Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'oge ọzọ, Ottawa ga-enwe ihe ịma aka ịmeghachi ihe ịga nke ọma ha nwere na 2011<unk>12, n'ihi mmerụ ahụ ogologo oge nye ndị isi egwuregwu dịka Erik Karlsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek na Craig Anderson. N'agbanyeghi mmerụ ahụ ndị a, ndị Senators ga-emecha nke asaa na Eastern Conference na onye isi nchịkwa Paul MacLean ga-aga n'ihu iji merie Jack Adams Award dị ka onye nchịkwa NHL nke afọ. Ottawa ga-egwuri Montreal Canadiens nke abụọ na agba nke mbụ nke playoffs, n'ikpeazụ merie na egwuregwu ise, na-agbanye Montreal 6<unk>1 na egwuregwu atọ na ise. Ndị Senators ga-aga n'ihu na-egwu Pittsburgh Penguins nke kachasị elu na agba nke abụọ, oge a na-efunahụ na egwuregwu ise. N'oge oge ezumike, ndị Senators gbanwere onye na-agbachitere oge ochie Sergei Gonchar na Dallas Stars na mgbanwe maka nchịkọta nke isii na
Afọ 2013. Julaị 5, 2013 ga-abụ ụbọchị nke mmetụta dị iche iche maka obodo na ndị na-akwado ya, dịka onye isi ogologo oge Daniel Alfredsson bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta otu afọ na Detroit Red Wings, na-ahapụ Ottawa mgbe oge 17 na ndị Senators na 14 dị ka onye isi. Ntinye aka ahụ wụrụ ọtụtụ ndị na-akwado ya n'obodo ahụ na ọtụtụ ndị nọ n'ime nzukọ ndị Senators. Otú ọ dị, ụbọchị ahụ gwụrụ n'ụzọ dị mma, dịka Murray nwetara kpakpando na-aga n'ihu Bobby Ryan site na Anaheim Ducks na mgbanwe maka ndị na-aga n'ihu Jakob Silfverberg, Stefan Noesen na nhọrọ mbụ na 2014. Murray ga-edebanye aka na onye nweere onwe ya na-aga n'ihu Clarke MacArthur na nkwekọrịta afọ abụọ n'otu ụbọchị ahụ ma ga-edebanye aka na onye nweere onwe ya na-agbachitere Joe Corvo na nkwekọrịta otu afọ ụbọchị atọ ka e mesịrị na July 8.