Senators begin negotiations with the Hamburglar

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Ottawa's Andrew Hammond earned the nickname 'Hamburglar' because of his ability to steal games and goals from opponents, but he also might have swiped a nice new contract thanks to his great play down the stretch.

According to the Ottawa Citizen, the Senators already began contract negotiations with the upcoming free-agent goaltender. But the terms of Hammond's contract could be difficult to iron out, the Ottawa Citizen said. 

"The Senators and Hammond’s agent (Dan Plante, Forward Hockey, Minnesota) are working on comparables," Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen wrote. "Good luck with that. All they have to do is find another goaltender who was having a mediocre year in the AHL before jumping to the NHL in an emergency and setting NHL records with a 20-1-2 mark, three shutouts, a 1.79 goals-against average and .941 save percentage. Said comparable goalie does not exist."

The Ottawa Citizen said that if the Senators are able to sign Hammond before free agency begins on July 1, the club will try to trade one of its two other goalies, Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner. Ottawa also reportedly has interest in free agent NCAA goaltender Matt O'Connor, the Ottawa Citizen said. 

(h/t Ottawa Citizen)

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