Before leaving for Las Vegas for the NHL Awards and the upcoming expansion draft, Senators general manager Pierre Dorion had a local media availability to cover a variety of topics. There was a ton of Sens-related news that broke Wednesday: Chris Neil will move on from the only NHL organization he’s known to continue his career; Erik Karlsson successfully underwent surgery to repair tendons in his left foot; and Matt O’Connor (gasp!) would not be qualified as a restricted free agent.
The availability ran for approximately 15 minutes and it’s all been transcribed below. If you wish to listen to the audio, you can do so by scrolling down to the embedded media player at the bottom of this post.