Overview
- Multiple NHL insiders reported late Monday that Claude Giroux has agreed to return to the Ottawa Senators after weighing offers from several clubs.
- Reports and team statements place the deal at a one-year contract with a $2 million base/cap hit and up to $5 million in total value through performance bonuses.
- Several outlets say the contract includes a full no-move clause, though that detail was reported by salary-tracking sites and has been described as still being finalized by the club.
- Giroux, 38, posted 49 points in 82 games last season, is one of the league’s top faceoff men, and has signaled this could be the final season of his 19-year NHL career.
- The decision keeps a steady veteran presence in Ottawa’s dressing room as the team replaces Brady Tkachuk and removes a short-term veteran option for the Flyers as Philadelphia navigates a complex, cap-driven offseason.