1999–00 Ottawa Senators season
| 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Northeast |
| Conference | 6th Eastern |
| 1999–2000 record | 41–30–11–2 |
| Home record | 24–10–5–2 |
| Road record | 17–18–6–0 |
| Goals for | 244 |
| Goals against | 210 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Marshall Johnston |
| Coach | Jacques Martin |
| Captain | Daniel Alfredsson |
| Alternate captains |
Shawn McEachern Wade Redden |
| Arena | Corel Centre |
| Average attendance | 17,509 per game (717,852 total) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Marian Hossa and Shawn McEachern (29) |
| Assists | Daniel Alfredsson (38) |
| Points | Radek Bonk (60) |
| Penalties in minutes | Andre Roy (145) |
| Plus/minus | Shaun Van Allen (+20) |
| Wins | Patrick Lalime (19) |
| Goals against average | Patrick Lalime (2.33) |
The 1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season was the eighth season of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). This season saw the Senators drop in the standings, as they finished with 95 points, down from the 103 they registered the previous season. They finished second in the Northeast Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the fourth straight season.
This season is remembered by fans as the season that star forward Alexei Yashin decided to sit out due to his contract. He was entering the final year of a five-year contract that he signed with Ottawa in 1995. However, Yashin demanded a large pay raise after his impressive 1998–99 season and set a deadline that the Senators had to offer him a new contract, or he would miss the entire season. The Senators opted not sign him, and Yashin sat out the entire 1999–2000 season.
With the loss of Yashin, Daniel Alfredsson was named captain, and, despite missing 25 games due to various injuries, he scored 59 points, behind only Radek Bonk's 60 points in team scoring. Marian Hossa tied Shawn McEachern for the team lead in goals, with 29.
The Senators traded goaltender Damian Rhodes to the Atlanta Thrashers as part of a deal during the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft, and acquired Patrick Lalime from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to split goaltending duties with Ron Tugnutt. Tugnutt had a sub-par season by his standards, and was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two-time Stanley Cup champion goaltender Tom Barrasso at the trade deadline.
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