Senators' Claude Giroux updates retirement plans after season-ending loss

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Claude Giroux isn't done thinking about things.

But he does have at least some thoughts about his possible retirement following the Ottawa Senators' season-ending loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the NHL's Eastern Conference playoffs.

Giroux spoke with reporters Monday as part of Ottawa's exit interviews, and he had a couple feelings to share.

He was first asked simply if he wants to play next season.

"I think everybody does, right?" Giroux responded.

And then later in his answer, he added, "It's too early to even answer that question for me."

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Further along in his interview, Giroux then affirmed that if he plays in the 2026-27 season, he'd want it to be for Ottawa, not another team.

That's some positive insight from Giroux, and he'll likely take the days and potentially weeks ahead to assess how his body feels, what he still wants to offer on the ice and whether the whole scope of his life has room for another season in the NHL.