Senators Can’t Let This Ex-Avalanche Blue-Liner Walk

Ottawa has put itself in the familiar spot every front office knows too well - trying to keep a useful defenseman from testing the market and making you pay twice for the mistake. The former Avalanche blue-liner has the kind of profile that quietly disappears into a roster until he is suddenly the player everyone else wants. SenShot is framing this as a must-keep situation, which usually means the Senators are staring at a negotiation that could get expensive fast.