His answer on Claude Giroux should be clear ... Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot and Drake Batherson are all under the age of 27 and all have at least two more seasons left on their deals.

Claude Giroux is in the final year of his contract making $6.5 million against the salary cap. At 37 years old, there are questions how much longer he has left in the NHL, and the clock is ticking ...

Leevi Merilainen notched 30 saves for his first career shutout and Shane Pinto scored twice in the Ottawa Senators' 5-0 win ...

One current Ottawa Senators player who fondly remembers the trio from his childhood is Drake Batherson. Throughout this season, and again during Thursday night’s 2-1 Senators win over Detroit ...

Shane Pinto had two goals while Claude Giroux and Josh Norris both ... that he tucked past Lankinen to put the Sens up 3-2. Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson both picked up assists on Pinto ...

Tyler Kleven, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle added goals and Claude Giroux had three assists for the Senators, who snapped out of an 0-3-1 rut. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 12 of 17 shots before ...