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Top 25 under 25, winter 2012

A collection of 25 issues

Top 25 under 25, no. 1: Erik Karlsson

Ottawa Senators prospects

The top name on our rundown of the top 25 Ottawa Senators players under 25 should surprise no one: Erik Karlsson isn't just the best young player on the team, he's flat-out the team's best player. Period. It's really hard to know what to say about Karlsson that hasn't already

Top 25 under 25, no. 3: Jakob Silfverberg

Ottawa Senators prospects

After a quick detour around this choice last weekend, here we are at the Senators' third-best player under 25 years of age: Jakob Silfverberg. Of all the entry drafts in Ottawa Senators history, the 2009 one might end up as the team's most important. You've already seen three players from

Top 25 under 25, no. 2: Kyle Turris

Ottawa Senators prospects

Kyle Turris is this high on our list for one reason: The kid can flat out play. Turris came to the Senators in a trade in December from the Coyotes under some interesting circumstances. After being the best Coyote on the ice in the team's playoff loss to the Detroit

Top 25 under 25, no. 4: Jared Cowen

Ottawa Senators prospects

Jared Cowen will forever be linked to Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Nazem Kadri by one of the coolest snippets ever caught on TSN cameras at the NHL draft. Brian Burke famously asked Bryan Murray if Murray planned on selecting the skilled centre out of London of the OHL with the

Top 25 under 25, no. 5: Mika Zibanejad

Ottawa Senators prospects

When the Ottawa Senators drafted Mika Zibanejad this past summer, it left quite a few people scratching their heads considering the prospects who remained available. Some were downright angry. The success of Sean Couturier, drafted just two spots after Zibanejad, with the Philadelphia Flyers this season doesn't help matters. But

Top 25 under 25, no. 6: Robin Lehner

Ottawa Senators prospects

Robin Lehner (click here for pronunciation) is the best goaltending prospect the Senators have had in years--and maybe in the history of the modern franchise. He's big, he's athletic, he's competitive, and his martial-artist dad forged his steely resolve by launching 100-mile-per-hour pucks at him while he was still in

Top 25 under 25, no. 7: Nick Foligno

Ottawa Senators prospects

Mamma mia! Can you believe that Nick Foligno is on this list? Considering he's played the better part of five seasons with the Senators--only six player from his draft class have played more NHL games than Foligno--it's hard to believe that Foligno's still under 25 years old. But he is.

Top 25 under 25, no. 8: Zack Smith

Ottawa Senators prospects

So far, this list has seen many things. We've seen highly-skilled forwards, thumpers on defense, grinders, Francophones, and of course, plenty of obligatory Swedes--and if you've been following the list, you know we have more than a few of those coming up still. But there's been one thing missing on

Top 25 Under 25, no. 10: Mark Stone

Ottawa Senators prospects

You had to know this one was coming. For the past two seasons, Mark Stone has been the object of our collective affection. Only a hockey fan can understand the intrigue of a player picked so late in a draft stepping up to wildly outperform all expectations. Before long, these

Top 25 under 25, no. 11: Bobby Butler

Ottawa Senators prospects

His place on this list might be a surprise considering the year he's had, but his pedigree should tell us not to give up on Butler too quickly. Butler signed a two-year deal with the Senators in March of 2010, after his career at the University of New Hampshire had