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Ottawa Senators: Who to Cheer for in the Draft Lottery

By Jack Baines

HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of Team White skates during the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of Team White skates during the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team Red at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 02: Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets congratulates Joonas Korpisalo #70 after shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in Game One of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 02, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 02: Nick Foligno #71 of the Columbus Blue Jackets congratulates Joonas Korpisalo #70 after shutting out the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 in Game One of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 02, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images) /

11. Columbus Blue Jackets

The Blue Jackets are in a similar position to Florida, except for the fact that their free agent exodus already happened last off-season, with Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky signing elsewhere. The Blue Jackets also finished one spot higher than the Panthers, meaning they’re probably already a better team.

That said, they don’t jump out as a team that’s going to be a rival contender for Ottawa when the Sens exit their rebuild, and while Lafrenière could help guide them towards that direction, like Florida, they aren’t a team that’s one young superstar away from the league’s upper echelon.

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