Here is why OTT should get McDonagh. They need a serviceable defenseman to play some minutes and Tampa will be trying to move some cap, so this works for both sides. Ottawa can't be playing Thomas Chabot 60 minutes a night, so getting a guy like McDonagh to play about 20 minutes a night will ease some pressure off Chabot and help him focus on being as effective as he can when on the ice. McDonagh is also a great leader in the locker room and he bring the type of good character that a team like the sens are going to need. In terms of what would need to go back to TBL, I think it would be pretty simillar to the return Nate Schmidt got, a 3rd round pick or something around that

Or Tierney