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Originally Posted by bax
I’m pretty sure they quite literally declared that before last season and then proceeded to finish 26th overall.
If I’m moving 7th overall it ain’t for players like Anderson and Dvorak
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I think the amount of 1st round picks that have already moved, and that people are actually speaking about moving top 10 picks, really speak to how poorly scouts/GMs think of this draft.
Outside of the top 2 picks I'm not sure how much high end talent there is.
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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Ottawa making the same mistake all Canadian teams make. Trying to open their contending window prematurely and without elite talent.
Rinse and repeat.
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It's tough. Because really I'm not sure they are bad enough to keep drafting top 5, and probably not good enough to make the playoffs. So do you try to move out pieces to suck again, or try to bring pieces in to get better at this point?
Chabot, Tkachuk, Batherson, Stutzle, Formenton are nice young pieces already making an impact for the team. Sanderson, Pinto, Greig, Sokolov, Thomson look to be pieces that will come up and supplement the young core.
I think it actually makes sense for the Senators to start adding. Now I think it's fair to question if you think Anderson and Dvorak are the right pieces, especially at the cost of 7th overall.