Overview
- The contract carries a $7.5 million average annual value and runs through the 2029–30 season.
- The agreement ends months of on-and-off talks after reported offers that included an eight-year, $52 million proposal in October.
- Pinto has eight goals and 14 points through 17 games this season while averaging a career-high 19:23 of ice time.
- Ottawa secures its center group under contract through 2030, reinforcing roster continuity after last season’s playoff return.
- The deal, reported by Elliotte Friedman as buying two potential UFA seasons, also avoids RFA arbitration uncertainty next summer.