Veteran center signs one-year deal with Ottawa Senators, bringing over 1,100 games of NHL experience to strengthen the team’s depth.

Forward Lars Eller signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract to join the Senators, the team announced on Tuesday.

The Ottawa Senators general manager signed forward Lars Eller to a one-year, US$1.25-million contract after the market opened Tuesday. “We had our sights set on a certain individual, and it was Lars,” Staios told reporters in Ottawa.