The Senators' low-cost Swedish reinforcements are both struggling out of the gate in their first season in Ottawa.

Despite some of the NHL's worst goaltending metrics over the past two seasons, Samuel Ersson has the confidence of the Senators' management and coaching staff, who believe in his potential.

Building a reliable NHL roster is rarely about the biggest splash. Sometimes, the decisions that draw the most attention are the quieter ones, especially when a proven player is still on the open market.

New contracts for Samuel Ersson and Leevi Meriläinen mean the Senators will open camp this fall with three goalies on one-way NHL contracts.

After being acquired from Toronto last week, Ersson finally signed a deal with Ottawa as a high-stakes backup for Linus Ullmark.

The goalie is moving on.

They paid a 5th rounder for this guy... what is Steve Staios doing?

After swapping teams twice in ten days, the new Senators' netminder has work to do if he's going to turn it around in Ottawa.

The Senators have acquired netminder Samuel Ersson from the Maple Leafs in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round pick.