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Ottawa Senators All-Time Roster

By Joshua Delorme

OTTAWA, CANADA - OCTOBER 20: Exterior view of Scotiabank Place with the team logo in the foreground, as fans start to gather in the early evening, prior of start of an NHL game between the Ottawa Senators and the Winnipeg Jets, on October 20, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, CANADA - OCTOBER 20: Exterior view of Scotiabank Place with the team logo in the foreground, as fans start to gather in the early evening, prior of start of an NHL game between the Ottawa Senators and the Winnipeg Jets, on October 20, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – OCTOBER 26: Chris Phillips #4 of the Ottawa Senators plays in the game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on October 26, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Steve Woltmann/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Defence

The defence is a little different than the forwards. The Ottawa Senators do not have a long history of producing quality right-handed NHL defencemen. Because of that, left-handed defencemen have been slotted on the right side for this roster.

W. Redden (101-309-410)/E. Karlsson (126-392-518)

C. Phillips (71-217-288)/A. Volchenkov (16-78-94)

T. Chabot (23-57-80)/Z. Chara (51-95-146)

Extra: J. York

Before Erik Karlsson came along, Wade Redden was arguably considered the Ottawa Senators’ best defenceman. Then EK65 came along and obliterated everyone out of the water, all while arguably becoming the best player in team history.

As was the case with the Pizza Line for the forwards, anyone who watched Chris Phillips and Anton Volchenkov in their prime play together can easily say that those two definitely cannot be split up.

Some might raise an eyebrow or two at me including Thomas Chabot on this roster, but in such a short amount of time, we have seen what he is capable of doing in this league.

Putting him up against any other defenceman not on this roster and I couldn’t sit there and argue with a straight face that he did not belong.

Zdeno Chara also needs no introduction or explanation. The man is simply a machine and has always been one.

The fact that this organization ever let him get away (and for nothing in return I might add) is simply another reason for Ottawa Senators fans to hang their heads and cry a little. Jason York slots in as the extra defenceman because he was a fairly successful puck carrier from the back end in a time when there weren’t too many like him.

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OTTAWA, ON – DECEMBER 17: Ottawa Senators Goalie Craig Anderson (41) in the spotlight before National Hockey League action between the Nashville Predators and Ottawa Senators on December 17, 2018, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Netminders

When it comes to goaltenders, it really isn’t that long of a list or that hard of a decision to make.

C. Anderson (191-151-44)

P. Lalime (146-100-30 ties)

Honourable Mention: R. Emery

The two winningest goaltenders in team history also happen to be the two goaltenders who have played the most for the Ottawa Senators.

Craig Anderson is the clear cut number 1 goaltender. Before he arrived in Ottawa, the Ottawa Senators were known as a goalie graveyard. He settled in nicely to the role of starting goaltender and provided goaltending that the team knew they could rely on, night in and night out.

Before Anderson came along if you stopped a fan of the Ottawa Senators and asked them who the best goaltender in team history was they would have said, Patrick Lalime. So he slots in nicely as the backup goaltender.

I must say, it was hard to pass up Dominik Hasek when making this list simply because of the pure talent that he had. But you can’t look past the fact that he only played 43 games for the organization.

Ray Emery slides in as the honourable mention because of the fact that he took the team to the Stanley Cup Final. Because of that, and because of that alone, he slots in the honourable mention position. It doesn’t hurt that he is listed fourth in wins all-time for the Ottawa Senators.

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