Derek Stepan Traded to Ottawa

The Ottawa Senators have aquired center Derek Stepan from Arizona for a 2021 2nd round pick.

The Senators are moving Columbus’ second round pick. They still have their own and San Jose’s. The pick will be Arizona’s second pick in the first three rounds; their first and third round picks were taken away as punishment for illegal evaluation of draft-eligible players.

Stepan carries a $6.5 million cap-hit, with only $2 million cash payment still owed to him for 2020-21.