Monday, August 25, 2014

Recent Contract Extensions (Aug 25)

For a team that wasn't very good in 2014, the Ottawa Senators have sure been handing out contract extensions a little too freely of late.

Last week, the Senators gave a 3-year contract extension to defenseman Mark Borowiecki, who hasn't even earned a full-time spot on the blueline for the team.  Borowiecki played in 13 games last season and the team already has a likely seven signed on and ready to go for the 2015 season, so it really seems like a strange move, unless one of those seven are going to be traded.

Also last week, the team inked forward Clarke MacArthur to a new 5-year contract extension, which may seem a little more plausible, given that he was one of the few bright spots for last season.  This season, I have him projected in at 55 points, making him into a good mid-round pick for the hockey pool, but I can't see much more than that.

Today (Monday), the Senators announced that they signed goaltender Craig Anderson to a new 3-year contract extension, which will have a $4.2 million cap hit over those three seasons.  This does more to make the goaltending picture more murky for the Sens going forward, as it was once believed that Robin Lehner should be moving into the number one spot before too long.  I currently have the two goalies projected to split the points this year in Ottawa, but if there is a true belief in Anderson going forward, that may have to change.

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