Team: 2020-21 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 22, 2020

Published: Jul. 3, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

This offseason is going to be one if not the most important in this franchise history. They are in the middle of a rebuild and got 2 in the first 5 overall picks plus they could get a third 1st round pick. I'll try to make moves if I was in Pierre Dorion shoes.

First off with the picks. Since Lafreniere will get picked 1st and in a previous agm I've said L.A. are going to take Byfield second, the Sens take Stutzle 3rd overall. In 4th overall Detroit won't take Drysdale since they already got Hronek and Seider at this position. With that being said Ottawa takes Drysdale 5th overall. For the third 1st round they got I think they got wait to see how things go in the 24 teams postseason if the Isles get eliminated or they beat Florida and don't get the 1st overall pick I think Ottawa should try to trade it with their 2nd round pick (myabe add more) to try to get a few spots up and draft Askarov.

Next does those two first players starts straight in the NHL or not? I think Stuetzle has a good chance to be crack this lineup but he will have competition. Tkachuk is a lock for the first line LW. Then you got Formenton who's ready and Duclair got a good season would who will for the other 3 lines. As for Drysdale I think he should develop one more year as the Sens are likely to make Brannstrom a full-time regular next season. They also sign Zub who will be in his first season in North America and I don't think he signed to be in Belleville.

Next up they too sign players in order to reach cap floor. First of they sign Duclair, Brown and Tierney. They played really good and deserves to be sign by Ottawa. Then on the ufa I would sign Borowiechi. He's a heart and soul guy, he's from Ottawa play there is whole career and is loved by his teammates. Sure he's a 6-7th defenseman but he's a type of player a rebuilding team need, kind of a big brother for all the newcomers. Then maybe not a popular choice but I would go with Simmonds. Yes he lost his scoring touch but he's a good player to have around for a rebuilding team. I sign him for two years because he might get the same cap hit for 1 year but the extra year might be what makes him go to Ottawa. Right now I think Buffalo (current team) should sign him, but since they made all changes on management lately and their too much incertaintly with this team he walks off. On another agm I've sign Gudas in San Jose but I think Ottawa could be a good fit too for the same reason as Simmonds and Borowiechi but I don't think Gudas will be interested to go to Ottawa.

They are doing a good rebuild and I think in two others season (when Ryan contract gets off the books) the rebuild will be over and this will the time the Sens starts to spend big which is why I signs all my players (except for Borowiechi) for 2 years.