Islanders: Three Ottawa Senators targets to pursue at trade deadline

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DALLAS, TX – JUNE 22: Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders attends the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft at American Airlines Center on June 22, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The New York Islanders are in win-now mode. With the trade deadline approaching, who should they target from one of the sellers on the market: the Ottawa Senators?

The New York Islanders are buyers and the Ottawa Senators are sellers. It’s a perfect match. So who should the Isles target on the Senators roster to make a run at the Cup?

The biggest issue facing any trade is that the Ottawa Senators have been here before. They’ve been at the bottom of the league for a few years now

In 2018-19, the Senators finished dead last in the NHL with 64 points. In 2017-18 they finished 30th with 67 points. And now in 2019-2020, they’re yet again near the bottom of the league with 47 points.

With all that time at the bottom of the league, the Senators have already sold off a number of players.

Since 2017, the Ottawa Senators have traded away Derick Brassard, Mike Hoffman, Erik Karlsson, Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel, and Mark Stone. There isn’t much left on the roster to pry away at this year’s trade deadline.

There’s still some quality there that could be pried away from the Sens if the price is right from the New York Islanders.

Here are three players that could bring some quality to the Islanders roster and fill in some gaps they have in their top six and down the middle.