Prospect Info: 2024-2025 Ottawa Senators In the system

[Bileur]

I’ve never understood this kind of logic. How do you know they don’t think he can be more?

For context, some quotes in an article about him.

David Bell said “He loves to work, he’s a great kid, he’s got a great attitude, and I’m not worried. First year, big guy like that coming over here, his ceiling’s really, really high.”

And:

What makes the Senators’ Gabriel Eliasson, hockey’s meanest prospect, tick? His critics

In 36 games at Sweden's J20 level last year, Gabriel Eliasson had 103 penalty minutes. He also had plenty of NHL interest.

www.nytimes.com

Half of Hjalmarsson would be a home run.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

As opposed to the long term top pairing guy? I've never heard of that. At time of draft I think the slow cook prospects are generally viewed as lower ceiling players. That's not a knock I just can't think of how you can be really high potential, but 8 years out. Thats a daft oxymoron if you ask me.

Anyway, my point was who cares about the long term aspect.

Also a bit moot as it pertains to Eliasson seeing as he isn't projected as your average bottom pairing guy. If he hits there are some interesting intangibles and that's what he was drafted for. It was more boom or bust in that sense and sens fans have wanted that draft philosophy for a while after drafting conservatively under Murray and Dorion.

It was a second round pick which has about a 15% chance. This isn't a Boris Valabik situation.

Yeah boom or bust. With the boom being a very small boom.