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Islanders trade for defense depth ahead of deadline

OTTAWA, ON - MARCH 1: Braydon Coburn #55 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre on March 1, 2021 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Matt Zambonin/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)

Not long after the New York Islanders left the ice following a 3-2 OT win over the New York Rangers, Lou Lamoriello pulled in the one thing he was missing from the trade deadline. Depth on the blueline.

Sending a seventh-round pick in 2022 to the Ottawa Senators, Lou picked up Braydon Coburn from the Ottawa Senators.