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“I was emotional when I finished practice and I saw the message from my agent who said that the (trade) was made,” Burrows told 91.9 Sports in Montreal. “But, at the same time, I’m excited to join a good organization.”

The Senators may not be done, either.

There’s a lot of talk the club has been shopping winger Curtis Lazar for a first-round pick. It’s believed at least one other team has offered Dorion a second-round pick for Lazar, but he’d like to get more if he’s going to move the 22-year-old.

Dorion did say he was willing to do more if the opportunities presented themselves.

“I’m always open for business,” Dorion said. “That win in Florida and New Jersey told me a lot about our team. … If we have to add another piece or two, we’ll look at it. We felt this was something we needed to get done.”

Burrows played for Senators coach Guy Boucher with Canada’s team in the 2012 world championship and for associate coach Marc Crawford with the Canucks.

Giving up Dahlen was difficult, but the Senators didn’t want to touch their current roster and they wanted to add without subtracting.

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Dahlen has 41 points in Timra-2 Sweden this season. The Senators drafted him in the second round, 42nd overall, last June.

“Jonathan is a very skilled player with natural goal-scoring instincts,” Canucks GM Jim Benning said. “He’s had a terrific season playing in Sweden and was a big part of Sweden’s offence at the world juniors.

“His offensive upside combined with his willingness to go to difficult areas of the ice will make him a valuable player for our organization moving forward.”

Dorion said it “hurt” to give up Dahlen.

“You know Vancouver is getting a good player, but, at the same time, we’re getting a player (like) Alex Burrows without giving up something (off the roster). I have four or five guys that we’ll never trade and (Dahlen) wasn’t one of them, but we’ve got a lot of prospects,” Dorion said.

And, no, Burrows doesn’t have the mumps, which have been a problem for the Canucks recently.

“If you want to go hug him, you’re more than welcome to,” Dorion said with a smile.

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