Some might argue that center David Legwand has reached the twilight of his career, but the wily veteran has an opportunity to play a big role with the Ottawa Senators in 2014-15.
Legwand hasn't had to do much moving over the course of his NHL career, but the veteran forward found a new home this offseason when he signed a two-year contract in free agency with Ottawa, according to the Sens' official Twitter account:
The Nashville Predators made Legwand the first draft pick in the history of their franchise when they took him with the No. 2 overall selection in the 1998 NHL entry draft. Perhaps he never reached his fullest potential, but Legwand has carved out a nice career for himself.
The 33-year-old native of Detroit is the Predators' all-time leading scorer with 566 points in 956 games. He seemed destined to spend his entire career in Nashville, but the longtime partnership finally came to an end this past season when he was dealt to his hometown Detroit Red Wings at the trade deadline.
The Preds apparently decided that they didn't intend to re-sign the impending unrestricted free agent, so t ...
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