Ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, the Ottawa Senators acquired the rights to restricted free agent goaltender Samuel Ersson from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. Ersson, 26, had only recently joined Toronto after the Maple Leafs acquired him from the Philadelphia Flyers in the deal that sent Joseph […]
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A summer of frantic activity continues for John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ahead of the 2026 NHL Draft, Toronto traded goaltender Samuel Ersson to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick, the Leafs confirmed. It’s some continued tidy work by Chayka, who accrues some more draft capital, in exchange for…
Ottawa adds to their goalie depth for next season
Ahead of the NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs have traded goaltender Samuel Ersson to the Ottawa Senators, in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick. Ersson was previously acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers, along with Emil Andrae and a 2026 third-round pick, in exchange for Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit. Toronto was…
The Maple Leafs originally acquired Ersson from the Philadelphia Flyers last week.
Even though there have already been 18 trades since the completion of the Stanley Cup Final, the NHL offseason is officially underway, beginning tonight with the 2026 NHL Entry Draft…
Toure and Bolduc both spent most of last season in the American Hockey League.
The Ottawa Senators had a plan to secure their blue line this offseason, and they did so with this move, extending Jordan Spence, according to TSN’s Bruce Garrioch. “[Senators] are closing in on a contract extension with Jordan Spence. Anticipate it will be in the four year range. Could be done today,” Garrioch wrote on […]
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San Jose Sharks General Manager Mike Grier has once again made life interesting for Sharks fans. Not only did the Sharks luck into today’s second overall pick, but just days before the draft, Grier also traded for the 9th overall pick , giving the Sharks two top ten picks in 2026. Since Grier traded William Eklund to get that 9th overall pick from the Ottawa Senators, we can be pretty sure that the Sharks plan to take Ivar Stenberg at second overall. He’s one of only two players in this draft ...
According to reports, Spence will make about $5 million per year under the terms of the new contract.
It's a $5M AAV for the formerly pending RFA
Will the Senators make all eight picks? I imagine that Steve Staios and co. have some pots on the fire...
The Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators acquired first-round picks in Friday's NHL draft this week. They could take some promising prospects at those spots.
The Ottawa Senators have had an extremely busy 96 hours, first trading former captain Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers on Sunday before using some of the draft capital acquired in that deal to bring William Eklund to town on Tuesday. And they might not be done, according to RG’s James Murphy. “According to an […]
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The 25th overall pick in this year’s draft has been on a bit of a journey. The story starts at last year’s deadline. The pick originally belonged to the Lightning, but they traded it to the Kraken in a deal for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. The pick stayed with the Kraken until this weekend, when they shipped it to Florida for Mackie Samoskevich. We didn’t realize it at the time, but the Panthers had something even bigger in mind, flipping the pick to Ottawa few hours later in the Brady...
Looking for all of the latest rumours surrounding the Ottawa Senators can be a bit overwhelming right now. With plenty of insiders suggesting the Senators are in on nearly everybody.…
The Edmonton Oilers need at least one more goaltender to round out their crease for the 2026-27 season. Who that will be is a big question mark as the team approaches free agency. Connor Ingram provided sturdy goaltending after being thrust into the team’s starting role just a few months after being acquired from the…
A whole lot has happened in the National Hockey League in the last 24 hours. Here’s an extremely short recap: The Calgary Flames paid a king’s ransom for Simon Nemec. The Ottawa Senators gave up a dump truck full of draft picks (including ninth overall) to the San Jose Sharks for William Eklund. The…
Eklund, who posted 53 points in 78 games with the Sharks last year, becomes part of the Senators’ haul in return for Brady Tkachuk.
The Ottawa Senators are exploring all their options when it comes to their first-round picks acquired in the Brady Tkachuk deal. At a press conference on Monday, Steve Staios said,…
On Monday, we broke down the fit between the Vancouver Canucks and the Ottawa Senators in a potential trade for forward Jake DeBrusk. Ottawa recently dealt their captain, Brady Tkachuk, to the Florida Panthers for four draft picks, including two first-rounders in this Friday’s draft. Early indications are that the Senators did not want…
A showcase of players to explore for the six picks the Senators have outside of the first-round.
It was a busy day of trades in the NHL on Tuesday. Jordan Kyrou was sent from the St. Louis Blues to the Washington Capitals. Then, the San Jose Sharks moved William Eklund to the Ottawa Senators. Finally, the Buffalo Sabres sent Bowen Byram to the Chicago Blackhawks. While the Sharks did complete a trade […]
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*Well, the Flyers didn’t do anything crazy on June 23 this year, but a whole bunch of other teams did. Quick recap:
The Senators picked up young forward William Eklund from San Jose for the 9th overall pick. [ ESPN ]
Jordan Kyrou was sent out from St. Louis to Washington for the 16th overall pick (and then some). [ TSN ]
The Flames won the Simon Nemec sweepstakes. [ NHL ]
And finally, the big one, the Blackhawks have acquired Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from Buffalo f...
The trade of Brady Tkachuk by the Ottawa Senators to the Florida Panthers is a huge transaction that is going to have an impact on the team for at least the next two seasons, and probably quite a bit longer than that. The Senators swallowed hard when they made the trade that gives Tkachuk the […]
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