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The trade shuffle is back. The Ottawa Senators have acquired LW Zach Sanford from the St.Louis Blues in exchange for C Logan Brown and a conditional 4th round draft pick in 2022, according to both teams. The Blues receive the draft pick if Brown plays in at least 30 regular season games this season.
Ottawa GM Pierre Dorion talked about the acquisition of Sanford, saying that "We expect Zach's addition to prove beneficial for us in a number of ways. He's a big man who skates well, a power forward who plays with energy and a former Stanley Cup winner. As someone who's had a 16-goal season, he's very capable of contributing offensively too."
Last season, Sanford tallied 10 goals and 6 assists for the Blues in regular season play, with a -13 plus/minus in an ATOI of 14:53, playing in 52 regular season games. In 4 playoff games, in which the Blues got swept by the Colorado Avalanche, Sanford was held off the score sheet. He's due $2 million this season after agreeing to a deal to avoid arbitration.
In his NHL career, spanning 4 seasons, Sanford has 38 goals and 36 assists to his name, with a +10 plus/minus in an ATOI of 13:09, playing in 209 regular season games, split between the Blues and Washington Capitals. In 25 career playoff games, Sanford has two goals and 6 assists. He won a Stanley cup with the 2018-2019 Blues.
Heading to the Blues is Brown, a center who was chosen in the first round, with the 11th overall pick, by the Senators in 2016. Just last week, the Senators signed Brown to a two way contract that will pay him $750,000 at the NHL level this season. Brown comes at a cheaper cost than Sanford, as this trade puts the Blues now under the salary cap, with about $700,000 in cap space.
Brown talked about being traded to the Blues, saying that "It's definitely nice to get a fresh start. Things didn't go obviously as well as I would have liked them to in Ottawa at the start of my career, but I'm feeling great right now, I'm healthy and in good shape. A fresh start is just rejuvenating."
Last season, Brown did not a record a point, as he only played one game. He spent the rest of the season playing for the AHL Affiliate, the Belleville Senators. There, he tallied two goals and 7 assists in 13 games played.
In his NHL career, spanning parts of 4 seasons, all with the Senators, Brown has just one goal and 8 assists, with a -2 plus/minus while averaging a TOI of 11:07, playing in 30 regular season games. He played 4 games in 2017-2018, his debut season.
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