The main stages of the 2017 offseason has wrapped up for Pierre Dorion and the Ottawa Senators, as both Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Ryan Dzingel avoided arbitration this past week by each signing a multi-year contract. From staying quiet in free agency to the absence of having to extend a star RFA, the past month has been relatively quiet for the front office.
And it comes with good reason. Pierre Dorion has surely been planning ahead, as next year will be a crucial offseason for the Sens’ contract situation.