Claude Giroux has signed a 3-year, $6.5 million annual average value deal with his hometown Ottawa Senators. The 34-year-old winger, who was born in Hearst, Ontario, moved to Ottawa in his teens and for years has made Ottawa his offseason home.
, AHL players Connor Bunnaman and German Rubtsov, and a fifth-round pick to Florida on March 19 for winger Owen Tippett, a future first-round pick and a 2023 third-round pick. Giroux cited a chance to win a Stanley Cup as motivation for him leaving.in games , assists , and points . The seven-time All-Star ranks sixth all-time with the Flyers in goals with 291 and was a key member of the team that reached the 2010 Stanley Cup Final.
In 18 regular-season games with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers to finish the season, Giroux scored three goals and posted 23 points. He added three goals and eight pointsGiroux’s move is a bit of a surprise given his age, Ottawa’s current situation, and his desire to win a Cup. The Senators finished seventh out of eight teams in the Atlantic Division last season with a record of 33-42-7 and a whopping 27 points out of a playoff spot.
That said, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has been aggressive this offseason, trading for both 40-goal winger Alex DeBrincat and All-Star goaltender Cam Talbot before signing Giroux.
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