Since 2018, the tradition of Ottawa Senators players being shipped out at the trade deadline is as much of a staple in the capital as Bluesfest, and by extension, so is the post-deadline assessment of the team that remains.
While the players that Pierre Dorion parted ways with in 2021 don’t quite live up to the name recognition of guys like Matt Duchene, and Mark Stone, there was still plenty of conjecture leading up to the fateful day about who should go, and who should stay.
So, as is now tradition, let’s go over everything that happened from Sunday night to a little after 3pm on Monday, and take stock of the iteration of the Senators that we are left with for the final stretch of the season.