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Prior to the NHL Draft, Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray possessed distinct, possibly incompatible priorities: trade Jason Spezza, and replace the 2014 first round pick which he dealt last summer in exchange for Bobby Ryan. The former happened days later in a deal that sent Spezza to the Dallas Stars, but the latter move never materialized.
The Senators added three defensemen and two forwards to their system at the draft. Their 40th overall selection was used to draft Andreas Englund, a Swedish defenseman with a defense-first mentality. Two other blueliners, the athletically-gifted*Miles Gendron and homegrown talent Kelly Summers, are more dynamic with the puck but need time to improve their defensive play.… read more
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