Silver Seven · Oct 8, 2020
Ottawa Senators Acquire Erik Gudbranson From Anaheim Ducks
Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Ottawa Senators continue to add right-handed defencemen, and this time, it’s a local boy. Pierre Dorion is sending a 2021 fifth-round pick (originally via Edmonton) to the Anaheim Ducks, in exchange for Ottawa-born defenceman Erik Gudbranson.
The hulking 28 year-old blueliner is heading into the final year of a deal that carries a $4M cap hit, and $3M in real money. He is coming off of a 2019-2020 season with the Ducks - and briefly the Pittsburgh Penguins - in which he suited up for 51 games; scoring four goals, and five assists for nine points, along with 95 penalty minutes.
In a statement, Dorion said of Gudbranson: