"Erik Condra's days of shuttling between Ottawa and Binghamton are over.

The 24-year-old forward has signed a two-year, one-way contract with the Senators worth a total of $1.25 million, all but guaranteeing he will be in the NHL with the Senators for the entire 2011-12 season. Condra earns $600,000 in the first year and $650,000 in the second year.

"I'm excited, it's nice to have it out of the way and focus on training and getting ready for the main camp," Condra said in a conference call from Rhode Island on Wednesday. "I think it's a good fit. I think last year, at the end of the year when I came up, I proved I could play there and make an impact."

Assistant general manager Tim Murray said Condra's intelligent two-way play meshes nicely with Ottawa's youth movement.

"With our new coaching staff, and playing a hardworking, puck-control kind of game, we hope that he fits in perfectly here," Murray said.

In 26 games with Ottawa last season, Condra contributed 11 points (six goals, five assists), while establishing himself as a smart, reliable winger. Condra produced 46 points in 55 regular-season games with the AHL Senators, rejoining the B-Sens following his Ottawa stint for the run to the Calder Cup championship. He had 17 points, including five goals, in 23 AHL playoff games.

The native of Trenton, Michigan, says he gained confidence while playing at both levels last season, establishing himself in Ottawa before the experience of a playoff grind with the B-Sens."