[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-ottawa-senators-season-wikipedia-2\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-ottawa-senators-season-wikipedia-2\/","headline":"2008\u201309 Ottawa Senators season – Wikipedia","name":"2008\u201309 Ottawa Senators season – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 NHL hockey team season after-content-x4 The 2008\u201309 Ottawa Senators season was the team’s 17th season in the National Hockey","datePublished":"2021-02-22","dateModified":"2021-02-22","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":100,"height":100},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-ottawa-senators-season-wikipedia-2\/","wordCount":25656,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4NHL hockey team season       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The 2008\u201309 Ottawa Senators season was the team’s 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The team began the season with a new head coach, Craig Hartsburg, and numerous personnel changes after narrowly making the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. However, the team had a losing record under the new coach and he was fired in February, replaced by Binghamton Senators’ head coach Cory Clouston. The team improved its record under Clouston, but not enough to qualify for the 2009 playoffs, ending an 11-year string of qualifying for the playoffs.Table of ContentsOff-season[edit]Highlights[edit]Pre-season[edit]Regular season[edit]Divisional standings[edit]Conference standings[edit]Player statistics[edit]Skaters[edit]Goaltenders[edit]Playoffs[edit]Awards and records[edit]Records[edit]Milestones[edit]Transactions[edit]Trades[edit]Free agent acquisitions[edit]Players lost to free agency[edit]Waivers[edit]Draft picks[edit]Farm teams[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Off-season[edit]It was an off-season of numerous personnel changes. Wade Redden, a long-time Senator, signed a contract as a free agent with the New York Rangers. Ray Emery and Brian McGrattan, considered poor influences in the dressing room, were discarded. The Senators re-signed forwards Shean Donovan, Chris Kelly and Antoine Vermette and made several free agent signings, including Alex Auld, Jarkko Ruutu and Jason Smith. After an extended period of negotiations with Andrej Meszaros failed to produce a contract, the Tampa Bay Lightning showed interest in the defenceman, who was a restricted free agent. Unable to provide the draft picks needed to compensate the Senators, a trade was made and the Senators received Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from Tampa Bay.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Highlights[edit]On June 5, it was reported that Wade Redden would not sign a contract paying $3.5\u00a0million annually with the Senators. He instead became an unrestricted free agent (UFA) on July 1 and signed a six-year, $39\u00a0million contract with the New York Rangers.[2] On June 13, 2008, the Senators named Craig Hartsburg, coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, the new head coach after having interviewed candidates Bob Hartley and Peter DeBoer. Hartsburg signed a three-year contract with the Senators.[3]On June 20, the day of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, the Senators placed Ray Emery on waivers and re-signed Chris Kelly to a new four-year, $8.5\u00a0million contract.