OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that the team has signed forward Tim Stützle to an eight-year, $66.8M contract. The contract has an average value of $8.35 million annually and includes the following breakdown: $5M in 2023-24, $6.5M in 2024-25, $9M in 2025-26, $9M in 2026-27, $10M in 2027-28, $10M in 2028-29, $9.9M in 2029-30 and $7.4M in 2030-31.

A native of Viersen, Germany, Stützle, 20, established new NHL career highs in all major statistical categories in 2021-22 when he ranked second among Senators with 58 points (22 goals, 36 assists) while registering 37 penalty minutes over 79 regular-season games.

"Reaching a long-term agreement with Tim represents another significant step forward for this organization," said Senators general manager Pierre Dorion. "Tim is a dynamic offensive player who utilizes an exceptional blend of speed and skill to be a consistent difference maker. He's electrifying and has quickly become a fan favourite for good reason."