Ottawa extended Shane Pinto to $30 million after the conflict
The Ottawa Senators are one of many teams hovering around .500 in the Eastern Conference, with an 8-5-4 record. After making the postseason last year for the first time since 2017, expectations are high in Canada’s capital. Senators center Shane Pinto is in contract negotiations throughout the season and finally reached the end. Pinto signed a four-year contract worth $7.5 million per season, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
“After months of negotiations, Ottawa and Shane Pinto are in agreement: closing on AAV’s four-year, $7.5 million extension. It buys out two unrestricted free agents (seasons), and everyone is on board. Both sides really wanted to do something,” Friedman reported.
Pinto was set to be a restricted free agent at the end of the season, taking some of the pressure off of making a deal. But both sides wanted to do something to keep this core together. They have, and Pinto now remains in the 2030 season.
To start this season, Pinto has eight goals and six assists in 17 games. He posted his second 20-goal season last year, showing promise for the team’s immediate future. Pinto sparked a gambling scandal that saw him suspended for half of the 2023-24 season. season behind him and earned a big money extension because of it.
The Senators now have all of their key players through at least the 2027 season. Claude Giroux needs a new contract after this season, but it’s unlikely he’ll play anywhere else at this point in his career. With Brady Tkachuk leading the way up front and Jake Sanderson locking him down in the back, Ottawa has hope for the immediate future.
Pinto, Tkachuk and Sanderson are all American stars who will be bidding for the 2026 Olympic team. Tkachuk and Sanderson were key parts of the 4 Nations team. Pinto has a strong chance of joining Team USA. Could this deal propel him to a great season and a seat on the plane to Milan?
2025-11-13 13:43:00
