REBUILDING 1992-93 OTTAWA SENATORS (3 YEAR REBUILD)

The 1992-93 Ottawa Senators were the 2nd worst NHL team of all time
Granted they were an expansion team and didn't have much to work with, but they could have a lot better in the 1993 offseason.

That is where the rebuild starts; lets start at the 1993 draft.

At the 1993 draft, the Ottawa Senators make two trades;

Ottawa Senators trade Norm Maciver, Sylvain Turgeon to the Philadelphia Flyers for 2nd round pick 1993, 3rd round pick 1994.
Ottawa Senators also trade Brad Shaw, Jamie Baker to the New York Islanders for 5th round pick 1993, 4th round pick 1994.

Since the Senators aren't going anywhere anyways, the Senators might as well compile a ton of draft picks in the next 2 years

The Ottawa Senators had the 1st pick in the 1993 draft and selected Alexander Diagle with the First overall pick

Instead of picking Alexandre Diagle with the first overall pick, the Senators select Chris Pronger with the first overall pick.

Chris Pronger is the safe pick, Diagle was the sexy pick, whereas Pronger was the smart hockey pick.
Pronger is a big, physical and mobile defenseman who also has a big shot.

In the 2nd round, the Ottawa Senators originally selected Defenseman Radim Bicanek from the Czech Republic;
he never made it in the NHL.

Instead of Radim Bicanek, the Senators select Jamie Langenbrunner with their 2nd round pick.

Jamie Langenbrunner is a great two way forward who is solid in all aspects of the game;
he shows great intangibles and could be great leader in the future.

With the 36th pick in the 1993 pick, the Ottawa Senatos select Janne Niinimaa.
Janne Niinimaa is solid two way defenseman who is capable of putting up points from the back-end.

With the 91st pick in 1993 draft, the Ottawa Senators select Miroslav Satan over Cosmo DuPaul.

Miroslav Satan is not fast and strong but is a prolific point scorer, which is what the Senators need.

With the 118th pick in the 1993 draft, the Ottawa Senators draft Tommy Salo, this pick was acquired from the New York Islanders.

Tommy Salo is a starting goalie but he will have problems with consistency, making him a solid Starter on a bad team.

With the 157th pick in the 1993 draft, the Ottawa Senators draft Andrew Brunette over Sergei Polischuk.

Andrew Brunette is a late bloomer but when he comes over he will be a solid playmaking winger who racks up a ton of points.

With the 183rd pick in the 1993 draft, the Ottawa Senators draft Hal Gill over Jason Disher.
Hal Gill is a towering defenseman that brings stability to the back-end for the Senators.

With the 209th pick in the 1993, the Ottawa Senators draft Kimmo Timonen over Toby Kvalevog.

Kimmo Timonen is a great puck moving defenseman but because he is only 5'10 be needs to be paired with a Stay home defenseman.

With the 227th pick, the Ottawa Senators still select Pavol Demitra.

Despite adding all of the new talent added in the draft, because the Senators didn't add any players to help the team immediately,
The Senators still end up with the worst record in the NHL in the 1993-94 season.

At the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators acquire Jason Arnott, Dave Manson from the Edmonton Oilers for Bob Kudelski, Troy Mallette, 1st round pick 1994, 3rd round pick 1995.

Jason Arnott would be the ideal 2nd line center behind Alexei Yashin and Dave Manson would be a solid top 4 defenseman.

With the 2nd round pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators select Patrick Elias over Stanislav Neckar.

Patrick Elias is creative playmaking winger who is also a great two way forward; he would be great winger on the line with Jason Arnott.

With the 62nd pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators select Chris Drury, this pick was acquired in a draft day trade in 1993.

Chris Drury is a great two way forward with great leadership qualities.

With the 81st pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators select Milan Hejduk over Bryan Masotta.

Milan Hejduk is great sniper who fits great alongside star players.

With the 90th pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators select Marty Turco, this pick was acquired in a draft day trade.

Marty Turco has the potential to be a Star goalie in the future, he also happens to be a great puck-handling goalie.

With the 133rd pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators draft still select Daniel Alfredsson.

With the 210th pick in the 1994 draft, the Ottawa Senators draft Tomas Vokoun over Fredric Cassivi.

Tomas Vokoun is a late bloomer but with Marty Turco and Tommy Salo already in the pipeline, Vokoun would give the Senators another potential trade chip.

Including the additions of the prospects picked in the 93 and 94 drafts, this how the Ottawa Senators lineup looks like:

P.Demitra-A.Yashin-D.Alfredsson
P.Elias-J.Arnott-M.Hejduk
M.Straka-C.Drury-M.Satan
A.Brunette-T.Murray-J.Langenbrunner

K.Timonen-C.Pronger
J.Niinimaa-D.Manson
H.Gill-S.Hill

M.Turco
T.Salo
T.Vokoun

The Forwards look good but the Defense needs work, so that is the main focus heading into the 1995 draft.

The 1994-95 Ottawa Senators finished with a much better record, but they still miss the playoffs because of inexperience in the lineup.
The Senators end up with the 12th pick in the draft.

At the 1995 draft, the Ottawa Senators make a huge blockbuster trade sending Tomas Vokoun, 1st round pick 1995 to the San Jose Sharks for Sandis Ozolish, 5th rd pick 1995.

These are the Notable selections by Senators in the 1995 draft:

89-Marc Savard
115-Mikka Kiprusoff
142-Stephane Robidas
184-Filip Kuba


The Senators need a 4th line center, so they trade Sean Hill, 3rd round pick 1997 to the Edmonton Oilers for Todd Marchant.

At the Start of the 1995-96 Season, this is how the Ottawa Senators lineup looks like:

P.Demitra-A.Yashin-D.Alfredsson
P.Elias-J.Arnott-M.Hejduk
M.Straka-C.Drury-M.Satan
A.Brunette-T.Marchant-J.Langenbrunner

S.Ozolish-C.Pronger
K.Timonen-S.Duchesne
H.Gill-D.Manson
J.Modry

M.Turco
T.Salo

Top Prospects: M.Kiprusoff, M.Savard, S.Robidas, F.Kuba.

The Ottawa Senators are now poised to be a playoff team and a contending team in the next 2-3 years before players get into their second contracts.