Senators officially cut ties with goaltender Cam Talbot.

The Ottawa Senators are moving on.

There had been reports indicating that veteran goaltender Cam Talbot had rejected a contract offer from the Senators during the course of the 2022-23 NHL regular season, and on Monday morning Senators general manager Pierre Dorion confirmed those rumors... and then some.

Dorion not only confirmed that the contract offer had been rejected by Talbot, but shared specific details about the negotiations. Dorion revealed that the Senators offered Talbot a one-year deal with a significant pay cut, understandable given that Talbot posted a 2.93 goals against average and a .989 save percentage over 36 regular season games, not exactly inspiring numbers.

Dorion went on to reveal that Talbot wanted a two-year contract, with rumors suggesting that Talbot also wanted a raise to go along with it. It comes as no surprise that the Senators balked at this suggestion and instead opted to move on from Talbot, something Dorion also confirmed on Monday.

Now that we know that Talbot will not come back next season, the next questions become how will the Senators look to shore up their goaltending in the offseason and where might Talbot end up next?

It seems likely that Talbot's options will be relatively limited, despite a weak goaltending market this summer, given the struggles he had between the pipes for the Senators this season.