While it’s a weak goalie class, it never hurts to ensure the prospect pool has talent across all positions. The Senators opted to go with Kevin Reidler out of Sweden. The 17-year-old is massive in terms of size and 6’6” and 201lbs, he definitely fits what the Sens usually target. He was not rated as a top-10 goalie as per the NHL but that could be due to his younger age and not a large enough sample size. He played on both the AIK J18 and AIK J20 teams last season and put up some very promising numbers.
Reidler was projected to be picked in the 6th round so the Sens didn’t overreach with him.