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from Sportsnet,
Drake Batherson has locked in for eight more years with the Ottawa Senators , just hours before the deadline to sign for that long.
Batherson and the Senators agreed to terms on an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. It is the largest contract in franchise history and comes with an average annual value of $10.5 million.
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
Team development isn’t always linear, and the Ottawa Senators showed us that last season. They appeared to be on an upward trajectory after they’d ended a seven-season playoff drought in 2024-25 and pushed the first-place Toronto Maple Leafs to six games in a Round-1 defeat. Coach Travis Green’s defensively stout group was bursting with prime-year players and boasted a playoff-friendly style. The Sens seemed poised to climb another rung and reach the upper echelon of Atlantic Division contenders.
from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,
from Sportsnet,
With the clock ticking towards Tuesday night’s CBA deadline, multiple sources indicate the Ottawa Senators are closing in on an eight-year extension with 33-goal scorer Drake Batherson .
Exact terms are unclear, but it’s believed to average somewhere between $10.5 million and $11 million per season. It would be the largest contract in franchise history — a major commitment and a relief to the fanbase.
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
Stepping onto the ice for training camp, the Ottawa Senators aren't just looking to punch another playoff ticket — they are out to prove that they can transition from a post-season regular into a legitimate championship threat.
from Sportsnet,
The final pick of the opening round of this year's NHL Draft has made an excellent first impression with the Ottawa Senators .
Jaxon Cover had three goals and four assists in two games at the Prospect Challenge this weekend in Gatineau, Que., including two goals and two helpers in a 5-4 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night.
from the Toronto Sun,
from Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey,
from the Toronto Sun,
Some positives for prospects on both divisional rivals, but neither team saw enough even strength situations for a full evaluation.
from The Hockey News,
from the Toronto Sun,
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
The Ottawa Senators made headlines earlier this summer, appeasing Tkachuk’s request to be traded , sending the former captain to join his brother with the Florida Panthers . Along with questions about the team’s legitimacy moving forward, many are wondering who could step in and wear the ‘C’.
from Sportsnet,
from The Hockey News,
Florida Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk and a few of his former Ottawa Senators teammates spoke at the NHL-NHLPA North American Player Media Tour to discuss their whirlwind off-season.
from The Globe and Mail — Hockey,
Brady Tkachuk heads off the ice after fighting with Carolina Hurricanes defenceman K'andre Miller, not shown, in Ottawa during their first-round playoff series this spring. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
from Sportsnet,
The Ottawa Senators had just been swept in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Their captain was still processing the bitter disappointment.
from Sportsnet,
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
A tip of the cap to new Florida Panthers left winger Brady Tkachuk for dispensing with the small talk pretty much the moment he sat down with a small group of reporters Tuesday morning at the start of the 2026-27 NHL Player Media Tour. No need to waste time on what he did for summer vacation. There was simply too much to discuss. Heck, his now-former teammate, Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson, was due up next to be interviewed. The two of them, still close friends, already had breakfast that morning.
from Sportsnet,
The forward said on Tuesday he wants to get a contract extension completed before training camp, per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia .
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
The Brady Tkachuk was a stunner for Sens fans. However, there is still hope the team comes out the other side of July 1 looking like a brand new challenger, still on the rise.
from Sportsnet,
After Brady Tkachuk joined the list of Senators captains forcing their way out of town, the team again has a vacancy to fill. Alex Adams lists his candidates to wear the “C.”
from Sportsnet,
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
from Daily Faceoff (Frank Seravalli),
via TSN
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from Sportsnet,
Despite losing their captain this off-season, Tim Stutzle doesn’t believe the Ottawa Senators are in line to take a step back in the standings.
via TSN
Ottawa Senators winger Drake Batherson is seeking an eight-year deal before next month’s cutoff to sign for that term, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.
from The Hockey News,
from The Hockey News,
The NHL honored seven teams at the 2026 Stanley Awards in Denver on Wednesday.
As the Colorado Avalanche host the NHL Club Business Meetings from July 13 to 16, the eighth-ever Stanley Awards ceremony recognized club business and marketing achievements from the 2025-26 season.
Avalanche broadcaster Marc Moser hosted the ceremony, while presenters included former NHLer Anson Carter, University of Denver coach David Carle, former Denver Broncos player Ryan Harris and X Games CEO Jeremy Bloom.
An external judging panel consisting of leaders in the sports and entertainment industry chose winners for eight categories from 161 club entries. Here are those Stanley Award winners:
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
The Senators signed Tyler Boucher , the 10th overall choice in 2021, to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced on Friday.
