Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] F Claude Giroux signs with the Senators (3 years, $6.5M AAV)

[5cotland]

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[discostu]

This has been a surreal week for Sens fans. It's honestly been disorienting being the team that is constantly in the news for making good deals.

 

[BB88]

….ng hell Ottawa winning this offseason.

Looking like if they won’t make the playoffs next year it would be a major fail

 

[GermanSpitfire]

 

[Taluss]

That will be a fun team next season

 

[NewEraGM]

I love dunking on Ottawa as much as anyone…but damn they are having a good offseason!

Need an extra DMan I think but some really nice moves these last 2 weeks

 

[xECK29x]

Huge fan of what Dorion has been doing this offseason, so happy for Ottawa fans!

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I was thinking of how Giroux would be a great addition to the Sens with their young talent the other day. Wow, Dorion again. He's been on fire. If so, what a good signing. Coming from Lebrun makes this seem like a go.

 

[kerrabria]

I've always thought Dorion and Ottawa were vastly underrated.
If they pull this off, they still need a defender, but they're a playoff team.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Shhhhh... lets celebrate if/when its done!

I've always thought Dorion and Ottawa were vastly underrated.
If they pull this off, they still need a defender, but they're a playoff team.

We'll see... very tough conference... but they damn well better be competing either way.

 

[Folignos Helmet]

Ottawa making good moves on paper.
Still would like to see some help on D there as well.

 

[Adrianopolous]

Tremendous offseason if true

 

[BB88]

I've always thought Dorion and Ottawa were vastly underrated.
If they pull this off, they still need a defender, but they're a playoff team.

They’ll have one of the best top6’s in the league with Chabot& Sanderson on the blueline.

Not to mention going from Murray to Talbot

They look legit

 

[RedHawkDown]

Ottawa killing it this off-season

Top 6 of
Debrincat-Stutzle-Tkachuk
Batherson-Norris-Giroux

Is amazing

 

[Habs Halifax]

Sign Giroux and then trade for Chychrun? I become a believer. Sens will be a thorn on the Habs side in the years to come. We are rebuilding youth as well but it might be a battle in about 2/3 years. Tampa and Toronto will be good for years yet but the Bruins are slipping.

Atlantic is a tough division.

 

[DueDiligence]

Giroux is at the age where making his wife happy is most important. She wants to be back in her home town and have their kids near their grandparents. And he still gets to play the game he loves with an up and coming team.

 

[beowulf]

Makes sense as he winds down his career, it's fairly close to home and there are a lot of northern Ontario. transplants in Ottawa. Heck I have a buddy here in Ottawa from Hearst and 2 coworkers from the same town.

 

[BB88]

Sign Giroux and then trade for Chychrun? I become a believer. Sens will be a thorn on the Habs side in the years to come. We are rebuilding youth as well but it might be a battle in about 2/3 years. Tampa and Toronto will be good for years yet but the Bruins are slipping.

Atlantic is a tough division.

Florida will be top with Barkov, Ekblad, Lundell& Knight.

Just a nightmare division

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I've always thought Dorion and Ottawa were vastly underrated.
If they pull this off, they still need a defender, but they're a playoff team.

Agreed, I always thought of Dorion as a sharp hockey man, he was no doubt interfered with by Ownership previously. If Ottawa land a solid top 4 D man. Dare I say it, they can compete in the Atlantic. That's a very nice top 6 they are assembling if Giroux signs.

 

[Ygg]

the Sens org chart is, for literally the first time I can think of, filled with people in the right spots - all but Zaitsev who we know will be traded in a big package for a top-4 RHD

DeBrincat-Stutzle-Giroux
Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Formenton-Pinto-Joseph
Kelly-Gambrell-Watson
Kastelic

Chabot-Zub
Sanderson-XXX
Brannstrom-Hamonic
Holden

Forsberg
Talbot

I haven't been that excited about the Sens in many years. Seems like our best roster since the early 2000s

 

[Divine]

Considering he’s 34, I think the term is very important. He can fall off any second now.

 

[Number 57]

….ng hell Ottawa winning this offseason.

Looking like if they won’t make the playoffs next year it would be a major fail

Gonna be tough with FLA/TB/TOR in same division but they could fight for the wildcard. Boston is a major ? with Marchand injury and Bergeron in jeopardy right now. Who knows. I think Ottawa is more likely to finish 9th in the East with around 90 pts than to make the playoffs

 

[Unbiased Fan]

….ng hell Ottawa winning this offseason.

Looking like if they won’t make the playoffs next year it would be a major fail

I don’t see it Flordia-Tampa-Toronto and Boston are all way better

 

[traffic cone]

I don’t see it Flordia-Tampa-Toronto and Boston are all way better

Boston?

 

[BB88]

Gonna be tough with FLA/TB/TOR in same division but they could fight for the wildcard. Boston is a major ? with Marchand injury and Bergeron in jeopardy right now. Who knows. I think Ottawa is more likely to finish 9th in the East with around 90 pts than to make the playoffs

I don’t see it Flordia-Tampa-Toronto and Boston are all way better

Metro is a lot weaker.
Was& Pens are getting up there with the age.

Only Carolina& Rangers are legit quarantee playoff teams