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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: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is unable to stop a shot from Cam Atkinson #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third period 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: Frederik Andersen #31 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is unable to stop a shot from Cam Atkinson #13 of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third period 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) /

13. Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto is a mix of the two negative factors we’ve considered up to this point as they’ve been a consistent playoff team the past few seasons while also teeming with young talent that could

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take them to the next level at anytime. Adding Lafrenière would improve both their current and future outlook, which could be a major roadblock to contention in the Atlantic division. They’re also a bitter rival, and nothing would be worse for Ottawa than dreaming of Lafrenière all season only to see him star down the 401.

But… this has the potential to be hilarious. While the Leafs winning with Lafrenière would be horrible, seeing Toronto have another franchise player fall into their laps and still failing to make good on their potential, like the 2010s Oilers, would be pretty fun to watch for fans of the other 30 teams. Is spite healthy? I don’t know, I’m not a doctor, but it’s definitely fun.

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