O'Connor put pen to paper on a one-year, two-way contract with the Predators on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

The battle for the backup job in Smashville figures to be a three-way competition between O'Connor, Juuse Saros, and Marek Mazanec. Saros figures to have a leg up on the other netminders after having served as the No. 2 for much of the season, which means O'Connor would end up in AHL Milwaukee. Last year with AHL Binghamton, the 25-year-old logged a 14-18-1 record with a disappointing .895 save percentage.

The Senators won't extend O'Connor a qualifying offer, Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor will thus become an unrestricted free agent, but it remains to be seen if any NHL clubs will express any interest in the 25-year-old backstop ahead of the 2017-18 campaign. The Boston University product struggled last season in 37 appearances with AHL Binghamton, compiling a 14-8-1 record while registering an ugly 3.23 GAA and .895 save percentage over that span. He'll hope to sign with a team that's in need of depth at goaltender at the AHL level.

O'Connor was recalled from AHL Binghamton on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The depth goalie will be on hand in the likely event that the Senators want to rest established goalies Craig Anderson or Mike Condon ahead of the playoff grind.

O'Connor was reassigned to AHL Binghamton on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

The 24-year-old netminder didn't see any action in goal since being recalled Dec. 27, serving in a clear-cut backup role to Mike Condon. He will be replaced on the Senators' roster by Chris Driedger and will return to an AHL club with whom he sports a 2.90 GAA and .896 save percentage over 16 games this season. Even if he were to return to the top level, it's unlikely he would see much playing time or be effective enough if forced into the spotlight to warrant ownership in the vast majority of leagues.

O'Connor was summoned from AHL Binghamton on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

With Craig Anderson (personal) and Andrew Hammond (high-ankle sprain) likely still unavailable Tuesday, O'Connor will rejoin the club and presumably serve as the backup to Mike Condon in Tuesday's game against the Rangers. He's played just one game in the NHL thus far in his career, but could receive a chance at some point depending on how long the two other netminders are sidelined.

O'Connor was reassigned to AHL Binghamton on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

The Senators don't play again until Tuesday with the holiday break approaching, and there would be no reason to keep O'Connor in the NHL when the AHL team has four games on tap before the calendar flips to the new year. However, Andrew Hammond is on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain, which might afford O'Connor a call-up in early 2017.

O'Connor was recalled from the AHL's Senators on Tuesday, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor -- 7-9-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .898 save percentage in the minors this season -- is needed with starting goalie Craig Anderson out for personal reasons and No. 2 backstop Andrew Hammond dealing with an undisclosed ailment.

O'Connor was reassigned to AHL Binghamton on Wednesday, TSN's Steve Lloyd reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor was called up to the parent club on an emergency recall Saturday, with starter Craig Anderson attending to a personal matter at home and Andrew Hammond (lower body) ailing, but he didn't draw into game action with the work being assigned to Chris Driedger. Anderson has since returned, hence the reason for O'Connor going back to the minors. He's merely a depth option at this stage.

O'Connor was summoned to the parent club from AHL Binghamton on Saturday, TSN's Bruce Garrioch reports.

EDGE Analysis

The undrafted goalie from Ontario should be viewed as an insurance option with starter Craig Anderson (personal) and regular backup Andrew Hammond (lower body) uncertain to be available for Sunday's road contest against the Oilers. O'Connor was decent in three games with the Baby Sens prior to getting called up, going 1-2-0 with a 2.35 GAA and .919 save percentage. He joins Chris Driedger, who was pushed into duty Friday night against the Flames following the first-period injury to Hammond.

O'Connor stopped just 24 of 29 shots in AHL Binghamton's 5-1 loss to Syracuse on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

He's playing on the worst team in the AHL, so these numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt, but O'Connor is now 0-8-2 with a 4.30 GAA and .859 save percentage. Bad team or not, those are abysmal numbers. O'Connor played three full seasons at Boston University, so it is a bit of surprise that he has struggled so badly out of the gate in his first professional season. He should improve considerably as the year drags on.