It was announced Saturday afternoon that the Nashville Predators were trading veteran forward Austin Watson to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for a fourth-round 2021 NHL draft pick.
The former first round draft pick of Nashville came into last season as a fourth line winger who was in an out of the active lineup. Despite a legal issue last year, Watson was awarded a three-year, $4.5 million extension that was announced during the game on Halloween last season. After former head coach Peter Laviolette was fired, Watson was healthy scratched for several games until the season was suspended, but returned to the lineup for all four qualifying round games against the Arizona Coyotes.