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Senators Begin Contract Talks With Claude Giroux

May 30, 2025 at 5:51 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 5 Comments

May 30th: A few weeks after this initial report that informal discussions had begun, Garrioch shared today that face-to-face talks between Giroux and the Senators would start next week. The expectation is that if everything goes well, a new contract will be agreed upon then.

May 15th: Forward Claude Giroux highlights Ottawa’s list of pending unrestricted free agents but if they get their way, he won’t make it to the open market altogether.  Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch reports that the two sides have started informal discussions on a new contract for the 2025-26 season while GM Steve Staios is expected to meet with Giroux’s agent in the next few weeks to try to hammer out a deal.

Giroux joined the Senators three years ago as an unrestricted free agent, inking a three-year, $19.5MM deal on the opening day of free agency.  It’s fair to say the contract worked out quite well for Ottawa as the 37-year-old put up 71 goals and 122 assists in 245 games with the Sens while winning 59.1% of his faceoffs, one of the top rates in the NHL over that time.  This past season, he had 15 goals and 35 helpers in 81 outings while logging over 18 minutes a night of ice time.

While his age makes a raise quite unlikely, it wouldn’t be surprising if term is a key element in these negotiations.  Garrioch cites league executives who feel a one-year deal between $3MM and $4MM would be palatable for both sides while it’s worth noting that Giroux would be eligible for performance incentives in his deal if it’s a one-year pact.  However, given the anticipated demand for centers on the open market this summer, Giroux could have enough leverage to try to get a second year on the deal while also making him ineligible for those performance bonuses.

A veteran of 1,263 NHL games over parts of 18 seasons between Philadelphia, Florida, and Ottawa, Giroux has recorded 365 goals and 751 assists.  His 1,116 points put him in 66th place in NHL history in that regard.

Ottawa enters the offseason with around $17.5MM in cap space, per PuckPedia, giving Staios some flexibility to work with.  However, with that money, he has to re-sign or replace Giroux, re-sign trade deadline acquisition Fabian Zetterlund, add a second goalie (or promote Leevi Merilainen to the role), and fill out the roster with a handful of other pieces.  While that probably won’t leave them a lot of room to go shopping on the open market, they should have enough space to work with to get something done with Giroux in the coming weeks.

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  1. uvmfiji

    4 weeks ago

    This is awesome. How often does this happen? Good on both parties.

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  2. MoneyBallJustWorks

    4 weeks ago

    he’s not going anywhere. hometown kid getting to play 60 mins from where he grew up with playing career winding down.

    can see a 2/7 or 1/4 with incentives contrsct

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  3. Germond

    4 weeks ago

    And to think Bob Clarke couldn’t remember Giroux’s name when he walked up to the microphone to announce that he had been selected by the Flyers.

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  4. Nha Trang

    2 weeks ago

    Mm, but here’s the counterargument: Giroux is declining rapidly. For a guy his age, sure, he wasn’t bad. But two seasons ago he scored over twice as many goals, and from being someone who was always careful with the puck, his takeaway-giveaway had a massive decline this year. I wouldn’t go more than year-to-year on him.

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  5. Doghockey

    2 weeks ago

    To be fair Nha, you wouldn’t go more than year-to-year on Mario Lemieux in his prime. I still don’t think that you have met a contract or contract negotiation that you haven’t disliked.

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