Senators' Alfredsson has surgery Ottawa, ON (Sports Network) - Ottawa Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson
underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday, and he could miss up
to two weeks of action.
The surgery was to remove a bone chip in the captain's knee that was dislodged
during Ottawa's game against Pittsburgh on Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ottawa's all-time leader in goals (331), assists (518) and games played (855),
the 35-year-old had a pair of assists in the Senators' two games last weekend
against Pittsburgh in Europe.... More...
Signing forward Antoine Vermette to a two-year deal leaves defenseman Andrej Meszaros as the only remaining unsigned player, but the Ottawa Citizen reports the team and the restricted free agent are still far apart in negotiations.
Our View:The Senators have about $6.5M in available cap space, so they are not in danger of losing Meszaros to another team if he signs an offer sheet because they would quickly match it. The 22-year-old defenseman reportedly turned down a big offer from a Russian team earlier this summer, according to the Ottawa Sun. Meszaros wants a deal like Lightning D Matt Carle's four-year, $13.2M contract, according to the Sun.
The Sports Ticker reports that the Ottawa Senators rewarded Antoine Vermette for a career season, re-signing the left wing to a two-year contract Thursday. He recorded career highs in goals and assists last season.
Our View:Vermette, 25, has a good chance to improve on the 24 goals and 29 assists from last year. Consider him a legitimate fantasy left-winger.
The Senators signed goalie Jeff Glass to a one-year deal on Monday, the Canadian Press confirms.
Our View:The Senators are set with Martin Gerber as the starter, but they let Ray Emery go and may have a backup opening. Glass, 22, could be a contender for that job, but he doesn't have fantasy value at this point.
