Confirmed with Link: Sens re-sign Kostka (1yr, 2-way deal)

[BonkTastic]

He's back in Bingo.

Totally fine as an AHL depth move, IMO.

The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has signed defenceman Michael Koskta to a one-year, two-way contract. The contract will carry an annual value of $800,000 in the National Hockey League and $325,000 in the American Hockey League.

Kostka, 30, played in 15 games with Ottawa last season, recording one assist and four penalty minutes. He appeared in 50 contests with the B-Sens, scoring five goals and adding 29 assists while recording 20 penalty minutes. He represented Binghamton at the 2016 Toyota All-Star Classic in Syracuse, N.Y.

Undrafted, Kostka has scored four goals and earned 17 assists, while adding 39 penalty minutes in 85 career NHL games with Ottawa, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers. He has recorded 244 points (47 goals, 197 assists) while registering 270 penalty minutes over 456 AHL contests.

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[Ouroboros]

Sens land Kostka

He's back.

 

[Ouroboros]

325k in Bingo? That's almost like a one-way deal.

 

[aragorn]

Thought they would do this, I even used Kostkas as an example of a depth defencemen they could sign today & it turns out to be Kostka.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

325k in Bingo? That's almost like a one-way deal.

Pretty sure that's normal for veteran/star AHLers.

This is a non-story. He might play a few games in the NHL if someone gets hurt, but this smells like a Binghamton oriented signing.

 

[Ouroboros]

Pretty sure that's normal for veteran/star AHLers.

This is a non-story. He might play a few games in the NHL if someone gets hurt, but this smells like a Binghamton oriented signing.

Not that it matters much, but it's actually a pretty big AHL deal. Based on last season this would make him among the 10 or so highest paid players in the league once you factor out buried one-way's.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

That seems fairly high for an AHL salary.

 

[Kekumba]

This dude just won't go away.

Perfectly fine for Bingo.

 

[DrEasy]

For a depth D we could do worse. I liked his play the few games up with the Sens last year.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Glad he's back.

 

[Sun God Nika]

There's a lot of disgusting things I would do for 325k , but playing minor hockey and earning that...