BREAKING: Canadian Team Poaches Top Executive From Their Rival

The Ottawa Senators front office has been all over the place this summer, and with the sale of the team, there's many unanswered questions, but now, one major one has officially been answered.

After over 1,000 games in the NHL, Steve Staois has taken up a role in the front office of several teams, but now, the Senators have officially locked him in.

According to a recent press release, Staois, who played with the Canucks, Flames and Oilers throughout his career before taking up a position in Edmonton's front office, and now, he will become the new President of Hockey Operations.

This will be a huge boost to a team that's building nicely with a good core of young players, and now, if Staois can help them make the next push, they could be a playoff team for years to come in a stacked Eastern Conference.

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