Tom Pyatt’s tenure with the Senators may last beyond this season. General manager Pierre Dorion said today that the front office has explored an extension with the center (via TSN’s Bruce Garrioch on Twitter). Dorion also confirmed that the team had approached goalie Mike Condon regarding a potential extension, which was reported last week.
Pyatt returned to the NHL this season after having spent the previous two years playing for Geneve Servette in Switzerland. The soon-to-be 30-year-old ultimately inked a one-year, two-way contract with Ottawa this past offseason, reuniting him with former coach Guy Boucher. The deal was reportedly worth $800K in the NHL and $200K in the AHL.
The veteran has had a solid campaign during his first season back in the states. In 53 games, Pyatt has scored six goals and collected 11 assists, putting him on pace to break his career-high 19 points. Over the past two seasons in Switzerland, Pyatt compiled 22 goals and 40 assists in 92 games. The center has 298 career regular-season NHL games under his belt and another 26 games of playoff experience.
Condon, who was acquired by the Senators at the beginning of the season, is in the final season of a two-year contract that will see him being paid the league minimum. The goalie has had a solid season, going 16-9-5 with a .912 save percentage and four shutouts.
Dorion noted that if the front office can’t come to an agreement on extensions with Pyatt or Condon, the team still wouldn’t look to trade the impending free agents (via Garrioch on Twitter).
Good for Pyatt. I liked him in Montreal but he got jerked around by Jacques Martin and Pierre Gauthier. Solid 3rd/4th line defensive forward who can chip in from time to time.