SENATORS RIGHT NOT TO MAKE DRASTIC DRAKE BATHERSON TRADE AMID NHL DEADLINE RUMORS

Despite a rather middling season, the Ottawa Senators are still clinging to the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference that, if it holds, will net them a playoff appearance this postseason. Still, teams have reached out to the club about a player or two ahead of the NHL trade deadline on March 7, including 26-year-old right-winger Drake Batherson.