What do you think is the Sens' biggest need six weeks before the trade deadline? What player(s) can you see Ottawa trading for to fill that need? What do you think it would cost the team?
Peter: Although I think the Sens are in pretty decent shape six weeks out from the trade deadline, there are a lot of small moves they could make to improve their chances.
The biggest one they'd benefit from would be an upgrade on defence, but I don't see a big splash happening for a number of reasons: Boucher seems happy with the second pairing (which is most in need of improvement, in my opinion), the cost for a good blueliner would be too much (in salary and in assets), and paying a high price for a blueliner right now would be foolish if you're likely to lose him (or another D you like, such as Methot or Ceci) in the expansion draft this summer.