The Ottawa Senators aren't wasting any time solidifying their roster for the future.

The Senators have begun preliminary talks with their restricted and unrestricted free agents, trying to get a feel on where the players stand.

Last week, news broke that negotiations had begun between the team and unrestricted free agent goaltender Andrew Hammond.

In addition to the Hamburglar, the Senators will have to contact with restricted free agents Mark Stone, Mika Zibanejad, Mike Hoffman, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Alex Chiasson as well as unrestricted free agent Erik Condra, the Ottawa Citizen's Wayne Scanlan reports.

It's not believed any deals are close.

The Senators were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Montreal Canadiens after a historic run down the stretch got them into the postseason.