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Originally Posted by Jason14h
Ottawa is exhibited A for what happens when you try to speed up a rebuild and also don’t acquire a franchise player by truely bottoming out
They have a lot of very good players but they don’t have a true number 1 D or a superstar Center
They have tried to take the next step by bleeding pics and assets and failed
This is actually why it so important to bottom right out - Detroit and Ottawa have never gotten the superstar (or 2) needed to take the next step IMO
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I think you’re missing the mark. Ottawa has the talent. Stutzle scored 90 in 78 as a 20/21 year old. If that’s not elite production for a player that age, I would like to see the comparable player you could point to and show he’s not.
Sanderson, I’ve heard from numerous journalists/insiders/analysts etc say he’s elite or will be elite. Again, he’s 21.
Much like the Canucks last year (Pettersen and Hughes) the Senators have the pieces, they just seem to not have the right mix. They need a goalie, some vets who can play (Mackenzie Weegar?), and likely a new coach (Berube would be good for them, I think). They could turn a corner sharply.