Player personnel wise, the Ottawa Senators had a quiet offseason. Their biggest shakeup came at the head coaching position, where Guy Boucher gets his first shot at being a bench boss since being fired by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Boucher’s Lightning made the Conference Finals his first year in charge, missed the playoffs the next year, and was let go 32 games into his third year.
Forwards
Key Additions – Derick Brassard (Trade)
Key Departures – Mika Zibanejad (Trade)
Ottawa traded the younger Zibanejad, with potentially more upside, for Brassard, a consistent second line center.