Tomorrow, Ottawa Senators hockey is back for the 2025-26 season with the first preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is scheduled at 3 p.m. ET at Canadian Tire Centre.
Preseason offers a chance for prospects to show improvement with a new season drawing closer. Recently, some prospects on the Senators were solid in the Prospects Showdown in Montreal, Quebec.
Despite some rookies showing potential in the Prospects Showdown, there's one Senators prospect that Sens fans will be watching closely in the preseason, and he will have to start delivering big.
Boucher needs a big preseason to show Senators that he's made progress
Since being drafted 10th overall by the Senators in the 2021 NHL Draft, Tyler Boucher has had some struggles to his play along with dealing with injuries.