"Nikita Filatov had been awake for only a few moments before he turned on his computer and discovered that he had been traded to the Ottawa Senators.

So he was initially surprised.

But he was also excited because the trade represented a chance for him to jump-start his career, which, since he was drafted in 2008, has been one of unfulfilled expectations.

"It's a new opportunity for me," he said Wednesday morning, during a break at the Senators development camp. It was his first meeting with the Ottawa media since the Saturday deal at the NHL entry draft."