Ottawa Senators: Revisiting the Zibanejad Trade
The Ottawa Senators have been known to mismanage their assets. One that stands out is the trade that involved Derick Brassard and Mika Zibanejad. On July 18, 2016, the Senators traded Zibanejad and a 2018 second-round pick (Jonatan Berggren) to the New York Rangers for Brassard and a 2018 seventh-round pick (Luke Loheit). The Berggren pick would not be used by the Rangers, but this trade was a win for New York from the start. Hindsight is 20/20, but this trade dealt a major blow to the Senators and their progress towards becoming competitive. It gave the Rangers a legitimate…