The Next Core Member to Lock Up: Josh Norris

Ottawa Senators fans took a massive exhale last Thursday.

Brady Tkachuk committed himself to Ottawa for the next seven years, and it was the clearest sign that this young core is going to be sticking around for a while. Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson, and now Tkachuk are all signed for 6+ years, which gives them a fantastic starting point. However, those aren’t the only young guns they’ll need to get locked up during this period of getting back to contention.

And the biggest name coming up next summer is Josh Norris.

Sure, Tim Stützle and Jake Sanderson may prove to be more valuable players eventually, but Norris’ contract is due first, and he’s in an incredibly important position where the…