Senators trading?

DP · Oct 24, 2010

HockeyNews.com

Ottawa Senators GM Bryan Murray has seen enough of his club’s poor start and is looking to shake things up.

Murray told reporters Thursday he’d been in touch with several teams, including the Minnesota Wild, as he considers a trade as one option for snapping the Senators out of their current funk.

The Ottawa Citizen reported Murray expressed disappointment in his team’s defensive play and the Ottawa Sun cited sources claiming the Senators GM was in the market for an experienced physical defenseman, something they’ve lacked since losing the rugged Anton Volchenkov to free agency this summer.

Talking trade is one thing, but pulling it off is another. According to CapGeek.com the Senators only have about $341,000 in available salary cap space, meaning Murray has no room to take on extra salary and would have to seek a dollar-for-dollar swap.

Like the Senators, the Wild are off to a shaky start, but also lack significant cap space and might not be willing to part with any key defensemen.

Murray may be shopping around, but at this point in the season he’ll find it difficult to make a significant deal. If he does make a move, it’ll likely amount to a cosmetic one.
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