Senators acquire Alexandre Burrows from Canucks for prospect Jonathan Dahlen
VANCOUVER — With the Vancouver Canucks fading fast from playoff contention, Alexandre Burrows insisted he would only agree to waive his no-trade clause for the right fit.
He found a suitor in the Ottawa Senators.
Primed for a post-season push, Ottawa acquired the veteran winger from Vancouver on Monday for prospect Jonathan Dahlen in a deal that brings a skilled pest with plenty of playoff experience to the nation’s capital.
“We had to do something like this,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said prior to his team’s game against the Lightning in Tampa, Fla. “We just felt it was time to add another piece, and in Alex Burrows, I can tell you, we’re ecstatic to have added that piece.”