Two weeks ago, Silver Seven user Valley Milkman had a great FanPost that highlighted an important reality for many of the AHLers under contract in the Senators organization: it's time to establish yourself. Why? As put in the piece:
Ottawa has 24 non roster players, 8 of which are signed beyond next season. Of the remaining 16 players whose contracts will expire after the upcoming year, Kostka and Mullen are the only two who will qualify for group 3 unrestricted free agency (aka, the "regular" free agency, not the one that Grant and Wideman qualified for this past season).