{"id":342977,"date":"2026-06-02T14:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342977\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:09:11","slug":"anaheim-ducks-forward-mason-mctavish-linked-with-ottawa-senators-amid-growing-nhl-trade-rumor-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342977\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish linked with Ottawa Senators amid growing NHL trade rumor | NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mason-mctavish.jpg\" alt=\"Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish linked with Ottawa Senators amid growing NHL trade rumor\" title=\"Mason McTavish of the Anaheim Ducks looks on during the second period of a game against the New York Islanders (Image Source - Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Mason McTavish of the Anaheim Ducks looks on during the second period of a game against the New York Islanders (Image Source &#8211; Getty Images) The Ottawa Senators are reportedly looking at a trade for Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish. As they look to add more scoring depth before the 2026-27 NHL season. After another competitive season, the organization is said to be looking at a number of ways to improve its roster.Following a season that had Anaheim fans on either end of the spectrum, McTavish has become a well-known name in NHL trade rumours. The 22-year-old still has a lot of promise as a talented young forward, but reports suggest the Ducks would listen to offers if a suitable package was offered.<\/p>\n<p>Ottawa Senators target Anaheim Ducks forward Mason McTavish for NHL trade<\/p>\n<p>Mason McTavish is on the Ottawa Senators\u2019 radar because he checks the box of a young, physical forward who can play in the top-six.Ottawa has been looking for more offensive support around key players like Tim St\u00fctzle. McTavish has NHL experience, size and versatility and that makes him an attractive option for a team looking to improve their scoring depth. There have also been reports of a pre-existing familiarity between the player and members of the Senators organization, which could impact their evaluation process.Mason McTavish\u2019s future is up for debate after the 2025-26 season, and his role in the Anaheim Ducks lineup is being discussed.McTavish helped get Anaheim to the playoffs, but his offence never quite lived up to expectations. The Ducks are also raising questions about how the club plans to build its roster going forward, with several young forwards battling for top-line jobs. While there\u2019s no indication Anaheim is actively shopping the player, rival teams are said to be monitoring the situation closely.A Mason McTavish trade could add another impactful offensive option to the Ottawa Senators&#8217; forward group.If McTavish were to be acquired, he\u2019d likely be expected to play big minutes with Ottawa\u2019s skilled core. His size, age and offensive upside fit the team\u2019s long-term plans.The Ottawa Senators\u2019 name has been attached to Mason McTavish in the <a href=\"https:\/\/senshot.com\/senators-reportedly-interested-in-ducks-young-centreman-01kt25a2p08b\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">NHL trade rumour <\/a>mill as the offseason gets underway, and that will be a storyline to follow around the league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mason McTavish of the Anaheim Ducks looks on during the second period of a game against the New&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":342978,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,824,165,164,1721,127745,141161,141160,9893,9895,26224,100708],"class_list":["post-342977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-mason-mctavish","tag-nhl-offseason","tag-nhl-player-trades","tag-nhl-scoring-depth","tag-nhl-trade-rumors","tag-nhl-trades","tag-ottawa-senators","tag-tim-stutzle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}