Senators Sign Defenseman Matt Kinch to 1-year Contract

In their second move of the day, the Ottawa Senators have signed defenseman Matt Kinch to a 1-year contract.

Matt Kinch leaves the German Hockey League to add further depth on the Senators blue line. He will likely play for the Binghamton Senators, unless he can show Murray and Paddock that he is ready for his NHL debut.

Along with Lawrence Nycholat of Calgary, AB, and Shean Donovan of Timmins, ON, Matt Kinch of Red Deer, AB, marks a trio of Canadians being signed by the Senators. Perhaps Murray is addressing the excuse many Canadians had for cheering for the Ducks in June, the fact that they had a couple more Canadian players on their roster (nevermind the fact that twice as many of our regular roster Canadians were drafted by the Sens, eight, compared to only four for the Ducks, or that our Canadians average four years with the team, as opposed to the Ducks' two years). Regardless, it seems as though Murray is doing everything he can to give Canadian fans more reason to be red next season, and perhaps is also trying to find the passion Canadian players have in more abundance than, say, the Havlats, Hossas, Yashins and Charas of the NHL, who are content to earn a big juicy contract, only to lose their killer instinct when the ink dries.