Notable additions and signings
The Senators added quite a few pieces to their roster as they aim to take a step forward after being bottom feeders in the past couple seasons.
Their biggest addition is probably Matt Murray. They acquired him by trading a prospect and a second-round pick in the past draft. As he was a restricted free agent, they were quick to give him a new contract with a deal of $25 million over four years with him getting $1 million more each season starting at $4 million in 2021.
Last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, he went 20-11-5 with a GAA of 2.87 and a save percentage of .899, a career low mark.
With Duclair and Pageau no longer on the roster, they needed help bolstering their top six which they went out and signed Evgenii Dadonov for three years and $15 million. With the Panthers last year, Dadonov tallied 47 points with 25 of those being goals with a career high shooting percentage of 15%.
They also added more depth up the middle by signing Alex Galcehnyuk to a cheap one year deal at just $1.5 million. He only played in 14 games with the Minnesota Wild in 2019-20 and struggled with the Penguins in the previous seasons but the Senators are hoping he can bounce back.
The Senators traded for two defenseman in Josh Brown and Erik Gudbranson. Brown costed the Senators a fourth round pick and they subsequently gave him a two year contract. The cost for Gudbranson was a fifth round pick in 2021.
The Senators also re-signed two of their players in former Maple Leaf Connor Brown to a three year extension and Chris Tierney to a two year deal.