Canucks and Sens Swap

The Canucks and Senators have completed a swap of players, seeing forward Ryan Shannon out of Vancouver for defenseman Lawrence Nycholat. The move does look to favour the Senators, as they claim a speedy winger who could likely play with some of the team's top forwards, while the Canucks add a little bit of minor league depth to their blueline.

		2007-2008 Stats		2009	Point Projections
To Ottawa	Age	GP	Points	Cap Hit	THN	HTM	Score
Ryan Shannon, F	25	27	13	$605,000	N/A	24	14
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To Vancouver	Age	GP	Points	Cap Hit	THN	HTM	Score
Lawrence Nycholat, D	29	3	0	$550,000	N/A	N/A	N/A

Both players are not big on the projection scale for the year, although Shannon does seem to curry favour from two of the publications reviewed already, including a reasonable 24 points from a 60-game season.

Where does he fit in the large scheme of things with the Sens? He could potentially be a good fit with Antoine Vermette or, even better, Daniel Alfredsson, on a second or third line stint. Shannon could be a little sleeper for your pool this year, depending how well camp goes.