In 2025, the Ottawa Senators clinched a playoff spot. The same couldn't be said for Ottawa's AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators. After making the 2024 playoffs, Belleville missed out in 2025.
During 2025's free agency, the Senators saw two of their top prospects leave the organization. Angus Crookshank left to sign with the New Jersey Devils, and Cole Reinhardt left and is now a member of the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Senators signed former Philadelphia Flyers prospect Olle Lycksell to a one-year, two-way contract this Summer. Entering next season, Stephen Halliday will be relied upon more, and now Belleville could have a dynamic duo on their hands in 2025-26.