Analysis

Filip Kuba #17 / Defenseman / Ottawa Senators Height: 6-4 Weight: 226 Born: Dec 29, 1976 Contract Status Cap hit of $3.7M through next season (no-trade clause has expired). Pros An experienced defender who, until this season, was a fairly consistent point-producer. He's got good size, even if he

Chris Campoli #14 / Defenseman / Ottawa Senators Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 Born: Jul 09, 1984 Contract status Pros Young, mobile, and good vision, Chris Campoli is your standard second pairing puck mover on the blue line. He has decent positioning and isn't out of place on a second powerplay

Sergei Gonchar #55 / Defenseman / Ottawa Senators Height: 6-2 Weight: 211 Born: Apr 13, 1974 Contract status Signed with a $5.5M cap hit through 2012-13. Pros One of the finest offensive defensemen to ever play the NHL, with 705 regular season points in his career and 80 playoff points. He&

Chris Kelly #22 / Center / Ottawa Senators Height: 6-0 Weight: 198 Born: Nov 11, 1980 Contract Status $2.125M through next season (2011-12) Pros Chris Kelly is a very strong depth player. Much of his career has been on the third line, but he is someone who's able to

Disclaimer Before I say anything, I will make a confession. I started this research because I wanted to prove my instinct that Chris Phillips is one of the main causes of our dismal season. This was not a general research where I just happened to stumble on to that fact,

Chris Neil #25 / Right Wing / Ottawa Senators Height: 6-1 Weight: 215 Born: Jun 18, 1979 Contract Status Signed through 2012-13 with a $2M cap hit. Pros Many of the pros for Neil are the same reasons the Senators wouldn't mind keeping him around: Leading, hitting, fighting, and--once in