The 2006–07 Ottawa Senators season was the 15th season of the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. The Senators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Di ...

of the

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(NHL). This season saw the team rebound from a disappointing early exit from the 2006 playoffs. The team made its first appearance in the

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, losing to the

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. After numerous personnel changes at the start of the season, the team had a poor record until December. The poor record sparked numerous trade rumours in the media. The team turned their play around to place second in the division and won three playoff series to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, the first in

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in 80 years. The line of

Daniel Alfredsson Daniel Alfredsson (; born 11 December 1972), nicknamed "Alfie", is a Swedish-Canadian former professional ice hockey player and assistant coach for the Ottawa Senators. He spent 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), primarily with the ...

Jason Spezza Jason Rocco Anthony Spezza (born June 13, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey Centre (ice hockey), centre and current assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Spezza played 19 career seas ...

and

Dany Heatley Daniel James Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial ...

would lead the way with impressive offensive totals. In the playoffs, the line led the team to three series wins. In the Final, the line was shut down by the superior defence and goaltending of Anaheim and the team lost the series four games to one. Alfredsson would lead all scorers in the playoffs.

Off-season

In July 2006, the Senators lost four players to free agency; defencemen Zdeno Chara (who signed with the

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(who signed with the

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), goalie

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(who signed a one-year deal with the

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) and forward Vaclav Varada (who signed with

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of the Swiss Elite League). Former

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starter

Martin Gerber Martin Gerber (born 3 September 1974) is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft (232nd overall) by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played in the National Hockey League ...

was signed to fill the void left by Hasek, and Ottawa also signed defenceman Joe Corvo, formerly of the

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. A short time later, they traded star forward Martin Havlat and centre

Bryan Smolinski Bryan Anthony Smolinski (born December 27, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey center. The Boston Bruins drafted him 21st overall in 1990. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islan ...

to the

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for

Tom Preissing Thomas Joseph Preissing (born December 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played six seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Preissing played in 326 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks, Ottawa Senators, Los An ...

Josh Hennessy Joshua Hennessy (born February 7, 1985) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He most recently played for the Providence Bruins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Hennessy previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) f ...

Michal Barinka Michal Barinka (born 12 June 1984) is a Czech Republic, Czech professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga. He was drafted 59th overall in the 2nd round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago ...

and a second-round draft pick in

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. The club signed Russian centre Alexei Kaigorodov to a two-year, entry-level contract. They also signed blueliner Jamie Allison and re-signed

Antoine Vermette Antoine Vermette (born July 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Vermette played in the NHL for the Ottawa Senators, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes ...

Chris Neil Chris Neil (born June 18, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), right winger. Neil was drafted in the sixth round, 161st overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, and played his entire NHL ca ...

and Peter Schaefer to avoid arbitration proceedings. In addition, Ottawa re-signed Chris Kelly and

to two-year contracts each, as well as Christoph Schubert. Having to decide between one of their two star defensemen.

Wade Redden Wade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and a development coach of the Ottawa Senators, with whom he spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), which lasted from 1996 to 201 ...

was ultimately the choice over Zdeno Chara based on his impressive past couple of seasons. In the 2005–06 season, Redden was selected for the Canadian Olympic team, along with teammate Dany Heatley, and finished the season with a career-high 50 points and an NHL-leading +35 plus-minus rating in 65 games. The Senators chose Redden and the Senators and Redden agreed on a two-year contract worth $13 million with a no-trade clause; Chara signed with the

. Redden's salary made him the highest paid player on the team and the media and fans expected another top-notch season.

Regular season

The goaltending duty was platooned between

Ray Emery Raymond Robert Emery (''né'' Nichols; September 28, 1982 – July 15, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eleven seasons, between 2003 and 2015. Emery was chosen 99th over ...

and

at first. Gerber struggled and Emery eventually won the starting job.

