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Why trading Claude Giroux to the Senators would make no sense

It’s scuttlebutt season for the non-playoff teams in the NHL. This is the time of the year where players get thrown around like acid at a Grateful Dead concert in trade talks and rumors. From a fans perspective, it’s wonderful. Dream scenarios of acquiring top targets is enough to get them through to the draft and free agency. For the realists out there, it’s about as frustrating as can be. Even more frustrating when discussing Claude Giroux and his situation.

Claude Giroux seems to be the topic of a never ending discussion. With one year left on his $8.