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Xavier Bourgault - Settles with Ottawa Bourgault reached an arbitration settlement on a one-year contract with the Senators on Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Impact Bourgault's new deal will pay him $850,000 at the NHL level or $265,000 at the AHL level. He made his NHL debut last year by making two regular-season appearances for Ottawa, but he spent most of his time in the minors, racking up 25 goals, 32 assists and 34 PIM across 70 regular-season appearances with AHL Belleville.

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NHL Tonight: Latest news surrounding the Senators | NHL.com The guys on NHL Tonight react to Senators' legend Daniel Alfredsson joining the Maple Leafs' coaching staff, plus Claude Giroux deciding to...

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Alfredsson 'had to move' on from Senators to further coaching career | NHL.com Ottawa icon understands emotions stirred up by joining rival Toronto’s staff

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Ersson Looks Forward to "Fresh Start" With Senators | Ottawa Senators Jackson Starr spoke with new Sen Samuel Ersson about his fresh start with the Ottawa Senators and what he's most looking forward to in the u...

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After Daniel Alfredsson's shocking exit for Maple Leafs, Sid Seixeiro floats internal Senators turmoil The Ottawa Senators took another gut punch this offseason after their all-time legend Daniel Alfredsson left the organization to join the rivals.

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Maple Leafs make stunning addition of Senators legend to help Gavin McKenna | Sporting News Toronto and Daniel Alfredsson is a partnership that not many people would've seen coming.

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Senators brutally mock reporter who claimed Claude Giroux was signing elsewhere Ottawa's social media team had the perfect response after making it official.

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Claude Giroux chooses to return to the Ottawa Senators for next season

Claude Giroux is returning to the Ottawa Senators

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Senators agree to one-year contract with Claude Giroux for 2026-27 season | Ottawa Senators The contract carries a base salary of $2 million for next season with bonuses that could reach a maximum value of $5 million.

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NHL world reacts as Maple Leafs hire Senators legend Daniel Alfredsson The Toronto Maple Leafs made one of the offseason's most surprising coaching moves by hiring Ottawa Senators icon Daniel Alfredsson as assoc...

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Daniel Alfredsson leaves the Senators to join the rival Maple Leafs' coaching staff

Daniel Alfredsson, once public enemy No. 1 in Toronto as captain of the Ottawa Senators, is leaving Canada’s capital to join the Maple Leafs as an associate coach

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Alfredsson hired by Maple Leafs as associate coach | NHL.com Hall of Famer spent past 3 seasons behind Senators bench, is their all-time leading scorer

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Claude Giroux - Signs performance-laden deal Giroux inked a one-year, $2 million contract with the Senators on Tuesday, per PuckPedia.

Impact While Giroux's base salary is $2 million, he can earn an additional $3 million in performance bonuses. The right-shot forward might move around the lineup a bit in 2026-27, but he will probably play mostly in a middle-six role. The 2006 No. 22 overall pick supplied 14 goals, 49 points (13 on the power play), 138 shots and a plus-20 rating over 82 regular-season games in 2025-26, so he's proven to be a reliable contributor even at 38 years old, due in large part to his hockey sense.

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"He obviously doesn't want a Cup": Fans react to Claude Giroux's rumoured free agency decision after interest from Oilers, Maple Leafs Fans on social media reacted to veteran Claude Giroux reportedly re-signing with the Ottawa Senators. He entered the 2026 NHL free agency after a one-year deal with the Sens.

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Brady Tkachuk's 'Wingmen' podcast ruffled feathers within Senators camp, per Elliotte Friedman - "Players were tired of it" Brady Tkachuk's Wingmen podcast reportedly didn't sit well with everyone inside the Ottawa Senators' locker room.

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Senators player speaks out to bury his former captain, Brady Tkachuk. Tkachuk's former teammate speaks out to set the record straight.

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Senators' Jason Robertson trade hopes might've taken their final twist | Sporting News The Stars star is still figuring things out in Dallas.

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Senators' latest Brady Tkachuk promotion backfires immediately The club’s attempt to help fans move on has instead sparked a heated online debate.

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Senators agree to contract extension with Leevi Meriläinen for the 2026-27 season | Ottawa Senators The one-way contract carries an AAV of $1.1 million.

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Leevi Meriläinen - Re-signs Thursday Merilainen signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Senators on Thursday.

Impact Merilainen had an 8-10-1 record, 3.51 GAA and .860 save percentage in 20 regular-season appearances with Ottawa in 2025-26. While those results leave plenty to be desired, the 23-year-old has the potential to bounce back. However, he'll have to compete with Samuel Ersson during training camp to earn the No. 2 job behind Linus Ullmark. If the 23-year-old Merilainen doesn't do enough to win an NHL roster spot, then he'll return to the minors to continue to hone his game.

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Senators press conference turns into instant viral moment! On the first biggest day of the offseason...

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Christian Kyrou - Lands two-way deal Kyrou signed a two-way contract with the Senators on Wednesday.

Impact Kyrou didn't receive a qualifying offer from the Flyers earlier this week, but he'll land a two-way deal with Ottawa on the first day of free agency. Across 55 regular-season appearances with AHL Lehigh Valley last year, he recorded 10 goals, 24 assists and 16 PIM.

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Ryan Suzuki - Inks two-way contract Suzuki signed a two-way contract with the Senators on Wednesday.

Impact Suzuki got his first taste of NHL action with the Hurricanes during the 2024-25 campaign, but he spent all of last season at AHL Chicago. He recorded 13 goals, 35 assists and 30 PIM over 66 regular-season appearances last year and will likely spend most of his time in the minors once again during the 2026-27 season.

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Philip Tomasino - Signs two-way deal Tomasino signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators on Wednesday.

Impact Tomasino had just one assist in nine NHL games for the Penguins last season. He picked up a total of 12 goals and 29 assists over 52 regular-season games between AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Lehigh Valley. Tomasino should challenge for a bottom-six role with the Senators during training camp.

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Samuel Blais - Agrees to two-way deal Blais signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators on Wednesday.

Impact Blais had 14 goals, 38 points and 62 PIM in 35 regular-season outings with AHL Laval in 2025-26. He also had three goals and eight points in 21 regular-season appearances between Toronto and Montreal last campaign. Blais doesn't have an easy path to a spot on Ottawa's Opening Night roster, but at the very least, he will get plenty of consideration during training camp.

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