Veteran defenceman Sergei Gonchar has signed a three-year contract with the Ottawa Senators worth $5.5 million per year.
The contract also includes a no-trade clause. Gonchar had 11 goals and 39 assists for the Pens last season. This gives the Sens a great puck-moving defencemen for the power play for the next couple years, after which they will likely be in the re-building mode.