1999–2000 Ottawa Senators season explained

League:NHL
Season:1999–2000
Year:1999
Team:Ottawa Senators
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:6th
Division:Northeast
Divisionrank:2nd
Record:41–28–11–2
Homerecord:24–10–5–2
Roadrecord:17–18–6–0
Goalsfor:244
Goalsagainst:210
Generalmanager:Marshall Johnston
Coach:Jacques Martin
Captain:Daniel Alfredsson
Altcaptain:Shawn McEachern
Wade Redden
Arena:Corel Centre
Attendance:17,509 (717,852 total)
Minorleague:Grand Rapids Griffins
Mobile Mysticks
Goalsleader:Marian Hossa and Shawn McEachern (29)
Assistsleader:Daniel Alfredsson (38)
Pointsleader:Radek Bonk (60)
Plusminusleader:Shaun Van Allen (+20)
Pimleader:Andre Roy (145)
Winsleader:Patrick Lalime (19)
Gaaleader: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.

Regular 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 to 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.

Final standings

Playoffs

Barrasso was the starting goalie going into the playoffs. However, it was a short stay for the goaltender, as the Senators were eliminated in six games in the first round by their provincial rivals, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The series was the first Ottawa–Toronto Stanley Cup series since 1922, when the original Senators defeated the St. Patricks in an NHL playoff.

