Staff Grade: A-; Reader Grade: B+ We open our 2025-2026 season grades with an underrated gem in Michael Amadio, who held down the fort on the third line for the Sens this season.
Michael Amadio didn't sign for a huge deal with the Ottawa Senators in the off-season, but a 3-year contract with a cap hit of $2.6M is bigger than most free agent signings for the Senators, so it was a bit of a surprise and a big deal to see him come back to Ottawa.
Every April, sixteen teams enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs with one goal in mind, which is to etch their name into NHL history on the Stanley Cup. Some enter the postseason hot and ready, while some barely make it and are just getting warmed up.
Michael Amadio continued his hot streak, netting the go-ahead goal for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Amadio finished with a goal and an assist while newcomer Dylan Cozens also tallied a key goal for Ottawa, which has won four games in a row and five out of six (5-0-1).
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The NHL's Eastern Conference playoff picture is heating up and the Ottawa Senators are in the thick of it all. A strong 11-6-2 run in the Senators' last 19 games has them just one point back of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the conference's second wild-card spot.
The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Michael Amadio to a three-year contract, the club announced Monday afternoon. Amadio, 28, collected 14 goals and 27 points in 73 games with the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2023-24 regular season.
Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy has announced that winger Michael Amadio will miss Thursday’s game against the New York Rangers due to an upper-body injury.