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Penguins acquire C Brassard from Senators
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The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired center Derick Brassard from the OttawaSenators as part of a three-team deal with the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
In the deal, the Penguins also received forward Vincent Dunn and a 2018third-round pick from the Senators and forward prospect Tobias Lindberg fromthe Golden Knights. Ottawa gets a 2018 first-round pick, a 2019 third-rounder,defenseman Ian Cole and goalie prospect Filip Gustavsson from Pittsburgh.Vegas receives forward Ryan Reaves and a 2018 fourth-round pick from thePenguins (originally from Vancouver) and will retain 40 percent of Brassard'ssalary this season.
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Brassard, 30, has recorded 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists) in 58 games withthe Senators this season. He has two years left on his contract, with a salarycap hit of $5 million per year.
Brassard talked about the speculation regarding his future after the Senators'4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
"We all have phones and social media and turn on the TV. It's part of thebusiness and we've all been there before," said Brassard, who had a goal andan assist against the Lightning. "There's nothing you can do. You just have togo out there and play. Whatever is going to happen (before the trade deadline)is going to happen. You just move on after."
Cole, who will be an unrestricted free agent after this season, played 218regular-season games and 54 playoff contests in Pittsburgh, winning twoStanley Cups. He likely will not stay in Ottawa and will be flipped to acontending team, a source told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Cole has scored three goals with 10 assists in 47 games with the Penguins in2017-18.
--Field Level Media
