Ryan Dzingel is returning to the Ottawa Senators
It’s time for another Ryan Dzingel era in Ottawa.
According to Frank Seravalli, the Senators are sending @Alex Galchenyuk and @Cedric Paquette to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Dzingel.
Full trade is Ryan Dzingel from CAR to OTT for Alex Galchenyuk and Cedric Paquette. No salary retained.
Dzingel was originally drafted by the Senators in the seventh round of the 2011 draft. He broke out with a 32-point season in 2016-17 and helped Ottawa reach the Eastern Conference Final as a checking forward.
The best season of Dzingel’s career came in 2018-19. He scored 22 goals and 22 assists in 57 games for the Senators and got traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Anthony Duclair and two second-round draft picks.
The following off-season, Dzingel inked a two-year deal with the Hurricanes worth $3,500,000 annually. He put up 33 points in 75 games as a member of the Hurricanes.
Going back the other way are Galchenyuk and Paquette, two players this Senators added this off-season.
Glachenyuk has just one point in eight games. The Hurricanes will be the sixth NHL club he’s played for in the last four seasons.
Paquette was a salary cap dump by the Tampa Bay Lightning. He has just one point in nine games for Ottawa.
At a glance, this looks like a win for Ottawa. Neither Glachenyuk nor Paquette had been playing well for the Senators and if Dzingel returns to his 2018-19 form, the team will add another quality, veteran forward to their top-six.
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