Senators Sign Mark Fraser to Two-Way Deal

Veteran depth signing prompted by Wikstrand suspensionWhen Bryan Murray announced the suspension to Mikael Wikstrand on Friday, he mentioned looking for a veteran d-man to bring in on a PTO to compensate the gap on the depth chart - that player ended up being Mark Fraser, though they skipped the PTO and went straight to a two-way deal.

The deal will see the Ottawa native earn $125k while in the AHL, and $800k in the NHL if he gets a call-up.

Let's be clear - this is a move to bolster the blue line in Binghamton, and reinforce the low end of the depth chart.

There was a lot of initial worry that this was a NHL level deal, so I would have that line blinking and scrolling if it wouldn't look…