After the Ottawa Senators 2019-20 season abruptly ended just under a year ago, the most important off-season in franchise history began. In addition to a boatload of draft picks, the Sens were uniquely positioned to take advantage of the sudden stagnation of the salary cap due to the pandemic.
The off-season turned out to be a little disappointing, as most of the league elected to stand pat, leaving little room for Ottawa to flex their cap muscles. Sometimes though, less is more. While it’s still too early to say for sure if the Sens made the right moves, this is the internet, so I’m going to do it anyway.
In order not to make this too long and/or repeat what’s already been written, I’m not including the draft in this piece, although I will go out on a limb and say Tim Stützle is good. I also won’t worry about re-signing pending RFAs (with one notable exception that will become clear later on). Moves are listed in chronological order.