Ottawa Senators: One trade target from each non-playoff team

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 21: (L-R) Doug Wilson and Pierre Dorion attend the 2019 NHL Draft at the Rogers Arena on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 21: (L-R) Doug Wilson and Pierre Dorion attend the 2019 NHL Draft at the Rogers Arena on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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OTTAWA, ON – FEBRUARY 22: Josh Norris #37 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre on February 22, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON – FEBRUARY 22: Josh Norris #37 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre on February 22, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Jana Chytilova/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images) /

Conclusion

There’s no other way to put it, the seven teams that failed to qualify for this year’s historically large post-season are bad. That doesn’t mean that they don’t have talent though, as shown by the six targets mentioned in this piece.

Part of a rebuild is finding value in unexpected places, and few places are as unexpected as the bottom of the barrel in the NHL. As an added bonus, these teams are allowed to start trading right now, so it’s possible one of these happens sooner than you think.