Senators Sign Defenceman Brian Lee to Two-Year Contract

[Thrillhouse]

OTTAWA - Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray announced today the club has signed defenceman Brian Lee to a two-year contract.

Lee, 22, has recorded two goals, one assist and eight penalty minutes in 18 games with the Senators this season, averaging 15:52 of time-on-ice per game. In 77 career National Hockey League games (all with the Senators) he has registered 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) while amassing 45 penalty minutes. In 31 AHL games with Binghamton this season, Lee has three goals, seven assists and 42 penalty minutes.

Prior to turning professional, Lee spent two seasons playing with the University of North Dakota, where he recorded six goals and 47 assists for 53 points in 82 career games. The defenceman represented the United States for three consecutive seasons at the world junior championship from 2005 to 2007.

A native of Moorhead, Minn., Lee was Ottawa’s first-round pick, ninth overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

[zonahockeyfan]

Lee sux balz, decent puck handler, weak along the boards and gets pushed off the puck, undersized for the nhl game, no offense. they couldn't give this guy away at the trade deadline and what do they do? give him $2 mill, great job Ottawa, way to keep adding o the history of overpaying most of your d-men (at least the underachieving ones).