Highlights

After starting with a 17–18–1 record by December 21, Ottawa played better from that point on (31–7–8). On January 3, 2007, Ottawa acquired centre

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from the

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in exchange for prospect Alexei Kaigorodov. Ottawa was in need of another centre due to injuries and was eager to shed Kaigorodov, who was suspended for refusing an assignment to the Senators'

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affiliate, the

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, instead opting to play in Russia.

was the representative for Ottawa at the 2007 All-Star Game for the East, managing a 94.0 MPH slapshot in the skills competition and a goal and two assists in the East's 12–9 loss to the West. For the YoungStars Game, sophomore defenceman Andrej Meszaros and forward

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participated. On February 22, 2007, the Senators were involved in a huge brawl with the Buffalo Sabres over an alleged late hit by the Senators'

on Sabres' co-captain

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. Although the referees ruled it was a legal hit (and replays and analysts concurred after the game), a fight ensued after play restarted. Eight players were assessed a total of 100 penalty minutes, and five players, including Senators Ray Emery and Chris Phillips, were ejected. The Senators lost the match, 6–5, in a shootout, one of a record eight overtime games and four shootouts that night. Midway through the season, the Senators acquired

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and

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Oleg Saprykin Oleg Dmitrievich Saprykin (; born February 12, 1981) is a Russian former professional ice hockey player. Saprykin played with HC Dynamo Moscow, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Sochi and Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. He played in the 2009 KHL All-Star Game ...

from the

. They would also acquire

defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

Lawrence Nycholat Lawrence D. Nycholat (born May 7, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche. P ...

from the

. The team finished second in the Northeast Division, behind the

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-winning Buffalo Sabres, and third in the Conference in points (the team was seeded fourth due to the precedence of divisional winners). Because the

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and the

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both narrowly missed the playoffs, the Senators were the only Canadian-based team in the Eastern Conference to qualify for the playoffs. They also tied the Canadiens for most shorthanded goals scored during the regular season, with 17.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Ottawa Senators ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Eastern Conference's fourth seed. The Senators started the playoffs against the fifth-seeded

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, whom they defeated four games to one. The second-seeded

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were their next opponent, with the same four-games-to-one result, again in favor of the Senators. In the Eastern Conference Final, the Senators faced the top-seeded

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. Once again, Ottawa won in five games, which gave the Senators their first-ever trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. This was also the Sens' first series win against the Sabres. ;Finals The

were the Senators' opponents in the Finals and the four-games-to-one result stayed the same for the Senators, the only difference being this time it was in the opposing team's favor. The Ducks were successful in shutting down the Senators's top line to the point where it was broken up in game five. All games were close except for game five which the Senators lost 6–2, when two goals went in off Senators defencemen and Chris Phillips caused an own-goal, which turned out to be the game-winning and Cup-winning goal attributed to Travis Moen, and possibly the only such goal in Finals history.

was the Senators' top forward in the series as he had been all playoffs, scoring four goals.

and

were held to one goal and two assists in total.

Key contributors

After a poor start to the season, several players picked up their play and the Senators played well from December to the Stanley Cup Finals. The defence pairing of Chris Phillips and

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won praise from the media for their "shutdown effectiveness" against opposing top lines. The 'CASH line' of Spezza, Heatley, and Alfredsson was outstanding offensively, scoring nearly half of the Senators' goals in the post-season, appearing on ''The Hockey News'' cover for their play. The line tied for the NHL and team scoring lead with 22 points in 20 playoff games. Goaltender Ray Emery played all 20 games and posted 13 wins.

Schedule and results

Regular season

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, , SO , , Gerber , , 13,917 , , 38–23–5 , , 81 , , , - , 67 , , March 6 , ,

, , 5 – 4 , , Ottawa , , SO , , Emery , , 20,074, , 38–23–6 , , 82 , , , - , 68 , , March 8 , ,

, , 1 – 5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,018 , , 39–23–6 , , 84 , , , - , 69 , , March 10 , , Ottawa , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , OT , , Emery , , 19,527 , , 39–23–7 , , 85 , , , - , 70 , , March 13 , , Ottawa , , 3 – 2 , , NY Rangers , , , , Emery , , 18,200 , , 40–23–7 , , 87 , , , - , 71 , , March 15 , , NY Islanders , , 2 – 5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,989 , , 41–23–7 , , 89 , , , - , 72 , , March 17 , ,

, , 2 – 3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,639 , , 42–23–7 , , 91 , , , - , 73 , , March 18 , , Ottawa , , 3 – 4 , ,

, , SO , , Emery , , 17,132 , , 42–23–8 , , 92 , , , - , 74 , , March 20 , , Ottawa , , 4 – 2 , ,

