Monday's NHL trade deadline continues to draw closer, and the dominoes are starting to fall. A big one fell early Friday afternoons, as the Ottawa Senators traded center Matt Duchene to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The move was announced just hours before the two teams faced off against one another.
John ShannonThe details: To Ottawa: 2019 1st Round Pick. Vitali Abramov, Jonathan Davidsson and a conditional 2020 1st Round Pick. To Columbus: Matt Duchene and Julius Bergman
With Duchene off the market, it could spark a flurry of activity.