Senators Acquire Comrie from Islanders

The Ottawa Senators announced on Friday that they have acquired center Mike Comrie and defenseman Chris Campoli from the New York Islanders in exchange for center Dean McAmmond and the San Jose Shark's 1st round pick in the 2009 draft. The Senators originally acquired the draft pick from Tampa Bay in the Andrej Meszaros trade, who had originally acquired the pick in the Dan Boyle trade. Comrie, who is returning to the Senators for the second time, has seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points in 41 games, while Campoli has played in 51 games, scoring six goals and 11 assists for 17 points. McAmmond has three goals and four assists for seven points in 44 games so far this season. Despite their place in the standings, the Senators look like they are not ready to be sellers just yet. Comrie brings Ottawa the top-six forward they've been seeking for most of the season, though with just 20 points this season, he is just another underachieving Senators forward who never lived up to his lofty expectations. Since the loss of defensemen Wade Redden to the New York Rangers via free agency and Andrej Meszaros via trade to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Senators have been seeking a puck-moving defenseman and have gotten that in Campoli. He is very mobile and will be a good fit to the team's power play. As for McAmmond, he will bring veteran experience to the relatively young Islanders team. However, he has suffered several injuries over the past few seasons, and given his offensive decline, his contributions to the Islanders will probably be minimal. Despite giving up one of the quality defensemen on their paper-thin blueline, the Islanders could use the 1st round pick some time over the next few months to acquire a defenseman, or, could just use it to draft one this summer.