Senators star Claude Giroux identified as a major trade candidate this season

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Tom Banks
August 9, 2024 (3:02 PM)

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Claude Giroux hasn't had the success he would have hoped for in Ottawa thus far, and now the former Flyer has been linked to his old team as a trade candidate.

Two years ago, the Ottawa Senators landed Claude Giroux as a free agent, with the team hoping it would signal the end of their rebuild alongside the likes of Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, and their big trade acquisition Jakob Chychrun. Unfortunately, that didn't end up happening, as the team has struggled to get off the bottom of the Atlantic Division since, despite Giroux having solid regular seasons, posting point totals of 79 and 64 while playing all 82 games in both years.

Now, The Hockey News has recently identified Giroux as one of the biggest potential trade candidates ahead of the 2025 season, especially if the Senators struggle to begin the season.

They are hoping that the summer addition of star goaltender Linus Ullmark will make them into a playoff team. However, if improving between the pipes still isn't enough, Giroux could become a very popular name in the rumor mill when we get closer to the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline.

With the addition of Linus Ullmark this off-season, this team has become a whole lot more dangerous, but playing in a division with Tampa Bay, Florida, Toronto, Boston, Detroit, Montreal, and Buffalo makes their chances at a post-season spot very tough indeed. At 36 years of age, Giroux is playing with his hometown team, so he ultimately may not want to be traded, but if he wants to compete for a Stanley Cup, expect significant interest for the star forward leading up to the 2025 trade deadline.

Source: The Hockey News
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