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The off-season for the Ottawa Senators will officially kick off Monday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre.

And, like every off-season, there is no shortage of work to be done with the NHL expansion draft set for June 21st and the entry draft on June 23-24 in Chicago.

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While the Senators’ players spent Saturday addressing the media on locker cleanup day at the rink, GM Pierre Dorion and coach Guy Boucher will have their say in an 11 a.m. wrap-up press conference.

Yes, Dorion and Boucher will look back on the club’s most successful season in a decade that included a trip to the Eastern Conference final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but both have to roll up their sleeves and get to work to ensure the Senators don’t take a step back next season.

Though it’s Dorion’s job to shape the roster and give Boucher players to work with, the coach has a big say. Dorion has shown through several negotiations that he’s a dealmaker, so don’t expect contract standoffs.