News:Andre Benoit will be in the lineup for Friday's Game 2 against the Penguins, TSN's Brent Wallace reports.
Analysis:Andre Benoit will fill in for Eric Gryba, who is out Friday with an upper-body injury. Benoit has 10 points in 33 games this season.
News:Andre Benoit was inserted into the Ottawa lineup for the suspended Eric Gryba for Ottawa's Game 2 loss to Montreal on Friday, according to NHL.com's Arpon Basu. He played 12:35 and assisted on Ottawa's only goal.
Analysis: Most expected Patrick Wiercioch to play in Gryba's place, but it was Andre Benoit who got the call. Odds are Benoit will stay in the lineup at least one more game while Gryba finishes serving his suspension and then Benoit will go back to being a scratch for Game 4.
News:Andre Benoit notched his second career goal Thursday against New York.
Analysis:Andre Benoit had a career night Thursday against New York. He scored his second NHL goal and saw 22:00 on ice, a career best. That's great if you were playing him, but you aren't playing him.
News:Andre Benoit is in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Islanders.
Analysis:Andre Benoit will replace Mike Lundin, who is out Sunday with a concussion. Benoit has just four points so far this season.
News:Andre Benoit signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Senators on Friday, the team's official Twitter page reports.
Analysis: The 28-year-old defenseman spent last season playing in Moscow, but he'll likely begin the 2012-13 campaign in the AHL. Andre Benoit has logged just eight games at the top level, but he put up 55 points (11G, 44A) in 73 AHL games two seasons ago.
News: Benoit signed a one-year contract with Spartak Moscow of the KHL on Friday, Yahoo Sports' Dmitry Chesnokov reports.
Analysis: Benoit played 73 games with Ottawa's AHL affliate Binghamton last season. He tallied 55 points in 73 contests.
News: Ottawa re-assigned Benoit to the AHL Binghamton Senators, Ottawa's Official Page reports.
Analysis: The Senators re-assigned Benoit in time for Binghamton's playoff run. He finished the NHL season with one assist and six penalty minutes in eight games played.
News: Ottawa recalled Benoit, along with four other players, from Binghamton on Thursday morning reports the club's web site.
Analysis: Benoit leads all B-Sens defenders in points with 55 (10G, 45A) in 73 games and will see time on one of the big club's power-play units for Thursday's game against Montreal.
News: The Senators have re-assigned Benoit to AHL Binghamton, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: David Hale, Patrick Wiercioch, Erik Condra and Roman Wick were also sent down, so perhaps the quintet can share a cab from the airport to the rink for Wednesday's home game against Norfolk.
News: The Senators recalled Benoit from AHL Binghamton on Tuesday, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Benoit will make his fourth trip to Ottawa this season. He's played five games in his previous stints, recording an assist and two penalty minutes.
News: The Senators have reassigned Benoit to AHL Binghamton, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Benoit, who has an assist in five NHL games this season, could be back before the Sens wrap things up, but he's been unable to approach his AHL output (54 points in 71 games) with the big club.
News: Ottawa has recalled Benoit from its AHL affiliate in Binghamton reports Sportsnet's Ian Mendes.
Analysis: Benoit will replace the injured Erik Karlsson (leg laceration) on Ottawa's blue line. Expect to see Benoit get some time on Ottawa's second power-play unit as he leads all Sens defensemen in scoring.
News: The Senators have re-assigned Benoit to AHL Binghamton, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Benoit has yet to record a point in four NHL games this season, but he does lead all Binghamton defensemen with 45 points in 62 games. Chances are, he'll be back again when the Sens are looking for some blue-line depth.
News: Ottawa has recalled Benoit from its AHL affiliate in Binghamton reports the club's web site.
Analysis: With Matt Carkner (knee) likely out for the rest of the season, Benoit should get a decent amount of ice time, but don't expect his AHL numbers to carry over into this most recent stint as he'll likely play on Ottawa's second power play unit.
News: The Senators have reassigned Benoit to Binghamton of the AHL reports the club's web site.
Analysis: He played well in the three games he played with the big club, averaging almost 15 minutes of icetime per game.
News: The Senators recalled Benoit from AHL Binghamton on an emergency basis Thursday, the team's official site reports.
Analysis: With several defensemen nursing injuries, the Senators recalled Benoit to have an extra body available for Friday's matchup with the Bruins. He has six goals and 31 assists in 53 AHL games this season.
News: The Canadiens signed D Andre Benoit to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2009-10 season.
Analysis: Benoit, who spent the last two seasons in Europe, played with Sodertalje SK of the Swedish Elite League in 2008-09. The 25-year-old was the team's leading defensemen last season with 20 points in 54 games (four goals). Benoit used to play in Hamilton's farm system, so they know his skills. Still, he is nothing more than organizational depth and should be ignored in Fantasy.
