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Ottawa Senators Acquire Mike Amadio

March 29, 2021 at 4:22 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 4 Comments

The Ottawa Senators have swapped some recently-waived assets with the Los Angeles Kings, acquiring Michael Amadio in exchange for Christian Wolanin. Both players recently cleared waivers with their respective teams and can report directly (following the appropriate quarantine) to the taxi squad or minor leagues. The trade does not include any other players or draft picks.

Amadio, 24, had zero goals and just two points in 20 games for the Kings this season, unable to create any offense even when given substantial minutes. In his last game on March 14, he played more than 17 minutes but manged just a single shot on net and was a -1. The team seemingly decided to move on at that point, putting him on waivers a few days later and sticking him on the taxi squad. Just a few days ago Amadio was demoted even further, this time to the Ontario Reign of the AHL.

In Ottawa, the right-shot center will likely receive a chance to get his career back on track, but at the very least can be a depth option for the team next season. Amadio’s current two-year contract will expire at the end of this season, but he will still be a restricted free agent without much leverage that the Senators can likely sign for cheap.

The same can’t be said about Wolanin, who will become a Group VI unrestricted free agent should he fail to play in another 13 games this season. Technically, given the Kings have played just 32 so far this year, Wolanin could get to that mark should he quickly clear COVID protocols, but it seems unlikely. Instead, he’s a rental piece that can get a look on the Kings depth chart down the stretch.

Los Angeles has several young defenders waiting in the wings, but Wolanin does have 58 games of NHL experience and has shown flashes of upside. Unfortunately, those flashes haven’t come often enough and he has played just 18 games for the Senators since the start of the 2019-20 campaign. The 26-year-old defenseman shouldn’t be considered a prospect anymore and is just another name to throw into the taxi squad mix in Los Angeles.

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COVID Protocol Related Absences: 03/29/21
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  1. dawgpound95

    4 years ago

    Good riddance

    Reply
  2. jdgoat

    4 years ago

    I liked Wolanin as a prospect. Sure he struggled this year, especially in his own end, but it’s hard to look good when you’re stapled to an AHL caliber partner. Hopefully he gets a better chance in LA, he could easily be a good PP2 defenceman and develop into an everyday player if played properly.

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  3. Tatsumaki

    4 years ago

    Is wolanin bad? Amadio is so I can only guess

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  4. 88good ol days

    4 years ago

    Amadio was a great AHL player but can’t hang in the bigs. He should have been let go way earlier. I wish him luck but am very glad to see him go.

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