After the Ottawa Senators unexpectedly dropped a huge bombshell this morning by acquiring Dion Phaneuf from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Senators general manager Bryan Murray met with the media to address the team’s latest acquisition.
Full audio of the presser can be heard by streaming using the embedded player at the bottom of this post.
As always, my thoughts are in bold.
On his thoughts of making the deal…
“Well first of all, isn’t it great to make a hockey trade? We don’t usually do that. We’re always worried about everything else, but from our point of view, it’s a trade that will give us a little more security on the back end.