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Ottawa Senators Make Big Pickups in Off Season

Ottawa Senators Come Up Big in Off Season
(ยฉ imago images)ย  April 26, 2022, Ottawa, ON, CANADA: Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson 19 celebrates his game winning goal against the New Jersey Devils in overtime period NHL, Eishockey Herren, USA hockey action in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Canada News.

The Senators have been making big moves this off season, as GM Pierre Dorion looks to make changes to a team that finished second to last in the Atlantic Division last year. The team has been notorious for not wanting to spend money on big contracts in the offseason but this summer seems to be very different.ย 

The team has already made a couple big pickups and re-signs with Claude Giroux joining the team and John Norris being renewed for another 8 years. Other notable trades include Cam Talbot who was acquired via trade just before the free agent market opened and Alex DeBrincat in a deal with Chicago.

After five years of missing the playoffs, not signing any big free agents as well as seeing big ticket stars like Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson leave Ottawa, this has definitely been an offseason for the books.

Senators Reach Eight-Year Deal to Re-Sign Josh Norris

The Ottawa Senators re-signed restricted free agent forward Josh Norris to a big eight-year, $63.6 million contract. Norris has been one of the most valuable players on the team putting up consistent numbers even though the Sens have not been having good seasons.

Norris at 23, was the Senatorsโ€™ leading goal scorer last season with 35 goals and was also able to post 20 assists to go along. Norris came from a first-round pick by the San Jose Sharks in 2017 before being traded to the Senators in September 2018. Since Norris made his NHL debut back in February 2020, he leads all Senators in goals with 52, game winnersย  at 10 and power-play points at 37.

Norris was a big one to keep and the Senators will be extremely happy to see the young forward in their ranks for many years to come.

Sens Sign Forward Claude Giroux to a Three-Year Contract

The big news out of the Ottawa Senators camp came with the announcement of the signing of forward Claude Giroux to a three-year, $19.5M contract deal. The contract holds an yearly average of $6.5M that will see him earn $7M in 2022-23, $7M in 2023-24 and $5.5M in 2024-25.

Giroux has been a five-time 25 goal-scorer, and is the second among all-time Flyers in scoring with 900 points (291 goals, 609 assists).ย  Last year Giroux was traded to the Florida Panthers where he put up 23 points in 18 games, showing exactly what he can do on a good team.

You can expect Giroux to make a huge impact on the Sens lineup and continue to tally both goals and assists in the coming season. This could be the pickup that finally breaks the Sens drought form the playoffs.

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Based in Calgary, Alberta, Benjamin Wilson has been in the sports and casino industry for nearly 15 years. While his expertise is in hockey at all high levels, Benjamin also brings knowledge of all major North American team sports, plus some of the biggest international sporting events. He is a graduate of the University of Alberta and became passionate about the gaming industry shortly after graduating. Benjaminโ€™s favorite team include Calgary Flames and Edmonton Elks.
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