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, , , , Gerber , , 13,188 , , 43–23–8 , , 94 , , , - , 75 , , March 22 , , Ottawa , , 4 – 2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 14,202 , , 44–23–8 , , 96 , , , - , 76 , , March 24 , , Ottawa , , 7 – 2 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 20,342 , , 45–23–8 , , 98 , , , - , 77 , , March 27 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,786 , , 45–24–8 , , 98 , , , - , 78 , , March 30 , ,

, , 2 – 5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,185 , , 46–24–8 , , 100 , , , - , 79 , , March 31 , , Ottawa , , 5 – 2 , , NY Islanders , , , , Gerber , , 15,598 , , 47–24–8 , , 102 , , , - , - , 80 , , April 3 , , Ottawa , , 1 – 2 , ,

, , SO , , Emery , , 11,642 , , 47–24–9 , , 103 , , , - , 81 , , April 5 , ,

, , 3 – 2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,064 , , 47–25–9 , , 103 , , , - , 82 , , April 7 , , Ottawa , , 6 – 3 , ,

, , , , Emery , , 17,565 , , 48–25–9 , , 105 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - , 1 , , April 11 , , Pittsburgh , , 3 – 6 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,611 , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , April 14 , , Pittsburgh , , 4 – 3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,133 , , 1 – 1 , , , - , 3 , , April 15 , , Ottawa , , 4 – 2 , , Pittsburgh , , , , Emery , , 17,132 , , 2 – 1 , , , - , 4 , , April 17 , , Ottawa , , 2 – 1 , , Pittsburgh , , , , Emery , , 17,132 , , 3 – 1 , , , - , 5 , , April 19 , , Pittsburgh , , 0 – 3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,179 , , 4 – 1 , , , - , - , 1 , , April 26 , , Ottawa , , 5 – 4 , , New Jersey , , , , Emery , , 15,512 , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , April 28 , , Ottawa , , 2 – 3 , , New Jersey , , 2OT , , Emery , , 19,040 , , 1 – 1 , , , - , 3 , , April 30 , , New Jersey , , 0 – 2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 19,636 , , 2 – 1 , , , - , 4 , , May 2 , , New Jersey , , 2 – 3 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,248 , , 3 – 1 , , , - , 5 , , May 5 , , Ottawa , , 3 – 2 , , New Jersey , , , , Emery , , 19,040 , , 4 – 1 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 10 , , Ottawa , , 5 – 2 , , Buffalo , , , , Emery , , 18,690 , , 1 – 0 , , , - , 2 , , May 12 , , Ottawa , , 4 – 3 , , Buffalo , , 2OT , , Emery , , 18,690 , , 2 – 0 , , , - , 3 , , May 14 , , Buffalo , , 0 – 1 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,171 , , 3 – 0 , , , - , 4 , , May 16 , , Buffalo , , 3 – 2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,294 , , 3 – 1 , , , - , 5 , , May 19 , , Ottawa , , 3 – 2 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Emery , , 18,690 , , 4 – 1 , , , - , - , 1 , , May 28 , , Ottawa , , 2 – 3 , , Anaheim , , , , Emery , , 17,274 , , 0 – 1 , , , - , 2 , , May 30 , , Ottawa , , 0 – 1 , , Anaheim , , , , Emery , , 17,258 , , 0 – 2 , , , - , 3 , , June 2 , , Anaheim, , 3 – 5 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,500 , , 1 – 2 , , , - , 4 , , June 4 , , Anaheim , , 3 – 2 , , Ottawa , , , , Emery , , 20,500 , , 1 – 3 , , , - , 5 , , June 6 , , Ottawa , , 2 – 6 , , Anaheim , , , , Emery , , 17,372 , , 1 – 4 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricity ...

; D =

Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...

; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...

; LW =

Left wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social hierarchies. Left-wing politic ...

; RW =

Right wing Right-wing politics is 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 position b ...

'' * '' = 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

Milestones

Transactions

The Senators were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the

2006 Stanley Cup Finals The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2005–06 season, and the culmination of the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The first Stanley Cup Finals since 2004 after a lockout canceled the entirety ...

, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the

2007 Stanley Cup Finals The 2007 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2006–07 season, and the culmination of the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the Western Conference champion Anaheim Ducks and ...

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Ottawa's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in

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. Notes: * The 3rd-round pick used to select

Eric Gryba Eric David Gryba (born April 14, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Gryba was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the third round, 68th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Ottawa Senators Gryba was sel ...

was acquired in a trade from the

Farm teams

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ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a minor professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams across the United States and Canada. Competitively, it is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The ...

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