As decades go, the first 10 years of the new Millennium were a tough act to follow for the Senators. Still, amid a general downtrend in on-ice performance, there were special moments during the 2010s. HockeyScanner details the 3️⃣ that stand out ⬇️
As decades go, the first 10 years of the new Millennium were a tough act to follow for theA franchise re-born in 1992, the Senators came of age by 2000, posting 100 points or more five different times in the decade from 2001-2010 and missing the playoffs just once .
So there was joy in the Capital when the man known as “Alfie” returned on Dec. 4, 2014 to be a “Senator for a day,” signing a one-day contract in order to officially retire from the NHL as a member of the Senators. Under the guidance of general manager Bryan Murray, the Senators had fun with this moment, having Alfredsson suit up for the pre-game warmup with a dramatic on-ice entry through a receiving line of Ottawa teammates.
“Thank you for all the great times and all the beautiful memories,” Alfredsson told the crowd. “They will connect us to all of you, forever.” In series wins over the Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, a host of players took turns as playoff heroes, including Bobby Ryan, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Kyle Turris, Erik Karlsson, Mike Hoffman and Dion Phaneuf.
That goal, a soaring, distant, seeing-eye shot by Chris Kunitz, will go down in infamy in Ottawa along with the Game 7 conference final goal by Jeff Friesen of the New Jersey Devils in 2003. Between the spring of 2018 and the trade deadline of 2019, the Senators had parted with such elite talent as Karlsson, Hoffman, Mark Stone and Matt Duchene. By now, fans were looking to a future of bright new faces in the lineup.Ottawa’s outdoor game on Dec. 16, 2017 could not have had greater significance, sitting as it was at the junction of Canada’s 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of the first NHL game played — between Ottawa and Montreal.
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