With only four picks in the 2010 NHL Draft, Ottawa found a diamond in the rough in the sixth-round
Looking at three of the Ottawa Senators four picks, most pundits would rate the draft class as poor, but adding the Senators steal in the sixth-round makes it a memorable class.
The selection of Mark Stone, a transcending talent for the franchise, turned this underwhelming group of players into one Senators fans will look back fondly upon.
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With fellow draftees Jakub Culek, Marcus Sorensen and Bryce Aneloski becoming anything other than household names, Senators GM Bryan Murray saved his bacon with the Stone selection.
Without a first-round selection due to trading the 16th overall pick (ended up being Vladimir Tarasenko… ouch) for David Runblad and losing their second-round pick in the Dany Heatley trade to San Jose, Ottawa was in flux.
Stone would lead the next generation of Senators prospects who would keep the team competitive for the following years.