How do the Senators compare to the Leafs?
The past few seasons have seen the two teams in the province of Ontario in opposite directions. The Leafs have been the superior team and near the top of the league while the Senators have been going through a lengthy rebuild being stuck in the bottom.
The Senators time in the bottom of the standings though is slowly coming to an end. Their recent additions of Murray and Dadonov are a step in the right direction as they look to accelerate their rebuild and move onto the next stage.
They have some intriguing prospects in Erik Brannstrom who was the centerpiece of the return they got from the Las Vegas Golden Knights for Mark Stone. While they haven’t had much success in drafting players over the past few years with the exception of Tkachuk, they did just have three first round picks in the past draft including two in the top five.
While their recent first round picks may not make an impact in year one, they sure will down the road assuming they pan out.
While the Senators aren’t at the same level as the Toronto Maple Leafs are, they are slowly getting there and it’s time people start paying attention to them.