Ottawa Senators winger Claude Giroux sat down with the media on Wednesday for the first time since re-signing with the club on Sunday. After almost two months of speculation on his future, Giroux agreed to a sizeable hometown discount,

But Staios stated it was the hometown discount that Giroux took, which allowed the Senators to sign veteran centre Lars Eller to a $1.25 million deal with bonuses of $1 million in free agency.

The Ottawa Senators have signed pending free agent Claude Giroux to a one-year contract extension with a $2 million cap hit, the team announced Sunday. The contract will carry $2.75 million in performance bonuses and contains a full no-move clause,