The Ottawa Senators have traded defenseman Chris Wideman to the Edmonton Oilers for a 2020 sixth-round pick.
The pick originally belonged to the St. Louis Blues who traded it to the Oilers for defenseman Jakub Jerabek.
The 28-year old defenseman was drafted 100th overall in the fourth round of the 2009 draft by the Senators. He carries a $1 million cap hit and will be a UFA at the end of the season.
Bruce Garrioch: Senators GM Pierre Dorion: “The emergence of some of our younger defencemen this season afforded us with an ability to consider moving a veteran player.