(UPDATE 7:20 PM)- First it was Ryan Potulny, now another star from the Binghamton Senators Calder Cup winning team is headed elsewhere. The Edmonton Oilers/Oklahoma City Barons have signed BSens Captain Ryan Keller to a contract.  All the best to Ryan in Edmonton!

(UPDATE 11:01 AM)- Episode 4 of Senate Reform is now available. You can find it under the highlights tab on the home page of this site.

In a trade that will certainly have some Sens fans talking (and others laughing), the Minnesota Wild and San Jose Sharks have pulled off a Sunday night blockbuster.  Headed to San Jose is former Senator Martin Havlat while on his way to Minnesota is Dany Heatley.

As expected, Day One of Free Agency was quiet for the Ottawa Senators.

Goalies were being scooped up at a rapid pace and in the end the Sens ended up inking a familiar face to play the role of back up to Craig Anderson next season.

(UPDATE 5:36PM)- The Sens are bringing back tough guy Francis Lessard. He has signed a one year, two way contract. Hard working guy that will serve as the enforcer down in Bingo.

(UPDATE 3:38 PM)- The Ottawa Senators have signed Alex Auld to a one year, $1 million deal.

(UPDATE 2:16 PM)- Another one of the top names has been crossed off the list of UFAs available as the Carolina Hurricane have announced the signing of Jussi Jokinen.  He would have received a few offers tomorrow but has instead decided to stay in Raleigh. There were some rumours suggesting Ottawa may have been interested.

With the opening of NHL Free Agency now just a couple days away, teams around the NHL are getting set to open their wallets for what can best be described as a below average free agent class.  Brad Richards is obviously the big prize this time around and looks posied to cash in this summer.

For the Senators though, it appears as though the club will keep a relatively low profile when free agency opens on Canada Day at Noon.

With Development Camp getting underway later this afternoon, the Sens are suddenly expecting a recent addition to make it in time afterall.  Nikita Filatov, acquired from Columbus over the weekend, is hoping to be in Ottawa on Wednesday.

He was originally expected to miss the event.