[4] At the draft, the Senators selected Erik Karlsson with their first-round pick (15th overall) and proceeded to select Patrick Wiercioch (42nd overall), Zack Smith (79th overall), Andre Petersson (109th overall), Derek Grant (119th overall), Mark Borowiecki (139th overall) and Emil Sandin (199th overall).On July 1, the Senators announced that they had signed goaltender Alex Auld to a two-year contract worth $1\u00a0million annually. Auld is expected to serve as a backup to Martin Gerber for the 2008\u201309 season. On July 2, the Senators announced that they had re-signed forward Shean Donovan to a two-year contract at $625,000 per season. The Sens also announced that they have signed forward Jarkko Ruutu to a three-year contract worth $1.3 million per season. On July 5, the Ottawa Senators announced that Antoine Vermette had elected to take the club to salary arbitration. The Senators and Vermette agreed to a two-year deal on July 31. On July 8, the Senators announced that they had signed defenceman Jason Smith to a two-year, $5.2\u00a0million contract.[5] On July 16, the Senators announced that they will host the Detroit Red Wings in their official home-opener on October 11. On July 17, the Ottawa Senators and CHUM Radio announced that the club and The Team 1200 had signed a multi-year extension to their agreement to broadcast Senators’ games. The original ten-year contract expired at the end of the 2007\u201308 season. On July 31, the Ottawa Senators and Antoine Vermette avoided going to arbitration by agreeing to terms on a new two-year contract worth $5.525\u00a0million. Vermette would make $2.525\u00a0million and $3\u00a0million for the 2008\u201309 and 2009\u201310 seasons respectively.On August 29, in a trade similar to the Alexei Yashin trade in 2001, former first-round pick Andrej Meszaros was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Filip Kuba, Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (obtained by Tampa Bay in an earlier trade with the San Jose Sharks).[6] Meszaros was a restricted free agent demanding $1\u00a0million more per season than what the Senators were willing to offer. After Tampa threatened to offer Meszaros an offer sheet with picks as compensation on August 28, the Senators opted to make a trade with Tampa.[7] Meszaros subsequently signed a six-year, $24\u00a0million contract on August 30 with the Lightning.[6] On September 2, the Senators made a deal with the Vancouver Canucks and traded defenceman Lawrence Nycholat for centre\/right winger Ryan Shannon. On the same day, they signed another former Canucks player, Brad Isbister, who was an unrestricted free agent. On September 27, veteran defenseman Luke Richardson re-signed on a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators for his second season with the club.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Pre-season[edit]On October 2, the Senators played their first-ever game in Europe, a pre-season exhibition game in Gothenburg, Sweden, against Frolunda HC,[8] which Ottawa captain Daniel Alfredsson played for before joining the NHL and during the 2004\u201305 NHL lockout. The Senators finished the 2008 pre-season with a record of 4\u20132\u20130\u20130.Pre-seasonRegular season[edit]The Senators started their season with a pair of games in Stockholm, Sweden. The Senators played the Pittsburgh Penguins twice at the Scandinavium on October 4 and October 5.[8] The teams split the results, with the Penguins winning the first in overtime and the Senators winning the second. New Senator defenceman Filip Kuba picked up at least one point in each of the Senators’ first eight games of the season, setting the NHL record for consecutive team games with assists from the start of a season by a defenceman. The previous mark of seven was set by Brad Park with the Boston Bruins in 1981\u201382.[9] All points were assists and Kuba did not score his first goal with the Senators until November 13.[10]Alexander Nikulin, who had been demoted to the American Hockey League (AHL)’s Binghamton Senators, threatened to return to Russia unless he was traded. As a result, he was traded from Binghamton to the Phoenix Coyotes’ AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for Drew Fata.[11]For a game on November 22 against the New York Rangers, the Senators unveiled their new third jersey. Marketed as “Back in Black,” the jersey is primarily black. The Senators’ primary logo moves to the shoulders and the nickname “SENS” is across the front of the jersey.