Erik Brannstrom hadn’t heard any rumblings ahead of the NHL trade deadline. Erik Brannstrom made his NHL debut for the Ottawa Senators on March 14 against the St. Louis Blues. Ottawa is pinning its hopes on prospects like Brannstrom. “My words and maybe my actions can’t begin to show how elated I am,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said after the trade. “It was more far away in Vegas because there were many defenceman and veterans ahead of me,” he said.

Source: thestar March 22, 2019 01:41 UTC