Team: 2018-19 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: May 2, 2018

Published: May 2, 2018

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

1-Dahlin 2-Svechnikov 3-Zadina (I don't see how MTL passes on a talented blue chip Center in Zadina or near consensus 2 overall Svech)
4-Boquist is making his media push to learn from and play his idol Karlsson and is one of the youngest draft eligible players whose talent gap apparently isn't far off of Dahlin's.

Sens have found themselves in a spot where they have a lot of duplicates; which they will need to figure out this summer. Paul, Paajarvi, Pyatt and McCormick can all fill the bottom LW spot. Same with Boro, Claesson and Harpur filling the bottom LD spot. (I realize that 2 of these players don't have contracts yet)

Boquist at max probably sees 9 games early but a future Chabot Boquist pairing will likely be unstoppable as each guy can start or jump up on the rush.

Gagne, Jaros, Brown, Batherson and Forementon have played themselves into deserving some NHL looks.

Chabot likely plays ~24 mins this season routinely double shifting with Karlsson Keeping Wolanin to 17-18Mins. Wolanin impressed me in the few games he played and I'd give him first go at Karlsson's partner.

Sens will have a crazy amount of skill and speed on the back end coupled with Duchene, Hoffman, Stone and Dzingle leading the rush up front. Hopefully Boucher can adapt and teach a turn over, fast counter style where the back end is encouraged to start the rush by carrying the puck out vs the normal first pass break out similar to the Paulrus' Jack Adams nomination year giving up the first shot on goal but making sure there was never a rebound shot and the sens were immediately on the attack again after picking up the rebound.

I'd also love to bring two former sens back in Lehner and Silfverberg. I think they would both fit exceptionally well into this high event hockey.