[12]Prior to that game, the Senators players, the team below the playoff cutoff in the standings for most of October through November, decided to grow moustaches, similar to the playoff beard tradition of teams in the playoffs. The team started growing the moustaches following a loss to the Montreal Canadiens on November 20. The idea originated with Dany Heatley.[13]On November 27, the Senators waived Luke Richardson, a veteran of nearly 20 years in the NHL. He was not picked up by any other team and subsequently retired. He had not seen much playing time with Senators, and had been a healthy scratch several times in the season.From December until early January, the Senators took an eight-game road trip as Scotiabank Place was used for the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The team, already well back of a playoff spot, received intense scrutiny by the media, believing a “shake-up” of some kind was imminent. The team only won one game on the road trip, and on January 7, Owner Eugene Melnyk was compelled to respond to media reports of the imminent firings of General Manager Bryan Murray and Head Coach Craig Hartsburg:\u201cContrary to what is being reported today by the media, I have made no decisions with respect to any personnel changes within the Senators organization. Winning remains our No. 1 priority and there is a collective focus by our management, our coaching staff and our players to deliver this to our fans.I, along with our fans, will do nothing but continue to remain fully committed to our Senators and enthusiastically cheer them on to a successful second half of the season.This is crunch time. Now, more than ever, is the time to rally behind our team. We don\u2019t surrender half-way through the season.Every victory from here on in matters. We know it and the fans know it. Period.\u201d[14]At the end of the road trip on January 8, the club was 13 points behind the eighth and final playoff spot, held by the Buffalo Sabres. The Ottawa Citizen launched the “Tavares Cup,” similar in spirit to the “Daigle Cup” of 1993, to keep track of the bottom five teams in the NHL, all of which had a chance, at least via the draft lottery, to draft the highly rated junior player, John Tavares. At the time of the start of the “competition,” the Senators were within the lowest five teams in the League.[15]Also on January 7, forward Jarkko Ruutu received a suspension of two games for biting in an altercation with a Buffalo Sabres forward on January 6. It was Ruutu’s second suspension of the season, after elbowing a Montreal Canadiens forward earlier in the season.[16]On January 9, 2009, goaltender Brian Elliott was recalled by Ottawa from Binghamton.[17] He had been named the AHL’s Goaltender of the Month for December.[18] On January 15, Senators goaltender Martin Gerber was demoted to Binghamton for a two-week conditioning stint; he was placed on waivers and was assigned to Binghamton on January 27.[19] Elliott started six games in a row and remained with Ottawa.On January 29, less than a month after previous comments to the media about the Senators, Eugene Melnyk responded to media speculation about possible organization changes with another memorable quote:\u201cAnybody that says we should blow up this organization should get their own bomb and go blow themselves up.\u201d[20]At the time, the Senators remained near the bottom of the League in 29th place, with the lowest goal-scoring record in the NHL.However, only three days later, on February 2, Head Coach Craig Hartsburg was fired, ending his tenure with the Senators at only 48 games. Following a 7\u20134 loss to the Washington Capitals on February 1, Hartsburg had called out his team for not playing hard.[21] Binghamton Senators’ Head Coach Cory Clouston was elevated to head coach of Ottawa for the balance of the season.