Ottawa Senators at risk of losing a quality defenseman to Las Vegas.

Senators could lose a quality player in the coming days.

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Ottawa Senators at risk of losing a quality defenseman to Las Vegas.

The Ottawa Senators are in a precarious position when it comes to the upcoming expansion draft for the Las Vegas Golden Knights, and they have very limited options when it comes to addressing the problem.

In a recent article for the Ottawa Sun, Senators insider Bruce Garrioch touched on the fact that in a 7-3-1 protection scheme, a scheme where 7 forwards, 3 defensemen and 1 goaltender are protected, the Senators would be at risk of losing defenseman Marc Methot or defenseman Cody Ceci.

That is due in part to the fact that veteran defenseman Dion Phaneuf must be protected in the draft as a result of the trade protection provided in his current NHL deal, a deal he signed originally as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garrioch believes that the Senators may approach Phaneuf to waive his trade protection:

Asking veteran defenceman Dion Phaneuf to waive his no-move clause to allow the club to protect Marc Methot makes the most sense. The Senators don’t want to lose Phaneuf and the guess is they’d get reassurances from Vegas they won’t.

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The deadline to make the request for any player to waive his no-move clause is June 12 at 5 p.m. EST and the player has 48 hours to accept or deny.

The question of course becomes whether or not Phaneuf would even consider such a request, and if the answer happens to be no, the Senators could be forced to pull the trigger on a last minute trade rather than risk losing a quality defenseman for no return. 

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