Tag: Ottawa Senators

NHL Rumors I: Ellis, DeKeyser, Leddy and Ryan

Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: The Predators have only one RFA unsigned, defenseman Ryan Ellis. It all comes down to money. GM David Poile is hopeful a deal can be reached soon. "Like 99 percent of negotiations that aren't done…

Mark Easson

The Top 10 Best Long-Term NHL Contracts

The NHL is a league that is notorious for its ugly, bad, and sometimes mind-boggling contracts. With all of the bad contracts seemingly always in the headlines (bad news makes for better stories), it’s easy to forget that even the…

Greg Stamper

NHL Rumors: Methot, Bissonnette, Isles, Holland and Weber

Ken Warren of the Ottawa Citizen: Senators defenseman Marc Methot is scheduled to become a UFA at the season. They had been talking about a contract extension, but they are at a stalemate, so don't expect a long-term deal anytime…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors II: Senators and Sharks

Don Brennan of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators have seven defenseman on one-way contracts and have Cody Ceci, who plans on making the team. The Senators had promised they would make a trade at some point this offseason and could…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors II: Wild, Sens, Hawks, Caps, Selanne and Pens

Craig Custance of ESPN: (mailbag) The health of Niklas Backstrom and Josh Harding may leave Darcy Kuemper as their number one. A bit of risk, but carried the team for stretches last season. Custance thinks the Senators waited too long…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Gonchar, Top 9 UFAs, Pitkanen, Alfredsson, Kapanen and Isles

Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: The Stars have been willing to eat $2.5 million of Sergei Gonchar's $5 million salary in a trade, but have been unsuccessful so far this offseason. Heika had thought that the Senators and…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors II: Senators – Anderson, Ryan, MacArthur and Methot

 Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators confirmed that they have had talks with Craig Anderson about an extension. He's entering the final year of his deal and they'd like to retain him, even with the re-signing of Robin…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors II: Senators – Anderson, Ryan, MacArthur and Methot

 Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: The Senators confirmed that they have had talks with Craig Anderson about an extension. He's entering the final year of his deal and they'd like to retain him, even with the re-signing of Robin…

Mark Easson

Top 10 “Value” Free Agent Signings

With how rare it is to acquire talent in the NHL, most teams find themselves coming out of the offseason with their pockets emptied by free agents and the ridiculous prices that the market sets on them. Once free agency…

Greg Stamper

NHL News: Senators Re-sign Lehner … Penguins Re-sign Spaling

Ottawa Senators: The Senators re-signed goaltender Robin Lehner to three-year, $6.675 million contract. The deal carries a $2.225 million salary cap hit, with a salary breakdown of: $1.5 million, $2.025 million and $3.15 million. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins have avoided…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors I: Calgary, McCann, Bishop, Sens

Scott Cruickshank of The Calgary Herald: The Flames have re-signed goaltender Joni Ortio to a new two-year deal, and Cruichskank says to expect RFA's Lance Bouma and Mark Cundari to be signed in the next few days. “We really think a…

Greg Stamper

NHL Rumors II: Senators, Wings, Leafs, Avalanche and Canadiens

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Before the Senators traded Jason Spezza to Dallas, they had been working on trading another forward. The deal may have fallen through or put on the back burner. Teams have told the Sun that…

Mark Easson