Équipe: 2021-22 Sénateurs d'Ottawa

Date de création initiale: 19 avr. 2021

Publié: 19 avr. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

My views on drafting Luke Hughes and him becoming Quinn Hughes 2.0 are well documented and have been critiqued ad nauseam.



I can not emphasize this enough:

Position should matter little when it comes to drafting, even if you have 20 left-handed defensemen.

If the best player available is a left-handed defenseman, you either pick him or trade the pick.

No ifs, ands or buts about it.


This is my criteria for drafting in order of importance:

1. Best Player Available (BPA)

2. Safest Player Available (SPA) or the player that is least likely to turn into a bust.

3. If there is still no clear cut favourite on the BPA or SPA, then you draft by position.


If you only draft based on positional needs, then you'll be missing out on some really good players.

Guaranteed :)


Aside from that, I decided to make a post on a plan for the offseason that places a greater emphasis on positional need, particularly when it comes to drafting.

Because I'm nice ;)

Down below, you'll see my personal list of the top draft-eligible prospects that best address Ottawa's positional needs IMO.

Notice that Luke Hughes isn't on it :D

Let me know what you think of all this and I'll see you in the comments :)

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