Right-Wing: Daniel Alfredsson
Career Stats: GP: 1178 G: 426 A: 682 P: 1108
Undisputedly the greatest player to ever dawn the Senators jersey, the leader in goals, assists and points for the franchise and also just one game back of Chris Phillips for the most games played.
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Despite being a 6th round pick in the 1994 NHL Draft, Daniel Alfredsson would go on to win the Calder Trophy in his rookie season in 1995-96, where he produced 61 points on a poor Senators team. At this moment Sens fans knew they had a steal on their hands.
Alfredsson would be awarded the captaincy in 1999 and wouldn’t relinquish the honour until he decided to part ways with the team in 2013. During the end of his stretch in Ottawa, he was the longest-serving captain in the whole league.
Did You Know? @NHL_Sens Daniel Alfredsson is the longest serving active captain in the NHL, marking his 13th straight season wearing the "C"
— NHL (@NHL) March 7, 2013
Additionally, the longtime captain also scored the biggest goal in the history of the Senators franchise, when he sniped a shot past Ryan Miller in overtime in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final to send the Senators to their first Stanley Cup:
May 19th 2007: Daniel Alfredsson OT Winner to send the Sens to the Cup Final pic.twitter.com/YpKElxakpn
— jack (@jack_sensd) April 12, 2017
Despite an odd end to his era with the Senators when he left to join the Detroit Red Wings on a one-year contract, due to a rift over financials with… you guessed it! Eugene Melnyk, he would end up having a happy ending with the organization.
Alfredsson would become the first modern Senator to have his jersey retired, when the organization sent his number to the rafters on December 29th, 2016 on an iconic day and one Senators fans won’t soon forget.
Now with all the Senators’ struggles over the last few seasons, it makes us all come to appreciate how great it was when Alfie and company were making consistent playoff appearances.
Honourable Mention: Mark Stone
Stone just edges out Marian Hossa, this honourable mention may be due to recency bias, however, Stone was exceptional in Ottawa and was the teams’ heartbeat for his last 5 seasons there. The intense winger had 311 points in 366 games with the Senators.