The Ottawa Senators hit rock bottom in 2019 after trading away Mark Stone and not having their 4th overall selection in the draft. Since then, they’ve been slowly building their team from the ground up, and although the playoffs are far from a guarantee next season, there will certainly be expectations that they improve. With the team looking to improve and not just be a cellar-dweller anymore, we are beginning to see how GM Pierre Dorion wants to build his team.
It’s not just Dorion who has a vision though, as DJ Smith has input, as does newly-hired Pierre McGuire.