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The Young Talent in the Senators Organization

Two different websites have posted stories about the young pool of talent in the Senators organization, and each is well worth the read.

The first is courtesy of TSN.ca, which looks at the top 12 prospects within the Sens' system. Topping their list is recently Erik Karlsson, and it's hard to argue with that. There's a lot of good analysis in their write-up, including looks at some of our lesser talked about prospects, including Derek Grant, Eric Gryba, Kaspars Daugavins, and Tomas Kudelka

Also interesting is the look in that article at the Senators drafting success. According to their statistics, Ottawa has had a 47.8% success rate of drafting in the first three rounds. In the bottom six rounds, that figure drops to 26.1%. Perhaps the most interesting (albeit depressing) stat: not one player drafted in 2002 by the Ottawa Senators has developed into an NHLer.

The second article is courtesy of Hockey's Future. The article is a nice look at those players who played their rookie seasons with Ottawa this year, such as Brian Lee, Jesse Winchester, and Brian Elliott. There's not much else to say about the article than that, as most of the information disclosed is what we saw all season long from the players. Regardless, it's worth checking out.

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An interesting trend throughout the NHL, whih Ottawa may be near the forefront of, is undrafted player reruitment. After the college season is over it seems there is a couple of prospects jumping out at scouts through the NHL, last year with Jesse Winchester and this year a few signings from the Leafs, and it doesn’t seem to stop.

It may mean that teams redirect resources from the draft into overage recruitment, but it’ll certainly mean something (or things) will change.

by PeterR on May 13, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The Draft

I remember years back when the draft was actually broadcasted live on ESPN or ESPN2. Where is it now?

by Stadtfeld on May 13, 2009 10:28 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

It's always on TSN...

And they make a huge deal out of it; hell, they even telecasted the draft lottery. I’m not sure where you can find it in the United States, though…

by PeterR on May 14, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is one reason I think in the next few years Ottawa will regain power and wins in the east. I think Karlsson will be a steal, should have been picked before 12th. Also with a 9th pick this year the Murray brothers will make the wright pick. I still think they need a number one D and one or two top forwards if they don’t sign Comrie, which they shouldn’t unless his contract is two million or less and short term.

by disgustin93 on May 14, 2009 2:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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