Duchene traded to Jackets and will play against Senators tonight!

It is official folks, Matt Duchene has been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Confirming Matt Duchene has been traded to Columbus. Details to come.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 22, 2019

The Senators traded Duchene and defenseman Julius Bergman to the Jackets for forward prospects Vitaly Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson, a 2019 first-round pick and a conditional 2020 first-round pick, TSN Hockey Insiders Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie report.

I believe it’s a first rounder, Abramov and Davidsson for Duchene and Bergman plus a conditional first to OTT if Duchene signs in CBJ.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 22, 2019

So if Duchene re-signs in CBJ, it would two firsts plus the two prospects.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) February 22, 2019

Ottawa Senators continue rebuild in trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets: https://t.co/fVjlw2m9aj

Les Sénateurs d’Ottawa poursuivent leur reconstruction par une transaction avec les Blue Jackets de Columbus : https://t.co/02cs5iXs4o
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) February 22, 2019

The funny thing is that the Senators are facing the Jackets tonight, in Ottawa...

A lot of teams had been looking at Senators pending free agents Mark Stone and Matt Duchene as trade chatter has heated up for the past several weeks. It seems like Stone and Duchene officially hit the trade market last night when the Sens unsurprisingly pulled them out of the lineup for Thursday’s game against the New Jersey Devils and it didn't take long for the latter.

Duchene will indeed face his former team right away tonight...

No sense waiting around...plan is for Duchene to be in the Blue Jackets lineup tonight.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 22, 2019

The 20-year-old Abramov has 12 goals and 22 points in 52 games with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters this season. He was selected in the third round (65th) overall of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Blue Jackets.

Jonathan Davidsson is 21 years old. He has 10 goals and 20 points in 35 games with Djurgardens IF in Sweden this season. The winger was selected in the sixth round round (170th overall) in the 2017 NHL Draft.