Overview
- The Senators received 31-year-old goaltender Jonas Johansson from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a deal announced Friday and listed the return as future considerations.
- Johansson joins Ottawa on the final year of a two-year, $2.5 million contract that carries a $1.25 million cap hit and will become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
- Tampa Bay placed Johansson on waivers earlier in the week, he cleared, and the move clears a roster spot and removes his $1.25 million cap charge from the Lightning ahead of opening night.
- Ottawa made the addition after losing goaltending depth when Leevi Merilainen was placed on waivers and claimed by Vancouver, leaving Linus Ullmark and offseason pickup Samuel Ersson as the other NHL netminders.
- Johansson has spent three seasons backing up Andrei Vasilevskiy in Tampa Bay and owns uneven recent numbers, including an 11-10-2 record with a 3.29 GAA and .884 save percentage in 2025-26, which frames him as depth insurance rather than a long-term solution.