Nick Holden signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract to stay with the Senators.
The defenseman could have become an unrestricted free agent after the season. He has scored four points (one goal, three assists) in 30 games after being acquired in a trade with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 28, 2021.
"You always want to make sure you're secure," Holden said Thursday. "When [management] came to me, me and my family had really enjoyed being here, playing here, living here, and so it was an easy decision to negotiate and come up with staying here."
Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets as a free agent March 28, 2008, Holden has scored 147 points (46 goals, 101 assists) in 543 games with the Senators, Golden Knights, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Colorado Avalanche and Blue Jackets.
"He's great for our young guys," Senators coach D.J. Smith said. "He's never down. He's the perfect guy to have around for Brady [Tkachuk] and those guys in the leadership group … He's played the game for so long and played in all situations, playoff games, high intensity games, great teams, bad teams. He's done everything in the league. And he's just a real good, calming presence back there." -- Callum Fraser