Boucher, 23, has spent the past three seasons in the AHL, playing 115 games.
In 47 contests last season, he had a career-high 12 goals and 14 assists to go with 68 penalty minutes.
from Sportsnet,
The two sides agreed on a new one-year deal after reaching an arbitration settlement, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Thursday.
Bourgault, 23, is set to earn $850,000 at the NHL level and $265,000 in the AHL.
The L'islet, Que., native was the 22nd-overall pick of the 2021 draft by the Edmonton Oilers, and was traded to Ottawa in the summer of 2024.
He made his NHL regular-season debut with the Senators last season, playing in two games for a total of 11:55 of time on ice. He logged three shots on goal and three hits in that span.
from Sportsnet,
Breaking up is hard to do. But in the mind of Daniel Alfredsson, aspiring head coach, leaving the Senators (again) was a necessary step, writes Luke Fox.
from The Hockey News,
The Toronto Maple Leafs hired new associate coach and Ottawa Senators icon Daniel Alfredsson. His hiring is a coup for new Leafs GM John Chakya, who still has other important decisions to make this summer.
via Sportsnet.ca
The veteran forward agreed to a new contract with the Senators on Monday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports.
Per PuckPedia, the one-year contract is worth $2 million.
Giroux, 38, spent the past four seasons with the Senators, where he reached playoff berths the past two seasons.
from Sportsnet,
Claude Giroux is staying in the nation’s capital after exploring the open market.
The veteran forward agreed to a new contract with the Senators on Monday, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports. Terms of the contract weren't immediately reported.
Giroux, 38, spent the past four seasons with the Senators, where he reached playoff berths the past two seasons.
A native of nearby Hearst, Ont., Giroux was previously the longtime captain of the Philadelphia Flyers, who drafted him 22nd overall in 2006, before trading him at the 2022 deadline to the Florida Panthers.
from the Edmonton Journal,
from the Edmonton Journal,
via TSN
The Toronto Maple Leafs have traded the rights to pending restricted free agent Samuel Ersson to the Ottawa Senators for a fifth-round pick, TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports.
from Sportsnet,
William Eklund isn’t likely to forget being at a recent Pitbull concert in Stockholm, and it has nothing to do with the music.
from Sportsnet,
The Ottawa Senators are securing a key piece of their blue line.
Jordan Spence is closing in on a contract extension worth $20 million over four years, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday.
Spence, 25, was set to hit restricted free agency as of July 1.
The right-shot defenceman is coming off a solid first season with the Senators in which he played 73 games while tallying seven goals and 24 assists.
from the Edmonton Journal,
On Oilers Now, host Bob Stauffer said he’s not sure who the back-up will be on the Edmonton Oilers this year, but suggested last year’s main starter, Connor Ingram, may end up with the Ottawa Senators.
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from ESPN,
from The Hockey News,
The Ottawa Senators traded the No. 9 pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for William Eklund, Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda.
from Sportsnet,
One day after trading away their captain, Brady Tkachuk, the Ottawa Senators have acquired William Eklund from the San Jose Sharks .
The deal also sees the Senators receive Kasper Halttunen and the rights to Brandon Svoboda. In exchange, the Sharks get the ninth overall pick in the 2026 draft, which Ottawa had obtained in the Tkachuk trade.
Eklund, 23, recorded 53 points (15 goals and 38 assists) in 78 games last season.
The Stockholm native was drafted seventh overall by the Sharks in 2021.
from Sportsnet,
After eight years in Ottawa, Brady Tkachuk decided he was ready for something new.
On Sunday, he was granted that wish with a trade to the Florida Panthers , where he'll reunite with brother Matthew.
"There's definitely a lot of different things that have happened throughout my time there (in Ottawa)," Tkachuk said at his introductory press conference on Tuesday in Florida.
"For me, I think it was just time for the next chapter. It wasn't an easy decision, it was something that I took a little bit more time than what's been out there to make that decision and it was a very hard decision."
from Sportsnet,
from The Hockey News,
from Sportsnet,
from Sportsnet,
Despite trading their best player and captain for four draft picks, the Ottawa Senators do not intend to rebuild.
Instead, the Senators plan to be "active in the market" when it comes to the ninth and 25th overall picks acquired from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Brady Tkachuk , general manager Steve Staios said Monday.
There has already been plenty of interest in the picks, he added.
"It's been robust since the deal has happened. I have no intention of this team taking a step back. We're active and we're open," Staios said.