Senators Eye Skinner As Free Agency Looms

Ottawa is already doing the quiet work that usually happens before the rest of the league catches up, and Stuart Skinner has surfaced as a name to watch. When free agency gets close, teams start mapping out their goalie market the way poker players read a table, and the Senators appear to be keeping their options open. This is the kind of rumor that can harden fast if Ottawa decides it needs more certainty in net, which makes the next stretch worth watching closely.