Shane Pinto rejected the Ottawa Senators’ latest long-term offer

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Shane Pinto is a pending RFA with arbitration rights and is producing at almost a point-a-game pace. GM Steve Staios has said he wants to sign the 24-year-old to a long-term deal, but what is the number?

Extenions talks continue. They held talks this offseason, but they were shelved before the start of camp as they couldn’t bridge the gap. Source said that in the middle of October, the Senators made an eight-year, $52 million offer – a $6.5 million cap hit. That is up from the $5 million the Senators offered in the offseason. Talk around the league is that Pinto could be looking for between Dylan Cozens‘ $7.1 million and Tim Stutzle‘s $8.35 million.

Pinto has to determine the term as well.

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