With the trade deadline approaching, GM Pierre Dorion took the rather blunt approach of scratching his three biggest trade pieces: Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Ryan Dzingel, all pending UFAs, were all healthy scratches. With it looking more and more likely that none of the three will re-sign in Ottawa, the priority is ensuring they remain healthy so the Senators get a full return on each.
Tonight’s game against the Devils gave us a preview of the post-deadline Sens, and it wasn’t pretty for the most part.