This time last week, a “gap” lingered between Giroux and the Ottawa Senators on a contract extension. Talks had been ongoing for weeks. Even team owner Michael Andlauer stepped in alongside GM Steve Staios when they met with Giroux’s agent Pat Brisson in Buffalo.

Ottawa Senators winger Claude Giroux sat down with the media on Wednesday for the first time since re-signing with the club on Sunday. After almost two months of speculation on his future, Giroux agreed to a sizeable hometown discount,

But Staios stated it was the hometown discount that Giroux took, which allowed the Senators to sign veteran centre Lars Eller to a $1.25 million deal with bonuses of $1 million in free agency.