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The Long-term Benefits of Ottawa’s Draft Strategy

Over the last few years, the Ottawa Senators have had ample opportunity to rebuild their team through the draft. Between 2018 and 2021, they’ve drafted thirty players, including seven in the first round. As we take stock of where things stand, there are bound to be some mixed reviews.

The Sens have most of their top-six filled out for the future: Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Tim Stützle, and Drake Batherson are the big names, but that leaves a couple of spots. Shane Pinto and Egor Sokolov are the team’s most promising prospects at C and RW, respectively, but is that enough?