Sergei Gonchar signs with Ottawa Senators (Photo © Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Sergei Gonchar signed a three year, $16.5 million contract with the Ottawa Senators of the NHL. The contract includes a No Movement Clause.
Gonchar, 36, played the latest five years with the Pittsburgh Penguins, winning the 2009 Stanley Cup. The veteran blue liner had 11 goals and 39 assists with Pittsburgh last season.
Recently Gonchar stated that he intends to play until the 2014 Winter Olympics that will be played in Sochi, Russia.
We’ll see this fall if adding a world class, puck moving defenseman will increase the Sens’ odds in sports betting places.