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Ottawa Senators: Pierre Dorion’s best trades

By Joshua Delorme

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 4: Pierre Dorion, General Manager of the Ottawa Senators, walks the red carpet prior to the start of their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre on October 4, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 4: Pierre Dorion, General Manager of the Ottawa Senators, walks the red carpet prior to the start of their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks at Canadian Tire Centre on October 4, 2018 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /
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Number 4 – Curtis Lazar & Michael Kostka to Calgary for Jyrki Jokipakka & 2017 second-round pick

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OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 29: Ottawa Senators Prospect Left Wing Alex Formenton (59) during the Ottawa Senators Development Camp on June 29, 2019, at Bell Sensplex in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Every team has misses when it comes to drafting in the first round. Scouting and drafting are not exact sciences. Teams do not hit on 100% of their selections, it’s simply impossible. Curtis Lazar was one of those misses in the first round.

When Lazar was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the first round in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, he was coming off a pretty impressive season with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. The skill that he had at the junior level simply never translated to the NHL. Many fans believe that the organization rushed him into the NHL and Lazar was stuck playing third or fourth line minutes, unable to continue to develop his offensive capabilities.

Whatever the reason may be, the fact that the organization moved on from Lazar when it did was a good sign for Sens fans. The Ottawa Senators have a history of holding on to “young” players a little too long until their value around the league completely dwindles away. A prime example is Cody Ceci. I won’t even get into the fact that the Edmonton Oilers called one time offering Taylor Hall for Cody Ceci, or that one time that Steve Yzerman offered Jonathan Drouin for the right-handed defenceman.

Related Story. Get to know your Senators prospects: Alex Formenton. light

Getting a second-round pick for a former first-round pick that was clearly not going to live up to being drafted in the first round was pretty good for Pierre Dorion. The fact that the second-round pick turned out to be Alex Formenton makes the result of this trade even better!

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