[22] Clouston became the fourth head coach to coach the Senators in a year, prompting the media to dub the players as “coach-killers.”[23] Assistant Coach Curtis Hunt was also let go (he became the Binghamton head coach) and recently retired defenceman Luke Richardson joined the coaching staff as an assistant.[24]On February 12, former Head Coach John Paddock (who had moved on to coach the AHL’ Philadelphia Phantoms) weighed in on the firing, stating that at some point that GM Bryan Murray would be held accountable:\u201cI think now he’s next in line. We were 14 games over .500 when I was fired. They’re seven under now. Somebody needs to take responsibility for that. Whether the coaches he hired and fired were good or not, they’re his players and they’re either not playing good or can’t play, one or the other.\u201d He was then asked which was the case: \u201cThe players are not very good, that’s the problem.\u201d[25]Paddock apologized to Murray via e-mail. Murray commented, “I’m disappointed and a little bit surprised by it. I’m not sure what purpose he was trying to achieve doing that. He sent me an apology. The only complaint I ever had with John was that I didn’t think he worked hard enough at getting himself ready and getting the team ready to play games.”[26]Late in February and early in March, as the season neared the trade deadline, the team still held out hold of making the playoffs although the team remained over ten points out of a playoff spot, as the team was winning more often with Clouston. The Senators began making roster deals, sending Dean McAmmond and a 2009 first-round pick for Chris Campoli and Mike Comrie. By the NHL trade deadline day of March 4, Murray admitted to the media that the club would be “sellers” and had given up hope of making the playoffs. On March 4, Antoine Vermette was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for goaltender Pascal Leclaire and a draft pick. Martin Gerber was put on waivers three times and was finally picked up by the Toronto Maple Leafs.Although the club improved its record under new coach Clouston, including a 10\u20135\u20130 record in March, it was not enough to salvage the season. On March 31, following a loss to the Florida Panthers and a win by the Montreal Canadiens, the club was officially eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1996.Although eliminated, the team continued to play well, including a nine-game win streak on home ice. By April 8, the team’s record under Clouston was 19\u201310\u20133 and he was rewarded with a two-year deal to continue coaching the Senators.[27]Divisional standings[edit]Conference standings[edit]bold \u2013 qualified for playoffs, y \u2013 division winner, z \u2013 placed first in conference (and division)AT \u2013 Atlantic Division, NE \u2013 Northeast Division, SE \u2013 Southeast Division2008\u201309 Game logOctober:  4\u20135\u20131 (Home: 1\u20134\u20131; Road: 3\u20131\u20130)GameRDateScoreOpponentAttendanceRecapRecordPoints1\u2020SOTLSat October 43\u20134Pittsburgh Penguins13,699[28]0\u20130\u2013112SWSun October 53\u20131@ Pittsburgh Penguins13,699[29]1\u20130\u2013133LSat October 112\u20133Detroit Red Wings20,182[30]1\u20131\u2013134WFri October 176\u20133Phoenix Coyotes20,179[31]2\u20131\u2013155LSat October 182\u20134Boston Bruins19,318[32]2\u20132\u2013156LWed October 221\u20133Florida Panthers19,952[33]2\u20133\u2013157LFri October 243\u20134Anaheim Ducks19,762[34]2\u20134\u2013158LSat October 252\u20133@ Toronto Maple Leafs19,232[35]2\u20135\u2013159WMon October 275\u20132@ Buffalo Sabres18,690[36]3\u20135\u20131710WThu October 302\u20131@ Florida Panthers13,567[36]4\u20135\u201319November:  4\u20135\u20133 (Home: 4\u20131\u20131; Road: 0\u20134\u20132)GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap11November 1Tampa Bay Lightning3\u20132 (SO)Tampa16,1044\u20135\u2013210[37]12November 4Washington Capitals2\u20131 (W)Scotiabank