The Ottawa Senators traded Eric Gryba to the Edmonton Oilers for Travis Ewanyk and the 107th pick in the draft. It was a trade that had to be made due to the congestion on the Senators blue line. The trade was certainly beneficial in relieving the Senators of a defenceman, but why was this trade made? Gryba being traded makes me look back at certain decisions from last year and question why they were also made.
Ottawa had eight different defenceman log minutes last season. In terms of average time on ice, Gryba had the lowest average time at 12.