{"id":747768,"date":"2026-07-07T04:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/747768\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T04:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:07:08","slug":"claude-giroux-to-re-sign-in-ottawa-after-false-report-of-flyers-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/747768\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude Giroux to re-sign in Ottawa after false report of Flyers reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philadelphia Flyers will not be reuniting with former captain Claude Giroux. <\/p>\n

It was reported on Friday afternoon that Giroux would be returning to Philadelphia<\/a>, but that was never confirmed, as the veteran weighed his options with a few teams in the mix.<\/p>\n

NHL insider Elliotte Friedman then reported on Monday night that Giroux would be returning not to Philadelphia, but to Ottawa.<\/p>\n

He will return to Ottawa, it is getting done https:\/\/t.co\/LotkjuqKD6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Of course, Giroux spent the first 15 years of his career in Philadelphia, finishing with exactly 900 points in 1,000 games played. His final game felt like a goodbye, and it turns out it was one \u2014 at least for now.<\/p>\n

Giroux then joined the Florida Panthers for a playoff run, but that was before the Cardiac Cats were able to put it all together for their Stanley Cup championships.<\/p>\n

That summer, he signed in Ottawa, of which he is from nearby Hearst, on a three-year deal. Giroux stayed there last offseason on a one-year deal, and reportedly was contemplating retirement ahead of this offseason.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s giving at least one more kick at the can, though, as Giroux will return for a 20th NHL season, turning 39 in January.<\/p>\n

Flyers miss out on reunion with Claude Giroux \u2014 for now<\/p>\n

The Flyers already have a logjam at forward even before potentially landing Leo Carlsson, so they would\u2019ve had to make some moves to bring in Giroux. And they still might have to if the Ducks don\u2019t match the offer sheet \u2014 which they shouldn\u2019t<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still, bringing Giroux back into the fold would\u2019ve added a veteran presence that is still mighty productive.<\/p>\n

Giroux scored 14 goals and added 35 assists for 49 points in 82 games last season. He had nearly identical numbers the year prior, scoring one more goal in one fewer game. He\u2019s been able to stay healthy, missing just that one game in the last four seasons in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

The former Flyer could\u2019ve helped fix Philadelphia\u2019s putrid power play<\/a>, which has been down in the dumps since his first stint in Orange and Black.<\/p>\n

So while Giroux weighed his options and seriously considered returning to Philadelphia in free agency, he ultimately ended up staying at his original home in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

But that doesn\u2019t mean that Flyers fans should completely give up hope on a reunion.<\/p>\n

The Senators traded Brady Tkachuk after getting swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. They could keep moving forward without their captain, but things can change on a dime in the NHL.<\/p>\n

If Ottawa is out of the playoff picture come the trade deadline, and the Flyers are in the hunt, adding a veteran like Giroux could be just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a lot of ifs, but it\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n

For now, we\u2019ll wish Claude well up in Ottawa. We don\u2019t yet know when Giroux and the Senators will be playing in Philadelphia next season, but you can be sure that there will be some orange #28 jerseys sprinkled throughout the crowd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Philadelphia Flyers will not be reuniting with former captain Claude Giroux. It was reported on Friday afternoon…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":["post-747768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}