Ennis ends his career having played 700 career NHL games, scoring an impressive 346 points (144G / 202A) across 13 seasons, with most of his time spent with the Buffalo Sabres. The 34-year-old Ennis spent parts of the last two years playing overseas in Europe but has decided to hang up his skates on his professional career.
Ennis suffered an upper-body injury against the Red Wings on Sunday and will not play on Tuesday. Parker Kelly was recalled from the AHL on Tuesday to replace Ennis in the bottom-6.
Ennis was a healthy scratch in Nashville on Tuesday but he will replace Chris Tierney in the lineup on Friday. Ennis, who will skate on the third line and PP2, has scored eight goals with 15 assists (23 points) in 55 games this season.
The Senators are set to play Saturday in Toronto but it looks like they'll have to do it without one of their bottom-9 wingers and Josh Norris.
Ennis was in Senators' training camp on a PTO and earned a one-year deal. On Thursday, the Senators also announced that Colin White will be out 4-to-6 months, which made signing Ennis a necessity. Ennis had three goals and six assists (nine points) in 30 games with the Oilers last year.
Ennis has had a slow start to the season, failing to pick up a point in his first four games. On Tuesday he cleared waivers and will go to the taxi squad, so look for Patrick Russell to make his season debut in Ennis' spot in the bottom-6.
Ennis returns to the Oilers on a one-year deal after posting four points (2G / 2A) in nine games as a trade deadline acquisition. Ennis is a candidate to play with Connor McDavid or Leon Draisaitl, making him someone worth keep an eye on on the waiver wire.
Ennis was hurt in the second period of Game 2 after being hit into the end boards by Kirby Dach. Ennis was in visible pain and had to be aided off of the ice. With Ennis out, Andreas Athanasiou stepped into a larger role. It remains to be seen if that will be the case again in Game 4.
Ennis is set to become an unrestricted free-agent on July 1st after signing a one-year deal with the Senators in the off-season. He’s managed to rack up 14 goals and 19 assists in 61 games this year despite playing just 14:42 a game. Ennis is another productive addition to Edmonton’s top-nine as they continue to strengthen their depth up front.
Ennis has been sidelined since breaking his ankle on December 22nd but was activated from IR on February 10th and has sat as a healthy scratch for the last three games. Ennis will replace Andreas Johnsson, who is out with a leg injury, and comes into play with seven goals and four assists (11 points) in 33 games this season.
