Instant Analysis: Senators Hit Home Run, Acquire Alex DeBrincat from Chicago

Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty ImagesIn February 2019, Pierre Dorion boldly declared that the day he traded Mark Stone was his proudest day as General Manager of the Ottawa Senators. Dorion didn’t make any such bold statements today, addressing the media after pulling off what could quite possibly turn out to be the best trade of his career - a blockbuster that brought star forward Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa in exchange for a handful of picks - but if he had, they probably would have been better received this time around.

The 24-year-old Debrincat was probably the best forward rumoured to be available this offseason. The young winger scored 41 goals and 78 points in 2021-22 and has…