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After the Blackhawks, the Senators are my second favourite club. Always like Pageau’s grit. Good wheels, great defender, kills penalties and can score. Has had big games in the post season. In the final year of his contract, so it is reasonable Ottawa will move him at the trading deadline. Pageau will be the kind of asset teams will want making a deep run into the playoffs.
Pageau would help the Hawks, especially the penalty kill, but I think Ottawa would demand more and there will be clubs buying for Pageau services. In this deal, I like Ottawa, to take a chance on Koekkoek. I like what Koekkoek has brought to the club. At age 25, there is still a window where he could play regularly, particularly on a team as woefully as the Senators. Given the rebuild, Ottawa will demand a draft pick or a high end prospect as well.
As for Perlini, it seems to me, Ottawa already has plenty of that caliber of player, and would pass. I hope the Hawks can give Perlini every opportunity to develop beyond a fourth liner, and he takes advantage of it. I like his wheels and he can score. He just needs to be consistent and raise his value.