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The Ottawa Senators are serious about getting captain Daniel Alfredsson locked up to a new long-term contract, which is why owner Eugene Melnyk is getting involved in negotiations. [FULL STORY]

Alfredsson, Sens talk extension
Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and agent J.P. Barry are expected to meet with GM Bryan Murray and discuss a contract extension, reports the Ottawa Sun. read more...

Senators move Schubert to forward
Senators head coach has decided to use Christoph Schubert as a forward this season, instead of a defenseman, reports the Ottawa Citizen. read more...

TOP PROSPECTS
PLAYER	AGE	POS.	LEAGUE
Jim O'Brien	20	LW	NCAA
Erik Karlsson	18	D	SWEDEN
Kirill Lyamin	22	D	RUSSIA
Ben Blood	19	D	USHL
Joshua Hennessy	23	C	AHL

1st ROUND DRAFT HISTORY
YEAR	#	PLAYER	Pos.	DRAFT FROM	LEAGUE
2008	15	Erik Karlsson	D	Frolunda Jrs.	SWEDEN
2007	29	Jim O'Brien	C	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA
2006	28	Nick Foligno	LW	Sudbury Wolves	OHL
2005	9	Brian Lee	D	Lincoln Stars	USHL
2004	23	Andrej Meszaros	D	Dukla Trencin	SLOVAKIA

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Pos.	PLAYER	08-09 SALARY	08-09 CAP HIT
C	Cody Bass	$510,000	$513,333
C	Mike Fisher	$6,000,000	$4,200,000
C	Chris Kelly	$2,500,000	$2,125,000
C	Dean McAmmond	$900,000	$875,000
C	Alexander Nikulin	$725,000	$833,333
C	Jason Spezza	$8,000,000	$7,000,000
C	Antoine Vermette	$2,525,000	$2,762,500
C	Jesse Winchester	$525,000	$550,000
D	Brendan Bell	$495,000	$495,000
D	Filip Kuba	$3,000,000	$3,000,000
D	Brian Lee	$850,000	$1,275,000
D	Chris Phillips	$3,500,000	$3,500,000
D	Alexander Picard	$750,000	$800,000
D	Christoph Schubert	$900,000	$883,333
D	Jason Smith	$2,600,000	$2,600,000
D	Anton Volchenkov	$2,200,000	$2,500,000
G	Alex Auld	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
G	Martin Gerber	$3,700,000	$3,700,000
LW	Nick Foligno	$660,000	$850,000
LW	Dany Heatley	$10,000,000	$7,500,000
LW	Brad Isbister	$650,000	$650,000
LW	Jarkko Ruutu	$1,300,000	$1,300,000
RW	Daniel Alfredsson	$5,465,397	$4,338,996
RW	Shean Donovan	$600,000	$600,000
RW	Chris Neil	$1,200,000	$1,100,000
RW	Ryan Shannon	$605,000	$605,000

TEAM INFO.
Arena	Scotiabank Place
Capacity	19,153
Address	1000 Palladium Drive Ottawa, ON K2V 1A5
Phone	1-613-599-0250
GM	Bryan Murray
Head Coach	Craig Hartsburg