Senators Open To Trading Andre Burakovsky

According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman (per TSN’s Bruce Garrioch), the Ottawa Senators are looking to move on from winger André Burakovsky. Ottawa acquired Burakovsky at the 2026 NHL Draft from the Chicago Blackhawks for a 2027 sixth-round pick.

Despite the relatively low cost, it was a surprising acquisition by the Senators. Essentially, since he signed his five-year, $27.5MM ($5.5MM AAV) contract with the Seattle Kraken ahead of the 2022-23 season, Burakovsky has been a sunk cost. Since signing the contract, Burakovsky has either been injured or not performing at a level that matches his salary when healthy.

Still, it has been a relatively surprising drop-off in production. In three…