Senators land Coburn, Paquette from Lightning for Gaborik, Nilsson

The Ottawa Senators acquired defenseman Braydon Coburn, forward Cedric Paquette, and a second-round pick in 2022 from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for Marian Gaborik and goaltender Anders Nilsson, the team announced Sunday.

Both players whom the Senators landed are unrestricted free agents after 2020-21. Coburn, 35, has played 15 NHL campaigns and averaged just over 14 minutes in 40 games with the Lightning last season. Paquette, meanwhile, is a physical bottom-six center who registered 18 regular-season points before notching three more on Tampa's march to the Stanley Cup this past summer.

Nilsson made 19 starts for the Senators last season, posting a .908 save percentage. He's been dealing with concussion issues for several months and will be placed on long-term injured reserve.

Gaborik, who hasn't played since 2017-18, will also be stashed on Tampa Bay's LTIR. The 38-year-old former All-Star has one more year on his contract, which carries a $4.875 million cap hit. Tampa Bay's LTIR now totals over $17 million with Sunday's transactions and Nikita Kucherov's recent injury.

The deal marks Ottawa's second in as many days. The club acquired veteran pivot Derek Stepan from the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday for a second-round pick.

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