Penguins acquire Brassard from Senators in 3-team trade
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The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Derick Brassard in a three-team trade Friday with the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights.
The Penguins also received a 2018 third-round draft pick and prospect forward Vincent Dunn from the Senators and prospect forward Tobias Lindberg from the Golden Knights.
Pittsburgh traded defenseman Ian Cole, goalie Filip Gustavsson, a 2018 first-round draft pick and a 2019 third-round selection to the Senators.
The Penguins sent forward Ryan Reaves and a 2018 fourth-round draft pick originally acquired from Vancouver to the Golden Knights. Vegas is also retaining 40 percent of Brassard’s salary this season.
Brassard is signed through the 2018-19 season, and he carries an average annual value of $5 million.
Brassard, 30, was Ottawa’s fifth-leading scorer this year with 38 points in 58 games. He is looking to reach 40-plus points for the sixth time in 10 seasons, and exceed 20 goals for the second time. In his last nine games as a Senator before the trade, Brassard had six goals, four assists and 10 points.
Brassard has averaged 19 goals and 48 points over the past five seasons. Three years ago, he scored a career-best 27 goals with the New York Rangers.
A 6-1, 202-pounder, Brassard has 55 points, including 22 goals, in 78 career postseason contests. He has scored 19 of his playoff goals at even strength.
Brassard has faced off against the Penguins in each of the last four playoff years, scoring nine goals and 15 points in 24 postseason games.
Lindberg, 22, has eight goals, 10 assists, 18 points and a plus-8 in 48 AHL games with the Chicago Wolves. Dunn, 22, has split his third professional season between Belleville of the AHL and Brampton of the ECHL.