4. Alexei Yashin
Stats: 504 GP, 218G, 491P
Height/Weight: 6foot4, 220lbs
Acquired: Trade With Atlanta
In the top 5, 4 of the guys on the list would depart from the Senators, under what were presumed to be bad terms. Alexei Yashin is no exception to that list.
He was shipped out of Ottawa after a contract dispute and even taking a year off of the game. Luckily, the Senators were still able to maximize Yashin’s value and find a buyer in the New York Islanders who shipped an elite pick (#2 overall, Jason Spezza) and a defender with high upside (Zdeno Chara) for Yashin’s services.
His career would fall on the island after a few elite level seasons in Ottawa, and when remembering his playing time with the Senators, Yashin is clearly among the best.
He was the first draft pick by the franchise and would spend 504 games with the team, playing at a near ppg pace the entire time. He finished his time in Ottawa with 218 goals and 491 points, good enough for 3rd among Senators in each category. Yashin was a big centre and a guy capable of putting up 9o point seasons in his prime.
He became a cornerstone piece to the franchise and until his departure was probably the best player on the team. His stay in Ottawa lasted long enough to justify putting him among the top spots on this list and his play certainly did the same.
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