Forward Jan Jenik finished his first season with the Senators after being traded from Utah Hockey Club for forward Egor Sokolov. Jenik was brought into the fold due to the relationship Jenik and Staios developed during their time in Hamilton of the OHL. The Czech born player had no points in two games with Ottawa with a -1 rating. The forward had 29 points and 75 penalty minutes in 52 games with AHL Belleville.
Jenik is one of five skaters on the Senators represented by highly outspoken agent Allen Walsh of Octagon. Jenik and Highmore are the only two with expiring deals; David Perron, Matthew Andonovski, and Tomas Hamara have deals beyond this season.