The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Cedric Paquette, defenseman Braydon Coburn and a 2022 second-round pick from the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Marian Gaborik and goaltender Anders Nilsson.
Greg Wyshynski: The Lightning announce that newly acquired Gaborik and Nilsson “will be placed on long-term injury reserve and will not play this season.”
David Pagnotta: Defenseman Coburn had a full no-trade clause and would have had to approve the trade to Ottawa.
The Numbers
Chris Johnston: “The #TBLightning will start this season with nearly $17M in cap commitments on long-term injured reserve: Nikita Kucherov ($9.