Long before they officially cut ties with Chris Neil, the Senators were considering his replacement.
On the first day of free agency, they signed him.
If you were too pre-occupied to notice because you were trying to figure out why Daniel Alfredsson decided to bolt from the organization on that sunny July 1, join the crowd. There's also the very real possibility that even if you heard Tyler Randell was the newest Senator, you might have
said 'who?'
The Brampton native had spent the previous six seasons in the Bruins organization but only played 27 games
for Boston.