They will ,but on their own players when they deserve it.Zibby is a rfa next season ceci the year after etc. .Rumor has it signing high priced ufa,s doesnt work when trying to build a team

- top shelf 15

thx Adele

yes Toronto sells more tickets but trust me when i say this, it's been fun/exciting being a Sens fan the last ten years. Not sure a leafs fan can truely make that same claim.
- Erik6Karlsson5

you my friend ,must be easily amused .

Bobby Ryan has stated he & his better half like it here in ottawa.. Ottawa is going threw a transition in the core of their roster, a changing of the guard if you will. He was never the go to guy behind Getzlaf & Perry in Anaheim. He can be one here, along with Karlsson of course. Ryan knows this.

Ottawa's team is being built the right way, threw the draft. Not going after over priced UFA's. When the time is ready to seriously contend. They will spend near the cap.

I think he resignes before camp at $7 x 7 years. if he truely doesnt want to stay here long term & wishes to go UFA, he'll be dealt before the season IMO.
- Erik6Karlsson5

he'll be gone. book it.

Bobby Ryan will sign. In one of his first interviews he said when he was playing in Cali that he use to admire The Sens and said he was thinking wow what a cool young team they have. They will throw the money at him once they see he is recovered from his surgery and his back is good to go. Ottawa is a great city and they are doing the right thing with building through the draft and developing players. Free agent frenzy is a joke and those contracts always come back to bite the team in the ass. If we are in the playoff hunt we have a extra second round pick and lots of prospects to pick up a couple players, if we are not in the playoff hunt we have some vets we can ship out for picks. I like what the Sens are doing they are buidling the team the same way we did through the late 90's into 2007 era. It's only a matter of time before we start spanking teams on a nightly basis again and Nashville will sure as hell be one of them.
- JS_19

what was he supposed to say? i'm sure you didn't feel free agency was a joke when you guys used to sign them. last but not least, you were able to "spank" teams because , well, who the hell gets up for a game against the ottawa senators?