Toronto was the higher seed and drew home ice advantage. The first five games were all won by the home team. The Maple Leafs won 4–2 in Game 6 at Ottawa to win the series four games to two.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 2, 1999||3–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||1–0–0–0||19,541 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 5, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||2–0–0–0||18,200 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 7, 1999||4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||3–0–0–0||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 9, 1999||4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||4–0–0–0||18,500 || |- align="center" |5||T||October 11, 1999||2–2 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||4–0–1–0||15,269 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|6||L||October 14, 1999||3–4 || align="left"| @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||4–1–1–0||13,879 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|7||L||October 16, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||4–2–1–0||18,007 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||October 21, 1999||4–1 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) ||5–2–1–0||17,474 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 23, 1999||4–0 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||6–2–1–0||16,081 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|10||OTL||October 28, 1999||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||6–2–1–1||15,903 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |11||W||October 30, 1999||5–0 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||7–2–1–1||15,239 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |12||W||October 31, 1999||6–4 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||8–2–1–1||15,541 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|13||L||November 3, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||8–3–1–1||11,012 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 4, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||9–3–1–1||16,279 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 6, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||10–3–1–1||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 10, 1999||4–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||11–3–1–1||18,200 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|17||L||November 11, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| Nashville Predators (1999–2000) ||11–4–1–1||14,765 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 13, 1999||4–2 || align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||12–4–1–1||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|19||L||November 17, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||12–5–1–1||11,237 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|20||L||November 18, 1999||1–4 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) ||12–6–1–1||16,976 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|21||L||November 20, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||12–7–1–1||15,027 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |22||W||November 25, 1999||6–3 || align="left"| @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||13–7–1–1||16,457 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|23||L||November 26, 1999||0–5 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||13–8–1–1||17,115 || |- align="center" |24||T||November 28, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||13–8–2–1||17,709 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |25||W||November 30, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) ||14–8–2–1||17,875 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|26||L||December 3, 1999||4–7 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||14–9–2–1||12,393 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|27||L||December 4, 1999||1–3 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1999–2000) ||14–10–2–1||18,211 || |- align="center" |28||T||December 8, 1999||0–0 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||14–10–3–1||16,789 || |- align="center" |29||T||December 11, 1999||1–1 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||14–10–4–1||17,129 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 13, 1999||3–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||15–10–4–1||19,087 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |31||W||December 16, 1999||2–1 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||16–10–4–1||14,120 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|32||L||December 18, 1999||1–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||16–11–4–1||14,549 || |- align="center" |33||T||December 19, 1999||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||16–11–5–1||16,217 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |34||W||December 23, 1999||4–3 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||17–11–5–1||18,500 || |- align="center" |35||T||December 27, 1999||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||17–11–6–1||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |36||W||December 29, 1999||3–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||18–11–6–1||21,273 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |37||W||December 30, 1999||5–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||19–11–6–1||18,500 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FF6F6F"|38||OTL||January 3, 2000||3–4 OT|| align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) ||19–11–6–2||18,181 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||January 4, 2000||2–1 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||20–11–6–2||7,848 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |40||W||January 6, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) ||21–11–6–2||17,484 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|41||L||January 8, 2000||4–7 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||21–12–6–2||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |42||W||January 11, 2000||4–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) ||22–12–6–2||14,224 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |43||W||January 12, 2000||2–0 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) ||23–12–6–2||12,501 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|44||L||January 16, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||23–13–6–2||13,749 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |45||W||January 17, 2000||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||24–13–6–2||7,247 || |- align="center" |46||T||January 20, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||24–13–7–2||19,602 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|47||L||January 22, 2000||2–3 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) ||24–14–7–2||18,500 || |- align="center" |48||T||January 24, 2000||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||24–14–8–2||19,210 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|49||L||January 26, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||24–15–8–2||18,078 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|50||L||January 28, 2000||0–1 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||24–16–8–2||18,690 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |51||W||January 29, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||25–16–8–2||18,211 || |-|- align="center" |52||T||February 1, 2000||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||25–16–9–2||17,756 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|53||L||February 3, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) ||25–17–9–2||18,690 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||February 11, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||26–17–9–2||17,763 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|55||L||February 12, 2000||4–5 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||26–18–9–2||21,273 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |56||W||February 15, 2000||5–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) ||27–18–9–2||16,610 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |57||W||February 17, 2000||6–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||28–18–9–2||16,214 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|58||L||February 19, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||28–19–9–2||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |59||W||February 21, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||29–19–9–2||15,226 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|60||L||February 24, 2000||4–5 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||29–20–9–2||13,343 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |61||W||February 26, 2000||4–2 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1999–2000) ||30–20–9–2||18,500 || |- align="center" |62||T||February 28, 2000||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||30–20–10–2||16,081 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |63||W||February 29, 2000||5–3 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||31–20–10–2||15,150 || |-|- align="center" |64||T||March 2, 2000||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||31–20–11–2||6,224 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |65||W||March 4, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||32–20–11–2||17,411 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |66||W||March 6, 2000||5–1 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) ||33–20–11–2||15,836 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |67||W||March 9, 2000||7–0 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) ||34–20–11–2||16,737 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|68||L||March 11, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||34–21–11–2||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |69||W||March 15, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) ||35–21–11–2||16,642 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|70||L||March 17, 2000||2–4 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) ||35–22–11–2||17,100 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|71||L||March 18, 2000||1–6 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) ||35–23–11–2||17,762 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |72||W||March 21, 2000||7–1 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) ||36–23–11–2||16,408 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |73||W||March 23, 2000||3–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) ||37–23–11–2||18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|74||L||March 25, 2000||3–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||37–24–11–2||18,136 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |75||W||March 28, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) ||38–24–11–2||17,903 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|76||L||March 30, 2000||3–6 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||38–25–11–2||13,310 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|77||L||March 31, 2000||1–3 || align="left"| @ Florida Panthers (1999–2000) ||38–26–11–2||14,835 || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|78||L||April 2, 2000||1–4 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) ||38–27–11–2||19,713 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||April 4, 2000||4–0 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1999–2000) ||39–27–11–2||16,902 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"|80||L||April 6, 2000||1–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1999–2000) ||39–28–11–2||16,626 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |81||W||April 8, 2000||3–1 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) ||40–28–11–2||21,273 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 9, 2000||5–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) ||41–28–11–2||18,022 || |-|-| Legend:

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 1 ||L|| April 12, 2000 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 1–0 || 19,330 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 2 ||L|| April 15, 2000 || 1–5 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–0 || 19,391 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3 ||W|| April 17, 2000 || 4–3 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 2–1 || 18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 4 ||W|| April 19, 2000 || 2–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Series tied 2–2 || 18,500 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 5 ||L|| April 22, 2000 || 1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs lead 3–2 || 19,393 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"| 6 ||L|| April 24, 2000 || 2–4 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs || Maple Leafs win 4–2 || 18,500 || |-|-| Legend:

