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Blake Fiddler is not really tough or 'hard to play against' in the typical sense of the phrase. He defends with his feet and stick.

Good player, though. Exceptional skating for his size. Moves the puck pretty well and can create shooting lanes for himself with his lateral mobility, but I can't see him as a point producer in the NHL. Projectable but not a high-end talent.

Best case is probably like a Connor Murphy type. Should have a long career as a complementary defender.

Fits a lot of what the Senators like. Projectability, size, athleticism, bloodlines, positional scarcity.
 
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Blake Fiddler is not really tough or 'hard to play against' in the typical sense of the phrase. He defends with his feet and stick.

Good player, though. Exceptional skating for his size. Moves the puck pretty well and can create shooting lanes for himself with his lateral mobility, but I can't see him as a point producer in the NHL. Projectable but not a high-end talent.

Best case is probably like a Connor Murphy type. Should have a long career as a complementary defender.

Fits a lot of what the Senators like. Projectability, size, athleticism, bloodlines, positional scarcity.
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I like his length , he can skate/mobility, he can defend , displays high iq, can make a good 1st pass... not looking at him for offense or his toughness.
Could be a steady eddy type of reliable defender. Something the Sens may be able to use on the right side... Its hard to defend well in the NHL so it will be down the road a piece. He has a lot of characteristics to like. Doesn't have the offense or he wouldn't be available in that bottom 3rd of the draft.
Maybe in the mold of Brandon Carlo. Would not surprise me if he went earlier than 21.
 
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Lakovic was noticeable in the Moose Jaw run last year, I think he scored 3/4 ot winners in their playoff run to the championship as a depth guy on a championship team

Never watched him this year, but he was an interesting profile when I watched them in their run and mem cup last year, wouldn’t surprise me for the Sens to be interested in him
 
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Would you guys draft a goalie in the first? I think Ravensbergen is projected to go then.

Maybe kind of dumb considering the state of our prospect pool, but it seems likely/possible we will lose Leevi to expansion in a couple years.
 
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Would you guys draft a goalie in the first? I think Ravensbergen is projected to go then.

Maybe kind of dumb considering the state of our prospect pool, but it seems likely/possible we will lose Leevi to expansion in a couple years.
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Why wouldn't we trade him and elevate someone or pick someone up to expose. Trading him for something would be better than losing him for nothing. We should know well in advance. I suppose we'd have to find the right partner
 
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Why wouldn't we trade him and elevate someone or pick someone up to expose. Trading him for something would be better than losing him for nothing. We should know well in advance. I suppose we'd have to find the right partner
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We could but we’d be reduced to only teams that don’t have a goalie they want to protect which means we have limited options for an already generally poor goalie market.

And then we’ve got nothing coming with Ullmark ageing, unless Reidler pans out I guess.

It’s early so who knows what will happen, we could have dmen/forwards that we can’t protect either I suppose so maybe it’s not worth worrying about.
 
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We can't use a 1st on a goalie with the state of the pool, especially when they have no pick next year in all likelihood.

They desperately, desperately need some offensive skill. Not sure how good a guy you can hope for at 21, but a guy like Carbonneau, Reschny, Kindel, etc . are types of guys that we haven't drafted since 2020. They are desperately, desperately needed
 
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We can't use a 1st on a goalie with the state of the pool, especially when they have no pick next year in all likelihood.

They desperately, desperately need some offensive skill. