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Nick Cousins News
Ottawa has signed Nick Cousins to a one-year, $800,000 contract.

Fresh off his first career Stanley Cup victory, Nick Cousins has signed a one-year, $800,000 contract to go to the Ottawa Senators. The 31-year-old is impressively entering his 11th NHL season with his seventh different team. In 2023-24, he had seven goals, 15 points, 64 PIMs and 111 SOG in 69 games played with Florida.

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Cousins will be a healthy scratch for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Cousins appeared in the Panthers' lineup for Game 6 for the first time since May 26th but will come back out on Monday as he is replaced by Kyle Okposo. The 30-year-old had seven goals and 15 points in 69 regular season games but has failed to produce at all in the playoffs with only one assist and 20 PIMs in 12 playoff games played.

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Cousins is expected to draw back into Florida's lineup for Game 6 on Friday in Edmonton.

Cousins hasn't played in nearly a month as his last appearance came on May 26th vs. the New York Rangers but he is expected to draw back into the Panthers' lineup on Friday for Game 6 in Edmonton. The 30-year-old scrappy winger had 15 points in 69 regular season games but has failed to produce in the playoffs, with no goals, one assist, 20 PIMs and eight SOG in 11 games played.

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Cousins is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 4 on Tuesday vs. New York.

Cousins has struggled in this year's playoffs with only an assist in 11 games played and will head to the press box as a healthy scratch for Game 4 as he is replaced by veteran Kyle Okposo. The 30-year-old grinding fourth-liner had seven points in 21 playoff games in 2022-23, but has failed to duplicate his success while on Florida's fourth line this year.

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Cousins will draw back into Florida's lineup on Tuesday in Montreal.

Cousins was a healthy scratch Monday in Toronto, but he will replace Matthew Tkachuk (illness) in the lineup on Tuesday. Cousins could be in the top-6 with Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe out, but he has just 10 points (5G / 5A) in 62 games this season.

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Cousins is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday vs. Toronto.

Cousins and Steven Lorentz will be healthy scratches on Monday as Jonah Gadjovich and Ryan Lomberg will draw back into the lineup. Cousins has been held off the scoresheet in 11 straight games and has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 62 games this season.

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Cousins (concussion) will return to the Panthers' lineup Tuesday.

Cousins was the recipient of a controversial hit from Arizona's Jason Zucker, which led to a three-game suspension. Cousins has been out of the lineup since, missing 12 games due to a concussion. The 30-year-old scrappy centre has struggled to produce offensively in 2023-24 with only two goals, three assists, 20 PIMs, 63 SOG and a -10 plus/minus in 37 games.

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Cousins (concussion) has been cleared from protocol and is considered day-to-day as he gets back to game condition.

Cousins was the recipient of a controversial hit from Arizona's Jason Zucker, which led to a three-game suspension. The 30-year-old scrappy centre has struggled to produce offensively in 2023-24 with only two goals, three assists, 20 PIMs, 63 SOG and a -10 plus/minus in 37 games. With Cousins cleared from concussion protocol after missing 10 games, his return to the lineup is now just a matter of conditioning.

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Cousins (concussion) has been placed on the Injured Reserve.

Cousins was the recipient of a controversial hit from Arizona's Jason Zucker which led to a three-game suspension. The 30-year-old scrappy centre has struggled to produce offensively in 2023-24 with only two goals, three assists, 20 PIMs, 63 SOG and a -10 plus/minus in 37 games played.

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Nick Cousins is in concussion protocol and is expected to be out Thursday vs. Vegas.

Cousins was the recipient of a controversial hit from Arizona's Jason Zucker which has led to a hearing but is now said to be in concussion protocol and is expected to be out Thursday vs. Vegas. The 30-year-old scrappy centre has struggled to produce offensively in 2023-24 with only two goals, three assists, 20 PIMs, 63 SOG and a -10 plus/minus in 37 games played.

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Cousins is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Cousins is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury. Eeli Tolvanen will likely move back up with Ryan Johansen and Cole Smith was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) and should suit up on the fourth line on Tuesday.

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