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
14 C 80 23 37 60 −2 53 6 0 0 0 −6 8
11 RW 57 21 38 59 11 28 6 1 3 4 0 2
18 RW 78 29 27 56 5 32 6 0 0 0 −8 2
13 C 79 22 33 55 −2 40 6 0 4 4 −1 4
15 RW 69 29 22 51 2 24 6 0 3 3 0 4
39 C 65 13 24 37 3 22 6 2 1 3 −1 0
6 D 81 10 26 36 −1 49
10 RW 82 10 25 35 5 18 6 2 1 3 0 2
33 D 79 8 22 30 −3 60 6 0 2 2 1 2
20 LW 47 15 13 28 4 36 6 0 0 0 −6 6
22 C 75 9 19 28 20 37 6 0 1 1 0 9
3 D 66 6 17 23 17 21 6 0 0 0 −2 2
7 LW 57 9 12 21 −6 32 6 2 0 2 1 2
4 D 65 5 14 19 12 39 6 0 1 1 0 4
29 D 64 6 12 18 −5 20 6 1 1 2 −5 0
5 D 37 6 8 14 6 2 6 1 1 2 −8 0
9 RW 67 4 8 12 2 57
27 D 60 1 11 12 14 55
12 C 32 4 5 9 −6 15
26 RW 73 4 3 7 3 145 5 0 0 0 0 2
17 C 45 2 5 7 −1 12 5 1 0 1 0 14
56 LW 13 2 5 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 D 40 2 4 6 −3 8 6 0 0 0 0 16
21 C 9 3 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 RW 10 0 3 3 1 4
23 LW 11 0 2 2 −3 7
16 C 2 1 0 1 −1 0
35 G 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2
25 C 3 0 0 0 −2 0
2 D 1 0 0 0 2 0
38 C 10 0 0 0 −2 6
30 G 1 0 0 0 0
59 D 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 D 9 0 0 0 0 4
1 G 1 0 0 0 0
40 G 38 0 0 0 4
44 D 6 0 0 0 0 2
31 G 44 0 0 0 0
52 D 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular seasonPlayoffs
Player
40 38 19 14 3 834 79 2.33 .905 3 2038
31 44 18 12 8 1020 103 2.54 .899 4 2435
35 7 3 4 0 182 22 3.16 .879 0 418 6 2 4 168 16 2.58 .905 0 372
1 1 1 0 0 19 2 2.00 .895 0 60
30 1 0 0 0 6 1 3.75 .833 0 16

Awards and records

Awards

TypeAward/honourRecipientRef
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selectionRadek Bonk[1]
TeamMolson CupMarian Hossa[2]

Milestones

Transactions

Trades

June 18, 1999To Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Antti-Jussi Niemi
Ted Donato
To Ottawa Senators
Patrick Lalime
June 18, 1999To Atlanta Thrashers
Damian Rhodes
To Ottawa Senators
future considerations
June 30, 1999To Tampa Bay Lightning
Rick Dudley
Andreas Johansson
To Ottawa Senators
Rob Zamuner
Tampa's second-round pick 2002 Draft (later traded)
November 11, 1999To Tampa Bay Lightning
Bruce Gardiner
To Ottawa Senators
Colin Forbes
March 8, 2000To Tampa Bay Lightning
future considerations
To Ottawa Senators
Jeff Shevalier
March 14, 1999To Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Tugnutt
Janne Laukkanen
To Ottawa Senators
Tom Barrasso
March 18, 2000To Quebec (AHL)
Jeff Shevalier (loan)
To Ottawa Senators
Jason McBain

Waivers

September 27, 1999To Tampa Bay Lightning
Vyacheslav Butsayev
October 28, 1999To Ottawa Senators
Vyacheslav Butsayev (assigned to Grand Rapids)
October 29, 1999To Tampa Bay Lightning
Steve Martins
November 11, 1999To Calgary Flames
Bobby Dollas

Expansion draft

June 25, 1998To Atlanta Thrashers
Phil Crowe
Source: Book: Ottawa Senators . Ottawa Senators 2008–09 Media Guide. 188 . 2008.

Draft picks

Ottawa's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft in Boston, Massachusetts.[4]

RoundPlayerNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
126Ocelari Trinec (Czech Extraliga)
248Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
262Jokerit (SM-liiga)
394London Knights (OHL)
5154Andrew Ianiero Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
6164HC Vitkovice (Czech Extraliga)
7201HIFK (SM-liiga)
7209Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
7213Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
9269SKA Saint Petersburg (Russia)

Farm teams

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NHL All-Star Game Historical Summaries - 2000 . NHL.com . June 7, 2023.
  2. Ottawa Senators 2014–15 Media Guide, p.162–82
  3. Web site: Senators Stop Avalanche . www.cbsnews.com . June 7, 2023 . October 21, 1999 . Ottawa right wing Kevin Dineen was honored in a pre-game ceremony prior to his 1,000th NHL game..
  4. Web site: 1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . June 10, 2023.