Place18,4855\u20135\u2013212[38]13November 6Philadelphia Flyers4\u20131 (W)Scotiabank Place18,9386\u20135\u2013214[39]14November 7Carolina Hurricanes2\u20131 (L)Raleigh15,2066\u20136\u2013214[40]15November 11Montreal Canadiens4\u20130 (L)Montreal21,2736\u20137\u2013214[41]16November 13New York Islanders3\u20131 (L)Scotiabank Place19,0616\u20138\u2013214[42]17November 15New York Islanders3\u20132 (L)New York13,7226\u20139\u2013214[43]18November 17New York Rangers2\u20131 (SO)New York18,2006\u20139\u2013315[44]19November 20Montreal Canadiens3\u20132 (SO)Scotiabank Place20,4756\u20139\u2013416[45]20November 22New York Rangers4\u20131 (W)Scotiabank Place19,6197\u20139\u2013418[46]21November 27Toronto Maple Leafs2\u20131 (W)Scotiabank Place19,7038\u20139\u2013420[47]22November 29New York Islanders4\u20132 (L)New York13,1088\u201310\u2013420[48]December:  5\u20137\u20131 (Home: 4\u20131\u20131; Road: 1\u20136\u20130)GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap23December 3Atlanta Thrashers5\u20131 (W)Scotiabank Place17,2159\u201310\u2013422[49]24December 6Pittsburgh Penguins3\u20132 (W)Scotiabank Place19,56110\u201310\u2013424[50]25December 8Florida Panthers4\u20133 (OT)Scotiabank Place17,94710\u201310\u2013525[51]26December 10Chicago Blackhawks2\u20130 (L)Chicago21,61410\u201311\u2013525[52]27December 12Washington Capitals5\u20131 (L)Washington17,97310\u201312\u2013525[53]28December 13Tampa Bay Lightning2\u20130 (W)Scotiabank Place18,44611\u201312\u2013527[54]29December 16Atlanta Thrashers4\u20131 (L)Scotiabank Place18,74611\u201313\u2013527[55]30December 19New Jersey Devils5\u20131 (L)Newark13,24211\u201314\u2013527[56]31December 20Dallas Stars5\u20134 (W)Scotiabank Place19,48612\u201314\u2013529[57]32December 23Philadelphia Flyers6\u20134 (L)Philadelphia19,57812\u201315\u2013529[58]33December 27Calgary Flames6\u20133 (L)Calgary19,28912\u201316\u2013529[59]34December 28Vancouver Canucks3\u20130 (L)Vancouver18,63012\u201317\u2013529[60]35December 30Edmonton Oilers3\u20132 (W)Edmonton16,83913\u201317\u2013531[61]January: 3\u20136\u20132 (Home: 2\u20132\u20131; Road: 1\u20134\u20131)GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap36January 3Toronto Maple Leafs3\u20131 (L)Toronto19,40613\u201318\u2013531[62]37January 4New Jersey Devils4\u20133 (OT)Newark14,79813\u201318\u2013632[63]38January 6Buffalo Sabres4\u20132 (L)Buffalo18,69013\u201319\u2013632[64]39January 8Boston Bruins6\u20134 (L)Boston16,46413\u201320\u2013632[65]40January 10New York Rangers2\u20130(L)Scotiabank Place19,02913\u201321\u2013632[66]41January 13Carolina Hurricanes5\u20131(W)Scotiabank Place18,51214\u201321\u2013634[67]42January 14Atlanta Thrashers3\u20132(W)Atlanta14,16315\u201321\u2013636[68]43January 17Montreal Canadiens4\u20135(SO)Scotiabank Place20,41315\u201321\u2013737[69]44January 20Washington Capitals3\u20132(W)Scotiabank Place20,12516\u201321\u2013739[70]45January 27New Jersey Devils4\u20131(L)Scotiabank Place18,78616\u201322\u2013739[71]46January 29St. Louis Blues3\u20131(W)St. Louis18,63917\u201322\u2013741[72]47January 30Columbus Blue Jackets1\u20130(L)Columbus17,08017\u201323\u2013741[73]February:  6\u20135\u20133 (Home: 2\u20133\u20132; Road: 4\u20132\u20131)GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap48February 1Washington Capitals7\u20134(L)Washington18,27717\u201324\u2013741[74]49February 3Los Angeles Kings1\u20130(L)Scotiabank Place18,05417\u201325\u2013741[75]50February 5Boston Bruins4\u20133(L-SO)Scotiabank Place17,29717\u201325\u2013842[76]51February 7Buffalo Sabres3\u20132(W-SO)Scotiabank Place18,45218\u201325\u2013844[77]52February 11Buffalo Sabres3\u20131(W)Buffalo18,69019\u201325\u2013846[78]53February 12Philadelphia Flyers5\u20132(W)Philadelphia19,67920\u201325\u2013848[79]54February 14Minnesota Wild5\u20133(W)Minnesota18,56821\u201325\u2013850[80]55February 16Nashville Predators2\u20130(W)Nashville14,68122\u201325\u2013852[81]56February 17Colorado