If you’re an avid reader of this here website (and why wouldn’t you be?), you’ll recall that our very own Trevor Shackles wrote an exceptional piece about Pierre Dorion, and his unceasing trade frequency. The main point of which was that the Ottawa Senators’ general manager has statistically been one of the league’s most active, never shying away from the opportunity to try to improve his team via player swap.
There have been instances where this has worked out. Trading a fifth-round pick for Mike Condon in 2017 was a pivotal moment for that year’s playoff run, and the Erik Karlsson trade that yielded Josh Norris and Tim Stützle - to name a few - smells more and more like roses with each passing day.