VANCOUVER, BC - APRIL 22: Drake Batherson #19 of the Ottawa Senators during NHL action against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on April 22, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
With the organization liking to remain quiet throughout their negotiations with their RFA’s, Drake Batherson signed this morning seemingly out of nowhere
The contract: 6-years, $29.85 million ($4.975 million AAV)
As the Senators offseason hit a bit of a standstill following the free-agent period, people’s attention quickly shifted over to the team’s impending Restricted Free Agents which featured three core pieces of the rebuild; Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson, and Filip Gustavsson.