Avalanche3\u20132(L-OT)Denver15,23722\u201325\u2013953[82]57February 19Vancouver Canucks5\u20132(L)Scotiabank Place19,71622\u201326\u2013953[83]58February 21Montreal Canadiens5\u20133(L)Montreal21,72322\u201327\u2013953[84]59February 24Carolina Hurricanes4\u20132(W)Scotiabank Place16,54123\u201327\u2013955[85]60February 26San Jose Sharks2\u20131(L)Scotiabank Place17,79123\u201328\u2013955[86]61February 28Toronto Maple Leafs4\u20133(L-OT)Scotiabank Place20,05023\u201328\u20131056[87]March:  10\u20135\u20130 (Home: 7\u20131\u20130; Road: 3\u20134\u20130)GameDateOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap62March 3Calgary Flames6\u20133(L)Scotiabank Place18,86523\u201329\u20131056[88]63March 5Edmonton Oilers4\u20132(W)Scotiabank Place17,90424\u201329\u20131058[89]64March 7Buffalo Sabres6\u20133(W)Scotiabank Place18,44425\u201329\u20131060[90]65March 9Toronto Maple Leafs2\u20131(W)Scotiabank Place18,89826\u201329\u20131062[91]66March 11Tampa Bay Lightning3\u20132(W-OT)Scotiabank Place19,23127\u201329\u20131064[92]67March 12Boston Bruins5\u20133(L)Boston17,02227\u201330\u20131064[93]68March 14Pittsburgh Penguins4\u20133(W-SO)Pittsburgh17,13228\u201330\u20131066[94]69March 17Buffalo Sabres4\u20132(W)Scotiabank Place20,05329\u201330\u20131068[95]70March 19Montreal Canadiens5\u20134(W)Scotiabank Place20,50030\u201330\u20131070[96]71March 21New York Islanders5\u20132(W)Scotiabank Place19,75131\u201330\u20131072[97]72March 22New York Rangers2\u20131(W)New York18,20032\u201330\u20131074[98]73March 25Carolina Hurricanes2\u20131(L)Carolina17,14632\u201331\u20131074[99]74March 28Atlanta Thrashers6\u20133(L)Atlanta17,05332\u201332\u20131074[100]75March 29Tampa Bay Lightning3\u20130(W)Tampa Bay16,42733\u201332\u20131076[88]76March 31Florida Panthers5\u20132(L)Florida15,24733\u201333\u20131076[88]April:  3\u20132\u20131 (Home: 2\u20130\u20131; Road: 1\u20132\u20130)Legend: \u00a0\u00a0Win (2 points) \u00a0\u00a0Loss (0 points) \u00a0\u00a0Overtime\/shootout loss (1 point)@ Indicates away game. S Played at Scandinavium Arena, Stockholm, SE. \u2020 First game in Sweden is considered a “home” game.Player statistics[edit]Skaters[edit]Goaltenders[edit]Regular seasonPlayerGPMinWLOTGAGAASASVSv%SOAlex Auld432449161871012.4711411040.9111Brian Elliott3116671683772.77786709.9021Martin Gerber\u202114839491402.86397357.8991#Retired.\u2020Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Senators. Stats reflect time with Senators only.\u2021Traded mid-season.Playoffs[edit]The Senators attempted to make the playoffs for the 12th straight season. Prior to the season, a majority of predictions by the media placed the Senators to enter the playoffs as the fourth seed or lower.[104][105] Some, including The Hockey News’ Adam Proteau, placed the team to miss the playoffs altogether.[106] However, if they make the playoffs, Proteau plans to\u201cCommission a musical mash-up consisting of Alanis Morissette and Paul Anka music \u2013 and Tom Green’s short-lived professional rap career \u2013 and listen to it on repeat for an entire drive from Toronto to Ottawa. And back, even.\u201dThe Hockey News, December 11, 2008[107]After changing coaches and improving play, the Senators were not able to qualify for the playoffs. On March 31, the Senators were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race.Awards and records[edit]Records[edit]NHL record for consecutive team games with assists from the start of a season by a defenseman (8) \u2013 Filip Kuba.March 5, 2009 \u2013 Jason Spezza scored at 0:12 of the first period to set a new Senators record for the fastest goal from the start of a game.[108]April 7, 2009 \u2013 Team won ninth consecutive home game to set new team record.