Overview
- Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Ottawa has an eight-year proposal on the table for Pinto, with no terms disclosed and no deal considered imminent.
- Pinto leads the NHL in goals with seven through six games, including a shootout winner over Seattle, and he became the first Senator to reach six in the first five games of a season.
- Offseason conversations were paused at his agent’s request to avoid distractions, and multiple reports indicate the sides plan to resume negotiations soon.
- Postmedia reporting said Ottawa earlier floated a longer-term offer around $5 million to $5.5 million AAV, while a league executive suggested Pinto’s camp could seek $7.1 million to $8.35 million.
- He is in the final season of a two-year, $7.5 million bridge deal that pays $5 million this year, positioning his qualifying offer at $4.5 million with arbitration rights next summer.