The Ottawa Senators signed defenceman Jake Sanderson — a player with just 77 games of NHL experience — earlier this month to an eight-year, US$64.4-million contract that ties him to the organization through 2031-32.
The dollars and term for a player with less than a season of professional hockey under his belt comes with a level of risk."For the people that don't know, they'll know soon enough," the Ottawa captain said of Sanderson with a smirk at this week's NHL/NHLPA player media tour in suburban Las Vegas."People don't know how special a player he is," added the 23-year-old forward."The 77 games he played for us, changed the complexion of our team.
The younger Tkachuk is desperate to get to the playoffs for the first time in his career — and drag Ottawa back into the post-season for the first time since 2017 as the leader of a core that also features star centre Tim Stutzle. "Big part of our team last year," Tkachuk said of DeBrincat."Somebody I got close with … sucks to see him go.The Vancouver Canucks named defenceman Quinn Hughes as their captain this week, much to his younger brother's delight.
Darryl Sutter was fired in May after three seasons behind the bench, while Brad Treliving, now with the Toronto Maple Leafs, left the organization following nine years as GM.
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