Ottawa Senators’ 3-Goalie Rotation Benefits Leevi Merilainen

Top 25 Under 25, 2026 From here, the only way is up. Staff: 8th 2025: 7th Readers: 8th Leevi Meriläinen took a step back last season in his first chance at being a regural NHL goaltender, but was still able to keep his one-way contract by signing a one-year, $1.1M deal in July. Just turning 24 last week, Meriläinen has lots of runway here in Ottawa to develop into a consistent NHL goaltender this season. A trio tandem of Linus Ullmark, Samuel Ersson and Meriläinen will allow the latter to reach his potential by playing a more controlled amount of…