2015–16 Ottawa Senators season
| 2015–16 Ottawa Senators | |
|---|---|
| Division | 5th Atlantic |
| Conference | 11th Eastern |
| 2015–16 record | 38–35–9 |
| Home record | 21–14–6 |
| Road record | 17–21–3 |
| Goals for | 236 |
| Goals against | 247 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Bryan Murray |
| Coach | Dave Cameron |
| Captain | Erik Karlsson |
| Alternate captains |
Chris Neil Chris Phillips Kyle Turris |
| Arena | Canadian Tire Centre |
| Average attendance | 18,084 (94.4%) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Mike Hoffman (29) |
| Assists | Erik Karlsson (66) |
| Points | Erik Karlsson (82) |
| Penalties in minutes | Chris Neil (165) |
| Plus/minus | Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+17) |
| Wins | Craig Anderson (31) |
| Goals against average | Andrew Hammond (2.65) |
The 2015–16 Ottawa Senators season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) professional ice hockey team. The Senators failed to make the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. In addition to this, no Canadian teams make the playoffs. A major trade was made during the season to bring Dion Phaneuf to the Senator and improve the team defence, but the team was not able to make a run to secure a playoff spot. Two significant faults in the team were noted by the media. The club allowed 247 goals, third-highest in the league. Secondly, the team's penalty-killing unit ranked 29th in the league. One day after the regular season, general manager (GM) Bryan Murray stepped down and assistant GM Pierre Dorion became GM. Head coach Dave Cameron and the coaching staff was fired two days later.
Leading up to the off-season, the media frequently speculated about what the Ottawa Senators would and could do with their surplus of goaltenders. They had recently signed Andrew Hammond, who had had an outstanding 2014–15 season, to a three-year contract and college graduate Matt O'Connor to an entry-level contract. They already had starter Craig Anderson, who was signed until the end of the 2017–18 season, and backup Robin Lehner, considered to be an outstanding future starter, who was signed until the end of the 2016–17 season, and prospect Chris Driedger in the minors.
The logjam at the goaltending position was resolved on June 26, when General Manager Bryan Murray completed a trade that saw Robin Lehner and forward David Legwand go to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the 21st overall pick (acquired by Buffalo from the New York Islanders in the Matt Moulson-Thomas Vanek trade) in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The Senators would use the pick to select right winger Colin White, who played for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's under-18 team. White is committed to attend Boston College beginning in the fall of 2015. The inclusion of Legwand in the trade was done to free up salary cap space to re-sign several players.
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