Xspyrit
DJ Dorion
Karlsson is the exception. There is no way they take any of the other guys if they finish with a top 3 pick, and likely don't take Karlsson either.
I'm sure they would rather get McDavid, Eichel, or Hanfin than whomever they'd be "pleased" with at 10.
Yeah of course, but I don't see the Sens being bad enough to finish with a top-3 pick. Last time they were really bad was in 1995-96, when they finished last. In 2008-09, it wasn't a great season but there was still 8 teams with a worse record. And in 2010-11, the worst season since 1995-96, 4 teams had a worse record. We even got screwed because the Devils won the Lottery... Tanking sucks.
What I meant is no matter where the Sens draft, they can still manage to add get great building blocks.
Karlsson with 15th OA : generational talent
Ceci with 15th OA : was apparently very high in their drafting list, could be a great #2 D-man, Doughty (lighter IMO) potential
Lazar with 17th OA : was apparently very high in their drafting list, captain material, Bergeron potential
Lehner with 46th OA : potential beast/Lundqvist impact goalie IMO
Stone with a 6th round pick : will be a 2-way force IMO
And several other good value picks (Hoffman, Wiercioch... many who remain to be seen like Wikstrand, Englund, Prince, Puempel, Driedger, Dzingel, McCormick). I mean by that, they might have drafted those with a later pick tat they could have hoped. I know some will say "every team could say the name", but IMO it's not the case, I'd take our scouting over most in the league. They look very confident in what they are doing and every year, they have more proofs that they really know what they are doing...
Also :
Zibanejad was a 6th OA
Ryan was a 2nd OA
Turris was a 3rd OA
Cowen was a 9th OA
Michalek was a 6th OA...
I know many are still unproven, but I have great faith in the highlighted guys, they will all be good to great players (well MM9 is a vet now)
There's a ton of talent in the organization, but a mediocre season is kinda leaving a bad taste in people's mouth. It's now the time for more youth to raise to the challenge