he was assigned to the grand rapids griffins, the farm team of the senators. he was called up to the senators and made his nhl debut in the 2002-03 nhl season. he played 33 games with the senators and played most of the season with ottawa's new affiliate, binghamton senators. he was called up and played two seasons with the senators and was sent down to the binghamton senators to play a season. after that he joined the ottawa's main roster full-time.