12:46 p.m. TSN is now reporting the Ottawa Senators have made their first move of the deadline, picking up forward Martin Lapointe from Chicago for a sixth-round pick.
Analysis: Lapointe, 34, isn't much more than a fourth-line player at this point in his career.
I guess the Senators, who have become obsessed in recent years with adding gritty players at the deadline, felt they needed the help. They've been in a tailspin lately, and last night's 5-0 brutal loss to the Maple Leafs sparked a lot of panic up North.
Lapointe has a reputation as a good guy in the locker room, but he makes $2.4 million and only has three goals this year. How valuable could he be? This sounds like a panic move by GM Brian Murray. Bad deal.