Former Ottawa Senators Goalie Indicators a PTO With the Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks signed goaltender Dylan Ferguson to an expert tryout settlement on Sunday. With Thatcher Demko and Arturs Silovs coming off knee accidents, the previous Ottawa Senator will present somewhat insurance coverage coverage at camp.

Ferguson performed within the KHL final season with Dynamo Minsk and has two intriguing ties to the Ottawa Senators.

After the Sens misplaced in style defenceman Marc Methot within the 2017 Vegas enlargement draft, the Golden Knights flipped him to the Dallas Stars for Ferguson and a second-round draft decide.

Ferguson was additionally a part of Ottawa’s seven-headed monster in aim throughout the 2023-24 season. So we determined to look again on who these goalies had been, and the place they’re now.

1. Cam Talbot

Talbot was the membership’s primary, beginning 36 video games that season. It was Talbot’s solely yr with the Senators, who acquired him from the Minnesota Wild straight up for Filip Gustavsson. The Sens then let Talbot stroll into free company final summer season. He signed with the LA Kings final yr and the Detroit Red Wings for this season.

2. Anton Forsberg

Forsberg obtained into 28 video games earlier than Edmonton Oilers ahead Zack Hyman fell on him throughout a battle within the crease. He suffered accidents to each knees on the play, ending his season. After Forsberg and Joonas Korpisalo had horrible seasons, each statistically among the many worst within the NHL, Forsberg returns because the clear quantity two behind newcomer Linus Ullmark. The 2 Swedes had been a tandem for Modo again in 2014.

3. Mads Sogaard

With Talbot and Forsberg lacking a lot motion on account of harm, Mads Sogaard performed in 19 video games. Sogaard’s numbers had been wonderful in Belleville final season, and he is in line for an NHL job by subsequent season on the newest. With Ullmark and Forsberg each scheduled to be UFAs subsequent summer season, and Sogaard scheduled to make one-way NHL cash subsequent season, it is virtually time to launch the Nice Dane.

4. Kevin Mandolese

Mandolese obtained into three video games with the Senators. Mando performed out of his thoughts in his NHL debut, making 46 saves, together with 5 in extra time, in a 3-2 shootout street victory towards the New York Islanders. Final season, he was a part of a trio in Belleville, splitting time with Sogaard and Merilainen. The Senators dealt Mandolese to Colorado this summer season for a seventh-round decide.

5. Dylan Ferguson

6. Leevi Merilainen

With Mandolese gone, and Sogaard one harm away from the present, Merilainen is anticipated to see loads of motion in Belleville this season. It was regarding to see him miss the Prospects Problem in Buffalo on account of harm, although. At the moment of yr, maybe the Sens had been being overcautious, conserving him out of prospect video games that do not matter.

7. Magnus Hellberg

2022 was fairly a yr for Hellberg:

• Signed as a free agent by Detroit, April 13, 2022.

• Signed as a free agent by Seattle, July 13, 2022.

• Claimed off waivers by Ottawa from Seattle, October 3, 2022.

• Claimed off waivers by Seattle from Ottawa, November 10, 2022.

• Claimed off waivers by Detroit from Seattle, November 23, 2022.

Hellberg obtained into one recreation and was excellent, even getting an enormous ovation throughout his reside post-game rinkside interview with TSN.

You’d assume it might be dangerous information when it’s important to begin seven goalies, however that was the Ottawa Senators’ greatest season previously seven years.

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