Overview
- Belleville Senators confirmed James Reimer signed an AHL professional tryout, adding a 15-year NHL veteran who recently appeared at the Spengler Cup.
- TSN’s Darren Dreger reported Reimer is expected to sign an NHL contract and report to Ottawa within days.
- Linus Ullmark remains on indefinite personal leave as GM Steve Staios publicly rejected false online rumors and asked for privacy.
- Captain Brady Tkachuk on Saturday denounced the rumors surrounding Ullmark in blunt terms and reaffirmed team support.
- Ottawa holds the NHL’s worst team save percentage (.872) after an 8-2 loss in Colorado, where Leevi Merilainen and Mads Sogaard combined to allow eight goals.