Hogberg was 1-1-5 in January. I think he might be good, but too many loser points. Take those 5 away and the SNES would be 30th in the league. A win tonight and they move up to 27th.
Ottawa Senators trade Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Ron Hainsey to the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2020 conditional second-round pick, a conditional third-round pick in 2021 and prospect Kieffer Bellows.
(Conditions: The second-round pick becomes a first-round pick if the Isles reach the second round and Pageau plays in at least 50 percent of the games; the third-round pick in ‘21 becomes a second if Pageau re-signs with the Isles. If he doesn’t sign with the Isles, the Sens still get a third-rounder in ’21).
My take: Lou Lamoriello brought Hainsey to Toronto in July 2017 and I think has always admired the player. Hainsey would be a nice fit depth-wise on the left side for the Isles and he’s got championship experience with Pittsburgh. Hainsey has a modified no-trade clause, but I believe the Isles are clear of it. Pageau fills a top-9 need for the Isles and his blue-collar, two-way playing style fits in nicely with the Isles’ culture.
Now, it might be that either or both of Pageau and Hainsey end up signing extensions with the Senators but for the time being, they’re still pending UFAs and there’s potential for them to be dealt. As I wrote last week, my sense is that Senators GM Pierre Dorion would try to get a straight first-rounder for Pageau and why not try given how thin the rental centre market is. But I’m betting the first-round picks will all have conditional strings attached. Dorion had a solid deadline a year ago in selling off parts, most notably getting two second-round picks plus Anthony Duclair from Columbus for pending UFA winger Ryan Dzingel.
-- Edited by tjlincoln on Monday 3rd of February 2020 01:31:35 PM
