Not only will Tom Anselmi be working on building an arena at LeBreton Flats, the Senators have a couple of other exciting projects in the works.

The Senators’ new president and CEO will have to finalize the negotiations with the NHL, the city and the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group on an outdoor game at TD Place — and the club is also studying the possibility of starting next season in Sweden.

Since the chance of starting 2017-18 in Sweden — sources say possibly against the Colorado Avalanche — hasn’t been made public, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk had to skate around the subject but he noted they’d like to do something similar to the trip they made in 2008.

That year the Senators played an exhibition game in Daniel Alfredsson and Erik Karlsson’s hometown of Gothenburg against the Frolunda Indians and then opened the season in Stockholm vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins.

“We’d like to do a repeat of what we did with Pittsburgh,” Melnyk said Wednesday. “We’re hoping to do that. It’s preliminary right now but we’re working on an international game.”

Though Melnyk sounded confident the outdoor game on Dec. 17 at Lansdowne Live will take place, he noted the Senators have concerns about the attendance. TD Place will be expanded to 35,000 seats for the 2017 Grey Cup but the Senators need to make sure it’s the right fit.

That’s been the stall in negotiations and that’s why no paperwork has been signed yet. Melnyk said the Senators, the NHL and OSEG have reached out to Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson to help make sure the deal to have the outdoor game is put in place.

“There are some hiccups and they’re to do with what we hope is the right attendance number,” said Melnyk. “We have an issue. We’re trying to resolve it. We’ve gone out to (Watson) to look at some getting some assistance.

“We need be comfortable that we can fill that stadium. That’s the big thing.”

The outdoor game will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the NHL, the club’s 25th anniversary and will be the completion to the Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations in the city.