 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 80, , W, , March 31, 2004, , 5–4 , , align="left", @ Florida Panthers ( 2003–04) , , 42–22–10–6, , 15,876 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 81, , W, , April 2, 2004, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 2003–04) , , 43–22–10–6, , 19,776 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 82, , L, , April 3, 2004, , 0–6 , , align="left",

( 2003–04) , , 43–23–10–6, , 18,500 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1, , April 8 , , Ottawa , , 4–2 , , Toronto , , , , 19,535 , , Senators lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2, , April 10 , , Ottawa , , 0–2 , , Toronto , , , , 19,529 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 3, , April 12 , , Toronto , , 2–0 , , Ottawa , , , , 18,500 , , Maple Leafs lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 4, , April 14 , , Toronto , , 1–4 , , Ottawa , , , , 18,500 , , Series tied 2–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 5, , April 16 , , Ottawa , , 0–2 , , Toronto , , , , 19,584 , , Maple Leafs lead 3–2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 6, , April 18 , , Toronto , , 1–2 , , Ottawa , , 2OT , , 18,500 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 7, , April 20 , , Ottawa , , 1–4 , , Toronto , , , , 19,646 , , Maple Leafs win 4–3 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

; LW = Left Wing; RW =

Right Wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this pos ...

'' * '' = 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.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2003, the day after the deciding game of the

2003 Stanley Cup Finals The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2002–03 season, and the culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs. The second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated th ...

, through June 7, 2004, the day of the deciding game of the

2004 Stanley Cup Finals The 2004 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2003–04 season, and the culmination of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Western ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks from the

2003 NHL Entry Draft The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was the 41st NHL Entry Draft. It was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21 and 22, 2003. Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. This wa ...

held on June 21 and June 22, 2003 at the

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Offseason

Regular season

Highlights

Final standings

Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Scoring

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

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