The defensive market has been shrinking in recent weeks as we head towards the trade deadline on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. The Dallas Stars added Chris Tanev, while the Toronto Maple Leafs brought in Ilya Lyubushkin.
There are still several defencemen that are expected to be moved this week, and according to Darren Dreger of TSN, action is picking up on one of those blueliners - Jakob Chychrun of the Ottawa Senators.
Chychrun, 25, is only in his first full season with the Ottawa Senators after being traded to them during the 2022-23 campaign by the Arizona Coyotes. His time with Ottawa has been fine, but the pieces they could get in return for Chychrun could help the Senators significantly in the coming years.
In 59 games this season, the Boca Raton, Florida native has put up 31 points (nine goals, 22 assists), 50 penalty minutes and is a minus-15.