3 Impact Forwards the Senators Should Target in Trades

The Hockey Writers' John Mikhail argues that the Ottawa Senators should target three impact forwards in trades: Nikita Kucherov, Elias Pettersson, and Jake DeBrusk. With Ottawa competing for an Atlantic Division playoff spot and facing the long-term absence of William Eklund, the franchise possesses significant draft capital and young assets to pursue offensive reinforcements outside the organization.

Mikhail evaluates Tampa Bay winger Kucherov as an elite offensive driver despite high financial and age risks. Vancouver Canucks center Pettersson is highlighted as a high-upside, buy-low opportunity, while teammate DeBrusk is presented as an affordable, complementary scoring winger to bolster Ottawa's top-six forward group.