Ottawa Signs Star Forward

The Ottawa Senators have won the Claude Giroux sweepstakes.

The deal is reportedly three years, at $6.5 million annually, according to Pierre Lebrun.

Claude Giroux of Hearst, Ontario, agrees to a three-year deal with the Ottawa Senators. $6.5 M AAV per season.@TSNHockey @TheAthletic
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 13, 2022

Giroux put up 65 points (21 goals & 44 assists) in 75 games, split between the Flyers and Panthers, this past season.

For his career, the thirty-four year old has 294 goals, 629 assists, for 923 points in 1018 games.

Giroux is a phenomenal all-around player, with great playmaking abilities. He will pair very nicely with one of the best scorers in the league in Alex DeBrincat.

Ottawa's manager, Pierre Dorion, continues to make some great offseason decisions.

Pierre Dorion basically stole DeBrincat from Chicago, dumped Matt Murray cap hit and upgraded in net by trading for Talbot now he has just signed Claude Giroux. That’s some amazing business by a guy who none of us thought would be able to do it.
— Dyl (@dhockey13) July 13, 2022