The Sens re-sign Mathieu Joseph to a four year contract; Ryan Dzingel had 56 points three years ago and now signs a two way deal in Carolina; Hockey Canada will still go forward with hosting the World Juniors in early August; Sens sign Jayce Hawryluk; and it's part one of "Summer in the Atlantic" – discussing what the other teams in the Atlantic Division have done this off-season. In this one, we feature Montreal and Tampa Bay.

We're joined on a perfect summer afternoon on a Manotick patio by former Senator Brad Smyth. Smitty gives us his take on the top Sens news of the off-season.

Som big life events for the Tkachuk boys. Brady gets engaged and Matthew gets traded to Florida and signs an eight year extension. After playing with Claude Giroux last year, could defenceman Mackenzie Weegar be intrigued by following in Giroux's footsteps and playing at home in Ottawa? What's the Sens game plan this fall if they don't acquire a top 4 defenceman this summer? Why aren't there more offer sheets in the NHL? How does Ridly Greig fit in this fall? A great trivia question.

Sens sign Josh Norris to an eight-year, $63.6 million contract. Is $7.95 million per year the right amount of money for Norris? Are you surprised it was done almost two months sooner than Brady Tkachuk's deal? Drake Batherson's deal is a major bargain. He'll only be the 7th highest paid Ottawa Senators this fall. If you're handing out medals for best Sens' news stories this summer, who wins gold, silver and bronze? Mathieu Joseph going to arbitration and we actually lost track of how little Joseph actually gets paid. Who is the new number one goalie in Ottawa? How many points will Tim Stutzle get this season? Are the Sens getting another top 4 defenceman or not? What's with Toronto and Florida stocking up on Senator castoffs? Actor Jeff Daniels talks about the benefits of competitive minor hockey. Spoiler: It had nothing to do with actual hockey.

The Senators are busy on the first day of free agency. They sign Ottawa native Claude Giroux to a Three Year Deal; a day before they acquire goalie Cam Talbot from the Wild for Filip Gustavsson. They trade Connor Brown to Washington for a 2nd rounder. And Wade Redden rejoins the Sens in a development role.

Talks have intensified between the Sens and Leafs on Toronto acquiring goalie Matt Murray. How much will the Sens have to give up to make it happen? Should they have to give ANYTHING up? We'll hear what Alex DeBrincat has to say as he meets the Ottawa media for the first time. 

The Senators pulled off the biggest trade of draft day, sending their first and second round picks to Chicago for 24 year old winger Alex DeBrincat, a two-time 40 goal scorer. The Hawks also include a third rounder in 2024. Meanwhile, the Sens work out a deal to send goalie Matt Murray to Buffalo, a deal that Murray vetoed with the Sabres being on his ten team no-trade list.

Sens decide to move on from winger Adam Gaudette, refusing to give him a qualifying offer. Despite the hiring of two assistant general managers, the Sens hockey ops department has actually gotten smaller this summer. Nick Paul gets the long term deal in Tampa. Do you feel any different now about the Sens deadline deal that sent him to Tampa. Plenty of NHL coaching movement to discuss this week. Victor Mete makes a statement about being in Jamaica in 2018 when a sexual assault allegedly occurred, allegedly involving 8 CHL players. Could the Sens be in on Oilers RFA Jess Puljujarvi?

Kevin Fiala signed with the Kings for big money and term after they acquired him from Minnesota. Should the Sens now take a run at his Wild teammate Matt Dumba? Or maybe Alex DeBrincat in Chicago? The Hawks hired Luke Richardson as their new head coach. Sportsnet pulls the plug on Hometown Hockey. Hometown 

Daniel Alfredsson is officially named to the Hockey Hall of Fame. What took so long? The Colorado Avalanche win the Cup. Just 5 years ago, they were the NHL's worst team and Ottawa was a conference finalist.