The Senators, currently owned by the Melnyk estate, have been involved over recent weeks in protracted sale talks with multiple parties, which, as Friedman suggested, “will take time.”
The Senators traded for DeBrincat ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft, sending the No. 7 pick , a 2022 second-round pick , and a 2024 third-round pick to Chicago in the deal. DeBrincat collected 27 goals and 66 points in 82 games with the Senators during the 2022–23 regular season.