What Ottawa Senators should do in the Offseason

The Ottawa Senators have been rebuilding for a few years now, and that trend will continue this offseason, as they try to build a contending team through the draft. In addition, they will also be adding some key free agents as well. This is what the Ottawa Senators should do in the offseason.

Before the 2022 Draft, Ottawa Senators make a few trades are made

Ottawa Senators trade Chris Tierney, Michael Del Zotto to the Seattle Kraken for 4th round pick '22, 5th round pick '23

Seattle get Chris Tierney and Michael Del Zotto from Ottawa in exchange for two draft picks

The Senators also acquire Alex Killorn from Tampa Bay Lightning for Dylan Gambrell, Austin Watson, Lassi Thomson, 2nd round pick '22.

The Lightning needs to move some salaries, and Alex Killorn is one of their cap casualties. For Ottawa, they will be getting a solid veteran forward who will help mentor their young players.

Adam Gaudette and Victor Mete are traded to the Philadelphia Flyers for 5th round pick '23, 6th round pick '24.

The Senators trade away Gaudette and Mete for two draft picks, so they can clear roster spots that could be better used on other players.

Ottawa also trades Artem Zub and Nick Holden to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Liam Foudy, 3rd round pick '23.

The Senators trade two top 6 defensemen to the Blue Jackets for Liam Foudy, who could fit well as their fourth-line center and a 3rd round pick.

2022 Draft

7-Brad Lambert

39-Seamus Casey

71-Aleksanteri Kaskimaki

87-Topi Ronni

103-Michael Mastodomenico

125-Daniil Ivanov

135-Ludvig Jansson

142-Fabian Wagner

151-Devin Kaplan

167-Niklas Kokko

203-Charlie Leddy

205-Noah Greuter

Ottawa Senators draft 3 Centers, 3 Wingers, 5 Defenseman, and 1 goalie in the 2022 Draft to add to their already stacked prospect pool.

Ottawa Senators re-sign the following players:

Josh Norris-8yrs/8M per

Erik Branstrom-2yrs/2.5M per

Alex Formenton-2yrs/1.75M per

Mathieu Joseph-2yr/1.5M per

Liam Foudy-2yrs/850k per

Ottawa Senators sign the following players in free agency:

Claude Giroux-5yrs/8M per

Josh Manson-4yrs/3.5M per

This is how the Ottawa Senators' lineup looks like next season

2022-23 Ottawa Senators

B.Tkachuk-J.Norris-D.Batherson

A.Formenton-T.Stutzle-C.Giroux

A.Killorn-S.Pinto-C.White

K.Parker-L.Foudy-M.Joseph

T.Chabot-T.Hamonic

J.Sanderson-J.Manson

E.Brannstrom-N.Zaitsev

M.Murray

A.Forsberg

Top Prospects:

F: B.Lambert, R.Greig, T.Boucher, A.Kaskimaki, T.Ronni, F.Wagner, D.Kaplan, N.Greuter

D: J.Bernard-Docker, S.Casey, M.Mastodomenico, D.Ivanov, L.Jansson, C.Leddy

G: M.Sogaard, L.Merilainen, N.Kokko

If the Ottawa Senators make the right moves, they could assembled a team that has potential to make a push for the playoffs next season.

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