Fansided · Feb 22, 2019
Ottawa Senators: Matt Duchene Traded to Columbus
The trade deadline madness has begun for the Ottawa Senators.
Just three days before the trade deadline on Monday, the Ottawa Senators finally began moving parts to begin their rebuild, and the first piece to go was Matt Duchene.
The Senators traded Duchene, along with Julius Bergman, to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Vitaly Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson, a first round pick in 2019 and a conditional first-round pick in 2020.
This trade shows that the Sens are more interested in acquiring prospects and picks than any players that could help the team at this time. That is smart considering the extensive amount of rebuilding that will need to go into the Senators over the next few years.