I'm ignorant to what the options are here, maybe someone can help out since I'm far from a CBA expert. Are the only options to terminate his contract or suspend him? Can we loan him out until his ELC expires and retain his exclusive NHL rights and if we did are we on the hook for his rookie signing bonuses if we did so?
If he wants to stay in Europe fine, that's his choice, he obviously shouldn't have signed with the Sens but circumstances change and there must be an ideal common ground to meet so he can get what he wants and the Sens aren't left hanging and get some compensation if he ever decides to pursue a NHL career.