Agreed, it will take a few yrs before a number of the guys on the roster now are moved out & some won't be re-signed. I expect a few to be moved out by next season's trade deadline too & a couple more could go at this yr's draft. #10 is a pick I would like to see them create a package to get & #21 is the NYI pick which as I understand could be moved up as high as #15, I think. Where do you have the NYI pick?
Most sites I have seen have Sanderson inside the top 10. Bob McKenzie has him at 8th, but said two NHL scouts have Sanderson at #3 ahead of Drysdale, so it's not unanimous. I wouldn't be surprised to see if Drysdale is picked 4th which could leave Ott to pick Sanderson 5th. Who knows which way Ott will go with this pick, D or forward?
I also expect that Ottawa will get at least one good player in the 2021 1st rd draft, right now I like two guys in the top 10 in Owen Power LD & Dylan Guenther RW. I expect that Ott should be able to move Tierny, Anisimov & Reilly at the TDL for picks & maybe one of Duclair or C. Brown for another 1st rd pick in 2021.
I also expect that a few prospects could be moved at some point. Ryan is another guy who is almost gone & I assume they will eventually try & move Zaitsev. They will also lose at least one player in the 2021 Seattle expansion draft, I expect there could be a few deals/trades around that day.
I don't see Balcers or Abramov as NHL players, at least not on this team & I think they only keep one of Brannstrom or Thomson & IMO it might be Thomson. I like Wolanin, but he's also 25 yrs old, how much longer does he have here with so many good young players coming? Of course, it won't all happen over night but over the course of the next 3 to 5 yrs IMO where this team replaces most of the players they have now.
I'm not sure what you are agreeing to as we are not saying the same thing at all... First, you know that the Sens picks won't look even close to what you suggested. Maybe Byfield but you'd be lucky (and happy) if another one becomes an Ottawa Senator, not to mention it would be shocking (and counter-productive IMO) to select Sanderson at #5 and Askarov at #10 (if the Sens manage to add that pick, which woud cost a pretty penny). Yes the Isles pick could be expected to be #21 (for now). You're right, it's possible that the Sens are high on Sanderson, and it's also possible that they go with 1 fwd and 1 D-man even though IMO they should go with the 2 BFA (2 Best Forwards Available)
Byfield (#3)
Sanderson (#5)
Askarov (#10)
Schneider (#21)
Dufour (#46)
Cuylle (#52)
Peterson (#53)
Hans (#64) / Prokop (#64)
Trineev (#74)
Coe (#95)
Kleven (#33)
I don't know which season was your suggested line-up but even if it's i 3-4 years, I really doubt 57% of the line-up will be including picks from this draft...
In your suggested line-up, I see that all of Duclair, Balcers, Connor Brown, Tierney, Chlapik, White and Hawryluk are gone but some of them will probably still be there and it's far from a garantee that all your picks will be more worthy of a roster spot.
Yes, Tierny, Ryan Anisimov & Reilly should be expected to be moved out in the near future, and even Zaitsev eventually. Also possible for Duclair and Connor Brown but they could kept as part of the future core going forward. We'll have to wait and see for that
At least, you have probably the 7 of the main young forwards in your line-up (Tkachuk, Batherson, Norris, Brown, Formenton, Pinto and Paul). I understand you're not high on the others not in your line-up but guys like White, Duclair, Brown, Balcers, Abramov, Hawryluk, Chlapik, Crookshank, Gruden, etc will also push to keep their spot or claim a spot. I wouldn't expect ALL OF THEM to fail or be traded. I really doubt all of those 2nd/3rd round picks in 2020 will beat them out to take their place in the future plans.
Same on defense, you have NONE of Brannstrom, Thomson, Wolanin, Zub, Alsing, Jaros, Lajoie and Guenette. You can be sure some of them will succeed. I really doubt all of them fail or get traded to leave space for those guys selected in your draft scenario...
Finally, regarding your last quote " Of course, it won't all happen over night but over the course of the next 3 to 5 yrs IMO where this team replaces most of the players they have now"
You're basically suggesting that the Sens REBUILD THE REBUILD? Sure, the line-up is far from a finished product but I don't think your suggested scenario is more realistic than having to see some of these players being part of the future plans, actually the opposite.