[109]Milestones[edit]Regular seasonPlayerMilestoneReachedChris Phillips700th NHL gameOctober 4, 2008Filip KubaFirst assist with OttawaFirst point with OttawaOctober 4, 2008Alex AuldFirst game with OttawaFirst start with OttawaFirst win with OttawaOctober 5, 2008Alexandre PicardFirst goal with OttawaFirst point with OttawaOctober 11, 2008Chris Kelly100th career pointOctober 18, 2008Alexandre Picard100th NHL gameOctober 25, 2008Dany Heatley291st career point with Ottawa(passing Shawn McEachern for 7th onSenators’ all-time point scoring list)November 6, 2008Jesse WinchesterFirst NHL goalNovember 6, 2008Zack SmithFirst NHL gameNovember 29, 2008Brendan BellFirst goal with OttawaFirst assist with OttawaFirst point with OttawaDecember 3, 2008Jason SpezzaSecond career Hat-TrickDecember 6, 2008Dany Heatley500th career pointDecember 20, 2008Jason SmithFirst goal with OttawaFirst point with OttawaDecember 20, 2008Martin Gerber100th game in net for OttawaAJanuary 8, 2009Mike Fisher500th regular-season NHL gameJanuary 13, 2009Peter ReginFirst NHL gameJanuary 20, 2009Peter ReginFirst NHL goalJanuary 29, 2009Daniel Alfredsson900th regular-season NHL gameFebruary 1, 2009Shean Donovan900th regular-season NHL gameFebruary 14, 2009Jason Spezza391st point with Senators(passing Marian Hossa for fifth onSenators’ all-time point scoring list)February 14, 2009Jason Smith1,000th regular-season NHL gameFebruary 17, 2009Daniel Alfredsson350th NHL goalMarch 7, 2009Jason Spezza400th point with Senators(passing Radek Bonk for fourth onSenators’ all-time point scoring list)March 11, 2009Brian ElliottFirst NHL shutout.March 29, 2009ALater demoted to Binghamton and released on waivers, it was also his last game with Ottawa.Transactions[edit]May 29, 2008 – re-signed Jesse WinchesterJune 2, 2008 – signed Peter Regin to entry-level contract.June 13, 2008 – signed Craig Hartsburg to a three-year contract.June 18, 2008 – re-signed Matt Carkner to a two-year contract.June 20, 2008 – placed Ray Emery on waivers. (bought out)June 20, 2008 – re-signed Chris KellyJuly 1, 2008 – signed Alex Auld to two-year contractJuly 2, 2008 – re-signed Shean DonovanJuly 2, 2008 – signed Jarkko RuutuJuly 7, 2008 – re-signed Greg Mauldin to a one-year, two-way contract.July 8, 2008 – signed Jason SmithJuly 11, 2008 – signed Mitchell O’Keefe to a one-year, entry-level contract.July 11, 2008 – signed Brendan Bell to a one-year, two-way contract.July 11, 2008 – signed Curtis Hunt to a three-year contract.July 28, 2008 – re-signed Jeff Glass to a one-year, two-way contract.July 29, 2008 – re-signed Josh Hennessy to a two-year, two-way contract.July 31, 2008 – re-signed Antoine Vermette to a two-year contract.August 11, 2008 – re-signed Geoff Waugh to a one-year, two-way contract.August 14, 2008 – signed Zack Smith to an entry-level contract.September 4, 2008 – signed Brad Isbister to a one-year, two-way contract.September 27, 2008 – re-signed Luke Richardson to a one-year, two-way contract.September 27, 2008 – assigned Brad Isbister to Binghamton. Isbister declined and was loaned to EV Zug on October 4.October 30, 2008 – re-signed Daniel Alfredsson to a four-year contract extension.[110]November 27, 2008 – placed Luke Richardson on waivers. (retired)[111]January 22, 2009 – placed Martin Gerber on waivers. (assigned to Binghamton)[112]February 2, 2009 – fire Craig Hartsburg as head coach, elevate Cory Clouston to head coach.March 4, 2009 – re-signed Filip Kuba to three-year contract extension at $3.7 million per season.March 9, 2009 – signed free agent Craig Schira to three-year entry-level contract.[113]Source: senators.nhl.comTrades[edit]Free agent acquisitions[edit]Players lost to free agency[edit]Waivers[edit]Draft picks[edit]Ottawa’s picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.Farm teams[edit]The Senators continued their affiliation with the Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) and added an affiliation agreement with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL.[119] In previous years, Elmira had accepted players from Binghamton on a player-by-player basis. 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