Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto World Championship Team USA Play Influences Future Contract Negotiations

The Ottawa Senators have a talented core that has developed well together.

Now that theyve made the playoffs in 2024-25, it can be tricky to know how to keep them together.

Shane Pinto s next contract will be a perfect example.

For that matter, Drake Batherson is another.

However, today we are here to discuss Shane Pinto s performance and stats at the World Championships for Team USA and what that means for his future.

Team USA has Benefited from Shane Pintos World Championship Stats The final is set for 2:20 p.m.

Eastern Daylight Time today between USA and Switzerland .

Coming into the final versus Switzerland, Shane Pinto has two goals and eight assists in seven tournament games for the Americans.

The 2025 Mens World Hockey Championships may not be a coming out party for Pinto from a Sen fans perspective.

However, it is for the rest of the hockey world and might influence the open-market value for his contract.

If he gets to that point.

Pinto is unable to re-sign with the club until after July 1st (one-year before he would become a free agent himself).

Currently, he has one year left on his two-year, $7.5 million deal.

That deal was signed after only having played half a season from Pintos gambling suspension.

It was seen as a bridge deal of sorts, while still rewarding him for being a 20-goal scorer and two-way NHLer.

Those are definitely difficult traits of dependability and reliability to have for a younger and, at the time, still somewhat inexperienced professional.

But all that rhetoric has changed for Pinto.

This years World Hockey Championships, playing for Team USA and his stats have only boosted Shane Pintos stock.

Looking at his NHL Stats At this point of his career, Pinto is a two-time, NHL 20-goal scorer.

Hes a 24-year-old, with 210 games of NHL service under his belt.

Now you can tack on the playoffs and world championships as invaluable experience for the centre.

Moreover, his resume just continues to grow.

The Sens organization could only be happy, if, and a big if, they can lock him up long term.

If you balance his numbers out over a full 82-game slate, he would pace for 20 goals and 22 assists.

His career average ice time is over 16-and-a-half minutes.

However, the past two seasons he has been 17-and-a-half or above.

His 12.4 career shot percentage aint nothing to sneeze at neither.

Thats impressive when you think of him as a highly-relied upon penalty killer for Ottawa.

He rarely gets top power play minutes, but is important to the second unit.

What Does the Big Picture Mean? This summers spending is really going to dictate the landscape.

If general manager Steve Staios is tacking on another contract over $5 million for the foreseeable future, it will greatly influence whats available when it comes time to sign Pinto.

It is true that a player like the Toronto Maple Leafs restricted free agent Matthew Knies contract might be a good baseline for a guy like Pinto.

Afterall they will be having many playoff battles potentially in the near future if they stick with their respective clubs.

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