Before the start of the regular season, several reports indicated that the Ottawa Senators had had positive conversations with Shane Pinto regarding an extension, and that the price could reach as high as $7MM per year. Apparently, those conversations may not have been as positive as previously believed, according to a new update from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman on The FAN Hockey Show .

Friedman suggested that the Senators’ offer was far too low for Pinto, and realized later in the summer that they had much more work to do. Now factoring in Pinto’s start to the 2025-26 campaign, Ottawa may have to move farther than they’re comfortable with.

There’s no questioning he’s off to a torrid pace. The former 32nd overall pick of the 2019 NHL Draft has scored six goals and seven point

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