With the NHL Draft starting on Friday, I tried my hand at running the Senators draft table using the Draft Hockey Prospects mock draft simulator
The NHL Draft won’t be as crucial for the Ottawa Senators franchise as in years past, regardless, holding a top-10 pick in any draft is an enviable position to be in and the team will certainly acquire the best talent available with their first selection.
Following the first round on Friday night, the Senators will have 5 selections on day 2 including picks 38, 41, 73, 169, and 201. With Trent Mann holding two picks near the top of the 2nd round, there’s reason to be optimistic that they’ll add two more highly talented players to their deep prospect pool.
Different from years past, this draft won’t define the rebuild as it’s unlikely the franchise will acquire blue-chip prospects the pedigree of Brady Tkachuk or Tim Stützle, but they can still add even more talent and assets to an already loaded prospect pool.