REPORT: Canucks-Senators discussed swapping defensemen

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Dorin Canaday
November 22, 2022 (10:37)

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NHL insider Elliotte Friedman dropped a bomb regarding the Vancouver Canucks and the Ottawa Senators, reporting that the two teams discussed swapping defensemen.

''I do think [the Senators] and Vancouver talked about a Tyler Myers, Nikita Zaitsev-type trade.''

''I do think the two teams talked about it. It would give Vancouver a bit of cap relief and Ottawa help on defence. I don't know where it stands right now or if it could be revived, but it was at some level discussed.''

Zaitsev, 31, has a cap hit of $4.5 million through the 2023�24 season with the Senators, and like Myers, his contract includes a ten-team no-trade clause. Myers, 32, is signed for the next two seasons with a cap hit of $6 million.

Myers has four assists, a +1 rating, 35 PIMs and 16 shots through 16 games this season. At the same time, Zaitsev has appeared in six games with one assist, a -3 rating, 6 PIMs and two shots. He's currently in the AHL with the Belleville Senators.

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