Senators acquire Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette

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Senators acquire Braydon Coburn and Cedric Paquette

It was only a matter of time before the Lightning made a move to get cap compliant for the upcoming season. That move has now been made as they shipped defenseman Braydon Coburn, center Cedric Paquette, and a 2022 second-round pick to Ottawa in exchange for Marian Gaborik and Anders Nilsson. Both teams have announced the move.

The Senators pick up a pair of veterans for two players they weren’t going to be able to use this season anyway while recouping a second-rounder to replace the one they parted with yesterday to acquire Derek Stepan from Arizona.

Coburn becomes the elder statesman of Ottawa’s back end. The 35-year-old played in 40 games for Tampa Bay last season, picking up a goal and three assists while averaging 14:03 per game. He had a limited role in their Stanley Cup run, suiting up just three times. The pending unrestricted free agent will likely have a depth role in Ottawa though he will serve as injury insurance.

 

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This is why we don’t get paid to manage sports teams from the sofa. In 24 hours the Sens GM dumps the Gaborik and Nilsson contracts, and acquires Stepan, Paquette, and Coburn pretty much for free. All three acquisitions will be a solid veteran presence for the plethora of young guys on the roster, it helps them with the cap floor, all three will be UFA’s at the end of the year, and all three are very tradable at the deadline, although Paquette would be a keeper in my opinion. He got three very serviceable players for two dead contracts and the only “hit” was they might move down a few spots with the second round picks that were exchanged, no big deal. I say kudos to them, masterful job in this buyers market right now.