Thomson was placed on waivers by Ottawa and claimed by Anaheim on Sunday. The 23-year-old defenseman was Ottawa's 2019 first-round draft pick (19th overall) and had played 18 NHL games in two seasons for the Senators, picking up five assists. Thomson spent the majority of 2022-23 with the Belleville Senators (AHL) and had seven goals, 26 assists, 28 PIMs and a -9 plus/minus through 56 games.
Jenik had seven goals, 16 assists, 50 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus with the Tucson Roadrunners in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with Arizona worth $775,000. The 23-year-old forward had appeared in 17 games for the Coyotes across the previous three seasons, picking up four goals and an assist. He was the Coyotes 2018 third-round Draft Pick (65th overall) and will be hoping to stick with the big club for a full season.
Holden announced he would be stepping away from hockey to join the Vegas Golden Knights Player Development Staff after 12 NHL seasons with six different teams (COL, VGK, CBJ, NYR, OTT, BOS). The 36-year-old defenseman played in 65 games with Ottawa in 2022-23, picking up two goals, 14 assists, 73 SOG, and 10 PIMs. He finishes his career with 52 goals, 178 points, 174 PIMs, and a +16 plus/minus in 654 games played.
Del Zotto played for eight NHL teams across 13 seasons and announced his retirement from professional hockey on Wednesday. The 33-year-old closes out his career with 63 goals, 199 assists, 284 PIMs, 1074 SOG, and a -30 plus/minus across 736 NHL games played. Del Zotto broke into the NHL with the New York Rangers after being a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft (20th overall).
Sanderson enjoyed a very successful rookie season in 2022-23 as he finished his inaugural campaign with four goals, 28 assists, 132 SOG, 12 PIMs, and a -6 plus/minus through 77 games played and has signed an eight-year, $64.4 million ($8,050,000 AAV) contract extension. The 21-year-old defenseman was Ottawa's 2020 1st round-pick (5th overall) and is expected to take a massive leap forward in his sophomore campaign.
Sebrango was a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and split the 2023 season between Grand Rapids (AHL) and Toledo (ECHL). The 21-year-old was fairly deep on the Red Wings' defensive prospect depth chart, so it's not a huge loss for an organization that has invested a lot of draft capital in defensemen in recent years. During his time in the AHL, Sebrango had five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 135 games over the last three seasons.
MacEwen had four goals, six assists, 64 PIMs, 73 SOG, and -11 plus/minus through 56 games with both Philadelphia and Los Angeles and has signed a three-year, 2.325 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. The 26-year-old bruiser adds some fourth-line depth to the Senators and brings 13 goals, 28 points and 245 PIMs across 186 career NHL games to nations capital.
Pilon had 11 goals, 18 assists, 24 PIMs and a +6 plus/minus through 53 games with Hershey (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000. The 25-year-old centre brings a goal and three games of NHL experience to the Senators after being a third-round pick (87th overall) in 2016 to Washington.
Zetterlund had six goals, 17 assists, 118 SOG, 14 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 67 games played with both New Jersey and San Jose and has signed a two-year contract extension worth $2.9 million ($1.45M AAV). The 23-year-old left-winger was acquired by San Jose at the trade deadline in the mega deal which saw Timo Meier head back to New Jersey.
Larsson spent most of 2023 in the AHL, where he had 17 points (4G / 13A) in 55 games with Belleville. During his time with Ottawa, he was held pointless with four shots and seven hits in seven games. It sounds like the Senators couldn't get Travis Hamonic re-signed, so they re-signed Larsson to maintain the blueline depth.
The Senators selected Pettersson in the third-round (No.72 overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 19-year-old centre had one goal and one assist in 29 games with Rogle BK Angelholm (SHL) during the 2023 season. He also represented Sweden at the 2023 World Juniors, where he had two goals and two assists in seven games.
Matinpalo was an undrafted free agent from Finland, who had 16 points (7G / 9A) in 51 games for Assat Pori (Liiga) in 2023. Following his signing with the Senators, Matinpalo is a part of the 2024 plans but will likely have to work his way up from Belleville (AHL).
Amadio has two goals, three assists, six SOG, four PIMs and a +4 plus/minus through nine games this season but will be a healthy scratch for Game 5 vs. Edmonton. The 26-year-old will be replaced by Teddy Bleuger in the Golden Knights' lineup.
Ullmark allowed four goals on 25 shots (.840 SV%) as he failed to close out the Florida Panthers as Boston's series lead fell to 3-2 with a 4-3 loss last game. The 29-year-old has been mediocre in the first round compared to his Vezina Trophy-worthy regular season, as he's 3-2-0 with a 2.79 GAA and .912 SV%. He will hope to close out the series yet again as he takes on the Florida Panthers in Game 6, who finished the regular season first in shots on goal per game (36.8).
Ullmark stopped 41 of 43 shots (.953 SV%) to take a demanding 3-1 series lead as he easily topped the Florida Panthers 6-2 in his last start. The 29-year-old was the NHL's best goalie during the regular season and has continued his incredibly strong play right into the post-season as he is 3-1-0 with a 2.55 GAA and .926 SV%. He will be hoping to close out the series as he takes on Florida in Boston Tuesday, who finished the regular season first in the NHL in shots per game (36.8) and sixth in shots (3.51).
