In the 2020 NHL Draft, the Ottawa Senators have the potential to build a the core of a contending team with the picks they have available to them.
They have 3 picks in 1st round and 4 2nd round picks in 2020 draft, which will also them to draft some high impact prospects for the future.
At the 2020 draft, the Ottawa Senators trade picks 51, 58 to the Nashville Predators for pick 37.
2020 Draft results:
3-Quinton Byfield
5-Lucas Raymond
28-William Wallinder
33-Ty Foerster
37-Lukas Reichel
59-Emil Andrae
The Ottawa Senators a two blue chip prospects in Quinton Byfield and Lucas Raymond as well as 2 very good prospects in William Wallinder and Ty Foerster. Lukas Reichel and Emil Andrae may also be solid players down the line.
After the Draft, a few trades are made
Ottawa Senators trade Anthony Duclair, Chris Tierney, Connor Brown to the Edmonton Oilers for Adam Larsson, Andreas Athanasiou.
The Oilers get two players that can play in on the top line alongside Connor McDavid and a great third line center in Chris Tierney, while the Senators get Adam Larsson, a top 4 defenseman and Andreas Athanasiou, a very skilled top 9 forward.
Matt Murray is acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins for Logan Brown, Jonathan Davidsson, 2nd round pick 2021.
The Senators get Matt Murray for two very good prospects in Logan Brown and Vitaly Abramov and a 2nd round pick.
Artem Anisimov, Rudolf Balcers are traded to the Buffalo Sabres for 2nd round pick 2021, 4th round pick 2022.
The Sabres get Artem Anisimov a veteran center with playoff experience and a decent young player in Rudolf Balcers for 2 draft picks.
Ottawa Senators re-sign Matt Murray to a 6 yr deal worth 5.5 million per season.
Ottawa Senators re-sign Andreas Athanasiou to a 3 yr deal worth 3.5 million per season.
Nick Paul is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 1 million per season.
Ottawa Senators sign Alex Galchenyuk, Craig Smith to 1 yr deals worth 5 million.
Ottawa Senators also sign Ben Hutton, Jimmy Vesey, Sam Sagner to 1 yr deals.
The Ottawa Senators finish the 2020-21 season with the 2nd worst record in the league and land the 2nd pick in the draft
The Senators lose Craig Smith to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft
Before the Ottawa Senators trade Adam Larsson to the Seattle Kraken for Ryan Donato, Markus Nutivaara, 2nd round pick 2021.
The Seattle Kraken get a top 4 defenseman in Adam Larsson, while the Senators get a young top 9 forward in Ryan Donato, a top 6 defenseman in Markus Nutivaara and a 2nd round pick.
2021 draft results:
2-Owen Power
34 (from SEA)-Aidan Hreschuk
35-Daniil Lazutin
38-Sebastian Cossa
67-Sean Behrens
The Senators add a blue chip prospect in Owen Power, two under the radar prospect defenseman in Aidan Hreschuk and Sean Behrens, as well as the top goalie prospect in Sebastian Cossa and a very talented forward prospect in Daniil Lazutin.
Ottawa Senators re-sign Brady Tkachuk to a 8 yr deal worth 6 million per season.
Ryan Donato is re-signed to a 3 yr deal worth 2 million per season.
Ottawa Senators sign Nick Bonino, Michael Grabner to a 3 yr deal worth 3 million per season.
The Ottawa Senators finish the 2021-22 season with a slightly better record and end up with the 5th pick in the draft
The Ottawa Senators buyout Nikita Zaitsev because they don't need him anymore with their young defenseman ready to step in
Before the 2022 draft, Ottawa Senators trade Josh Norris, Drake Batherson, Alex Formenton to the San Jose Sharks for 1st round pick 2022.
The Sharks get 3 very good young players in Norris, Batherson, Formenton, while the Senators get the Sharks 1st round pick in 2022.
2022 draft results:
5-Juraj Slafkovsky
10-Jack Hughes
37-Hannes Hellberg
The Senators add two blue chip prospects in Juraj Slafkovsky and Jack Hughes and a solid prospect in Hannes Hellberg.
Erik Brannstrom, Lassi Thomson are re-signed to 2 yr deals worth 3.5 million per season.
Nick Paul is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 1.75 million per season.
Ottawa Senators sign Alex Radulov to a 2 yr deal worth 5.5 million per season.
Ottawa Senators also sign Pavel Francouz to a 2 yr deal worth 2.5 million per season.
The Ottawa Senators have a breakthrough season in the 2022-23 but they lose in the first round of the playoffs and end up with the 20th pick in the draft.
2023 draft results:
20-Jacob Sagadin
The Senators needed depth at the center position, so Jacob Sagadin is the perfect pick.
Ottawa Senators re-sign Quinton Byfield to a 8 yr deal worth 7.5 million per season
Before the 2023-24 season, one major trade is made:
Ottawa Senators trade Sean Behrens to Calgary Flames for 3rd round pick 2024, 3rd round pick 2025.
The Senators don't have room for Sean Behrens, so they should get some picks for him.
By the 2023-24 season, the Ottawa Senators have assembled a Stanley cup Contender that looks like this:
2023-24 Ottawa Senators
J.Slafkovsky-Q.Byfield-A.Radulov
B.Tkachuk-J.Hughes-L.Raymond
L.Reichel-D.Lazutin-T.Foerster
M.Grabner-N.Bonino-R.Donato
T.Chabot-O.Power
W.Wallinder-E.Brannstrom
A.Andrae-L.Thomson
M.Murray
P.Francouz
Top Prospects:
F: Jacob Sagadin
D: Aidan Hreschuk
G: Sebastian Cossa
The Ottawa Senators have built a young and talended team that can be contenders for a long time.
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