The Ottawa Senators made their second trade of the season, and first as playoff hunters, acquiring depth winger Tommy Wingels of the San Jose Sharks for Buddy Robinson, Zack Stortini, and a 7th-round pick. (In case you forgot, the Sens’ first trade was acquiring workhorse goalie Mike Condon for a 5th-round pick.) The Sharks retained 30% of Wingels’ salary in the deal.
Why did Ottawa make this deal? A lot of reasons, really. The biggest is that the Sens’ forward depth has been questioned all season.