The Ottawa Senators traded Alex DeBrincat to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night for what many considered to be an underwhelming return. While DeBrincat and Travis Konecny might be different players, this shows how little leverage teams really have.
The Ottawa Senators made headlines last July when they traded their seventh overall pick, the 39th overall pick, and a 2024 third-round pick for Alex DeBrincat. 367 days later, the Sens moved DeBrincat to Detroit for a conditional 2024 first-round pick, Dominik Kubalik, Donovan Sebrango, and a 2024 fourth-round pick. At the end of the day, the return just doesn’t reflect what the Senators paid the Chicago Blackhawks just over a year prior.