OTTAWA — Steve Staios was busy on his first free agency opening day as general manager of the Ottawa Senators, but be believes his team has come out more experienced and better balanced.
Staios's most significant move was trading blueliner Jakob Chychrun to the Washington Capitals in exchange for Nick Jensen, the sought-after right-handed defenceman they had been looking for, and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft.With a cap hit of $4.05 million, Jensen offers the Senators a savings of half a million dollars compared to Chychrun, and stay-at-home defensive style will complement Thomas Chabot or Jake Sanderson.
Staios, who is in his first year with Ottawa, said he saw a need for the current core to be complemented by additional veteran leadership. Amadio also provides playoff experience having won the Stanley Cup with Vegas last year and has the ability to move up and down the lineup. Strangely enough Amadio had a brief stint with the Senators in 2020-21 where he played just five games after being acquired from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Christian Wolanin.
While Staios wouldn’t go so far as saying the Senators are a playoff team, he does have increased expectations for the group. Staios may not be done tinkering with the lineup. He said he’ll continue to keep a dialogue open with other teams and see if there might be other opportunities that present themselves to help improve the team.
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