Former Ottawa Senators UFAs Available This Off-season

Part (3/3): This week, I’ve been looking at different types of UFA targets for the Ottawa Senators during the 2020 offseason. Much of the focus for the team has rightfully been on the upcoming draft and crop of players likely to be promoted from Belleville. However, there are still many holes on the roster that need to be plugged. In this series, I’ve been looking at players grouped together based on experience, those that are possibly undervalued. Today I will be looking at former Senators who have recently left the team. 

Read about some experienced options by clicking here.

Read about some undervalued options by clicking here.

Pierre Dorion has been extremely hit or miss in terms of free agency, during his time as the Ottawa Senators general manager. Throughout his few years at the helm, Ottawa has never sought after a big fish on the market. Instead, the team has had a revolving cast of bottom-six forwards, and depth defencemen. When the team begins to enter its period of “unparalleled success,” ensuring that this lower-valued portion of the team is as impactful as possible, is important.

That’s largely been the point of this week’s UFA series; exploring new faces and options that the Senators can pursue. While sometimes the unknown and new options are appealing, it might be best for the organization to explore some players they’re familiar with. On that note, today’s edition will be a bit different. I’m going to be looking at some former Senators, brought in under Pierre Dorion, who are set to be on the open market this summer.

The one rule is that the players discussed must have finished their 2019-20 season with a team other than the Senators. This excludes Ron Hainsey, Mark Borowieck and Craig Anderson among others.

Click through the sliders at the top to see some examples of low-risk and high-reward UFA players that the Senators should target this summer!