Pierre Dorion commented earlier this week that he was looking to sign a defenceman to a professional tryout contract, which is exactly what he did today, as the Senators announced the signing of Matt Bartkowski to a PTO. Bartkowski is a 28-year old left-handed defenceman who put up 18 points for the Canucks last season.
While Bartkowski is known as a fast skater and his stats look fine at first glance, he has a reputation for a lack of defensive awareness and last year was a huge drag on his defensive partners.