Senators trade for minor-leaguer Brandon Gormley

The Ottawa Senators acquired minor-league defencemanBrandon Gormley from the New Jersey Devils on Monday for future considerations.

Though the NHL's trade deadline was March 1, teams can still make deals but the players cannot play for the team this season and are not eligible for the post-season. The Senators immediately assigned the 25-year-old P.E.I. native to their American Hockey League affiliate in Binghamton.

Gormley, 25, has played 35 games with the AHL Albany Devils this season, with two goals and eight assists. He was a first-round selection (13th overall) of the Arizona Coyotes in the 2010 draft and has played 58 games in the NHL with the Coyotes (2014-15) and Colorado Avalanche (2015-16).