Canucks trade Alex Burrows to Senators for Swedish prospect

CBC

February 27, 2017 at 4:34 p.m.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired winger Alex Burrows from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Swedish prospect Jonathan Dahlen.

Burrows has agreed to a two-year extension with the Senators worth $2.5 million US annually, according to reports.

Burrows is in the final season of a four-year deal with a cap hit of $4.5 million and includes a no-trade clause.

Burrows, 35, has played his entire NHL career with the Canucks.

In 822 regular-season games he has 193 goals and 191 assists. He also has 19 goals and 34 points in 70 career playoff games.

Dahlen, a five-foot-11, 19-year-old forward, was a second-round pick (42nd overall) of the Senators in the 2016 draft. In 43 games with Timra of Swedish-2 this season he has 41 points (24 goals, 17 assists.)

"Jonathan is a very skilled player with natural goal-scoring instincts," Canucks general manager Jim Benning said in a release. "His offensive upside combined with his willingness to go to difficult areas of the ice will make him a valuable player for our organization moving forward."