Draft someone else? Trade down?

Trade the 1st overall pick in a package for an elite centre..

Why would they trade Chabot? He’s their best d-man.

I think this really depends on the return you get. I don't think there's any rush to make a trade.

Power won’t be top pairing NHL ready next year

Hawks would love to get their hands on Chabot

This or just keep all three and run the league's best defence for a decade. Brannstrom and JBD round out that group ridiculously well.

Trading Chabot is probably the *dumbest* thing the Senators could do at this point.

Neither. Probably trade down or draft Power (who might not actually be selected first) and let them play it out. Honestly if we end up having to trade the worst of the bunch for a better package of something else down the line that's what you do, but for the time being you let them earn the minutes, take all the factors into account (age, contract, playing style, leadership, special teams, etc.,), look at what your team needs, and then trade the expendable surplus.

Draft Beniers since you can never have enough C’s...

sadly Dorion said OTT going with BPA...so they would draft Owen Power and i highly doubt they would trade down from 1st OA

I’d draft Beniers or just let them play it out, trading Chabot would also be incredibly stupid

We should draft Beniers (Toews comparisons are excellent I would love the next Toews) or trade down to 3rd and take Guenther (next Kyle Connor works too) while picking up another good young asset. Alternatively, we probably wouldn’t need to add much in a package for Eichel if we’re dangling the 1st overall pick. Trading Chabot is never going to happen.

At times this season, it’s been debatable. Brannstrom also has been a better PP QB than him and Zub has been a better defender

Realistically idk who could be coming back lol

just play sanderson on the right side

Even if Ottawa drafts Power, there's no need to make any trade yet. First off, you don't know what you have in Power or Sanderson yet. Realistically, even if Power AND Sanderson can come in and be top pair two way D, AND Brannstrom takes a step and becomes an elite offensive LD next year, you would still have two full years to let Power and Sanderson grow while still on their ELCs, then make that decision later. For right now, it would be frankly insane to make any kind of moves involving a bonafide 1D based on having really good prospects who haven't even played NHL Games.

Even trading Sanderson would be completely silly at this point. Even if you're dead sure that Power will be better than Sanderson, you can't know that until they're NHL players. It would be like how the Isles drafted Roberto Luongo 4th overall, then a few years later drafted Rick Dipietro 1st overall. Then they traded Luongo because "who needs Luongo, we have Rick DiPietro".

Also, even if Ottawa has their 4 best Dman all being lefties, that's... fine? Like if they're all sick, who cares?

Seems like teams play 6 Dmen a night, and three play the left side. You can't have too many good Dmen. Besides Power and Sanderson haven't proved to be NHL competent have they?

Debrincat+

I agree

There's no #1 OA pick concensus, you don't even have to draft Owen Power.

Also, Sanderson looks like a guy that could easily transition to RD

Several options and you don't need to rush things. Worst case scenario you have all of Chabot, Sanderson and Power in the lineup