After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is examining where each team stands in preparation for the 2022-23 regular season, which starts Oct. 7 Today, the Ottawa Senators:
2021-22 season: 33-42-7; seventh in Atlantic Division; did not qualify for Stanley Cup Playoffs
Key arrivals
Alex DeBrincat, F: The 24-year-old was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on July 7 for Ottawa’s first- and second-round picks in the 2022 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. He had 78 points in 82 games last season, including a team-high 41 goals and instantly boosts the Senators top-six forward group and power-play unit. … Cam Talbot, G: The 35-year-old was acquired from the Minnesota Wild for goalie Filip Gustavsson on July 12 and becomes the Senators No. 1 goalie. Talbot was 32-12-4 with a 2.77 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and three shutouts in 49 regular-season games last season (48 starts) and 0-1 in one Stanley Cup Playoff game. … Claude Giroux, F: The 34-year-old, who grew up in Ottawa, signed a three-year contract on July 13. He had 65 points (21 goals, 44 assists) in 75 games for the Florida Panthers and Philadelphia Flyers last season, including 23 points (three goals, 20 assists) in 18 games after he was acquired in a trade with the Flyers on March 19. Giroux had eight points (three goals, five assists) in 10 postseason games.
Key departures
Matt Murray, G: Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 11 with a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a seventh-round selection in the 2024 NHL Draft for future considerations. Murray was 5-12-2 with a 3.05 GAA and .906 save percentage in 20 games last season. He was 15-25-3 in 47 games during two seasons with the Senators. … Colin White, F: Signed a one-year contract with the Panthers on July 13 after he had the final three seasons of his six-year contract bought out on July 6. He had 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in 24 games last season … Connor Brown, F: Traded to the Washington Capitals on July 13 for a second-round pick in the 2024 draft after scoring 39 points (10 goals, 29 assists) in 64 games last season. … Filip Gustavsson, F: He was 5-12-1 with a 3.55 GAA and .892 save percentage in 18 games (16 starts) last season. … Michael Del Zotto, D: Signed a one-year contract with the Panthers on July 17 after scoring 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 26 games last season … Tyler Ennis, F: The unrestricted free agent had 24…
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