The Ottawa Senators appear to have a pipeline going with the Columbus Blue Jackets as Monday's NHL trade deadline approaches.The Sens traded Matt Duchene to the Blue Jackets on Friday Tom Kuhnhackl Jersey Womens , and they followed that up by trading winger Ryan Dzingel to Columbus on Saturday, as the Jackets announced.Mark Stone is the Sens' top asset, and it seems clear that Ottawa wants to move him as well. However, Dzingel proved easier to trade, and the Sens completed the deal because they received forward Anthony Duclair and two second-round choices (2020 and 2021) in return.Dzingel has scored 22 goals and 22 assists this season. He should be a valuable addition to the Jackets because he has a hard, accurate shot that he can get away in a heartbeat when he finds himself between the circles.The Blue Jackets had competition from the Boston Bruins for Dzingel, per TSN NHL insider Darren Dreger.Stone is Ottawa's most explosive offensive player, and he has scored 28 goals and 34 assists this season. He has the kind of talent to play the role of difference-maker in any playoff series.The Senators would surely like to get a package that includes a first-round draft choice for Stone Anthony Beauvillier Jersey Womens , but that may be difficult to accomplish. Stone is scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season, and it will be a gamble for any team to give up that kind of valuable asset for a rental player.If he were to make the difference in a Stanley Cup run, it would be worth giving up a first-round pick. But any other finish may lead to regret for giving up that much in return.TSN insider Bob McKenzie tweeted that the door is not closed on Stone remaining with the Senators. While owner Eugene Melnyk has not made Stone a long-term offer, there is a chance he could do so before the deadline.With suitors who are willing to give up a package that includes a first-round choice difficult to find, the Sens could decide they are better off keeping Stone as the centerpiece of the franchise while they build with draft picks.But if Stone is not going to get a new contract offer, McKenzie reported that the Winnipeg Jets, Nashville Predators, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames are the teams most likely to pursue a deal for the wing.Rangers in Sell Mode at the DeadlineThe New York Rangers traded veteran forward Mats Zuccarelloto the Dallas Stars on Saturdayfor a conditional second-round pick in 2019 and and a conditional third-round pick in 2020.The Rangers Dustin Tokarski Jersey Womens , who have been in a rebuilding mode since trading Rick Nash to the Bruins at last year's deadline, are most likely not done dealing.Forward Kevin Hayes is also a player of interest, according to Dreger.Dreger had tweeted that the Rangers had been taking calls on Zuccarello and Hayes, and now that the first trade has been made, the pursuit of Hayes is likely to increase.Hayes may be the No. 2 forward available on the trade front after Stone, but he is not likely to be as expensive as Ottawa's top scorer.The center has scored 14 goals and 28 assists in 51 games for the Rangers this term. Hayes scored a career-best 49 points in 2016-17, and he scored a career-high 25 goals last season.While he is not an elite scorer, he has excellent size at 6'5" Valtteri Filppula Jersey Womens , and teams that want to play a heavy game during the postseason would likely be the most interested in pursuing such a player.New York defenseman Adam McQuaid, who is scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season, is also likely to move before the deadline. Dan Rosen of NHL.com tweeted that McQuaid has likely played his last game as a Ranger. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Hurricanes hired former captain and current assistant Rod Brind’Amour as their coach Tuesday, hoping the ”greatest leader” in franchise history can end a nine-year playoff drought.The team also announced that club president Don Waddell will become the full-time general manager after serving as acting GM.The team scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to discuss the moves.Waddell said a number of coaching candidates were discussed, but ”our conversations with staff and players consistently returned to the same person.”One of the team’s most decorated players, Brind’Amour captained the Hurricanes’ only Stanley Cup championship team in 2006.”Rod is the greatest leader in the history of this franchise, and has earned the opportunity to take charge of our locker room Fredrik Claesson Jersey Womens ,” Waddell said in a statement.The two-time Selke Award winner as the NHL’s best defensive forward retired in 2010 and ranks third in club history in assists (299), fourth in points (473) and fifth in games played (694).He replaces Bill Peters, who opted out of his contract last month following his fourth year and subsequently was hired by the Calgary Flames. He becomes the Hurricanes’ third straight first-time NHL head coach, after Kirk Muller and Peters.Brind’Amour has been a Carolina assistant since 2011. He spent half his 20-season NHL career with the Hurricanes, leading them to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002 and again four years later.But Carolina has made the playoffs only once in the 12 years since Brind’Amour hoisted the Cup, and the Hurricanes’ nine-year absence from the postseason is one of the longest stretches in NHL history.That has led to a busy five months for the Hurricanes, with Dallas businessman Tom Dundon buying a majority interest in the team from longtime owner Peter Karmanos Jr. in January.A month later, Hall of Fame player and general manager Ron Francis – who Dylan DeMelo Jersey Womens , like Brind’Amour, has his jersey number hanging from the PNC Arena rafters – was reassigned to another front-office position, and his contract was terminated last week.In between, Peters – who was hired by Francis in 2014 – exercised the out clause in his contract, saying the incoming general manager should be able to pick his own coach.Turns out, that job fell to Waddell – the former general manager and president of the Atlanta Thrashers who had been part of the Hurricanes’ front office since 2014 and had been filling in since Francis’ demotion and subsequent exit.—