{"id":493633,"date":"2026-07-07T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=493633"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:28:07","slug":"claude-giroux-senators-ott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/07\/claude-giroux-senators-ott\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude Giroux Senators Reunion and the Offensive Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for everyone to get excited. The Claude Giroux Senators era lives on<\/a>, at least for one more season anyway. After some uncertainty in the signing process, he is now back with the Ottawa Senators for the 2026-27 NHL campaign. Let’s discuss what this means for the Sens, you already know, it’s G Money, it’s time to get sensational.<\/p>\n

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Credit Image: \u00a9 Alex Cave\/ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

Claude Giroux Senators Time in Ottawa<\/h2>\n

Now that Giroux is back, there is plenty to discuss. To that point, it is actually a really good thing that he signed with Ottawa, in the end. The reason is there had been the idea floating around that general manager Steve Staios had saved money for the purpose of re-signing Giroux, rather than spending dollars elsewhere in free agency. If Giroux did sign with the Philadelphia Flyers (or elsewhere), it is possible Staios would’ve missed out on utilizing that money on some sort of replacement for Giroux. Now we aren’t saying a Mason Marchment, Jack Roslovic, or Viktor Arvidsson level of player but maybe someone more like Patrick Kane or Vladimir Tarasenko. And hey, maybe there’s still time (rather money) for one of those more inexpensive options.<\/p>\n

Moreover, we will add, you never know what you might get someone for if they believe in the group that they are signing with. Lots of older unrestricted free agents just want a chance to win, they’ve earned their money. Okay enough of that conjecture, now that Claude Giroux Senators is a thing, let’s focus on the roster outlook for 2026-27.<\/p>\n

Let’s Look At Some Stats<\/h3>\n

How about this for a stat, from the Sens top 21 point scorers in 2025-26, all but four are with the team now. For those four players, with points in parenthesis, Brady Tkachuk was fourth (59), David Perron was 14th (25) and he was traded during last season, Nick Jensen was 17th (17), and Lars Eller was 18th (15). As a note, Nick Jensen wasn’t really a part of the Sens top-three defence pairings going forward anyhow.<\/p>\n

Now, if let’s narrow our focus on Tkachuk and Eller specifically. What if we bring Andre Burakovsky<\/a> and William Eklund into the discussion and explain their perceived replacement value. Remember, we are just talking regular season offence here. If the Sens want to be mixing in Kurtis MacDermid or Hayden Hodgson for tough divisional games with the Montreal Canadiens or Florida Panthers, you’re going toe-to-toe anyway, the skill guys will still have to battle it out, on the scoreboard. It’s the idea you are making it a three-line game somewhat. Therefore, for your top-10 forwards, or so, you just need to outscore your opponent, or in our case, the 2025-26 Sens lineup.<\/p>\n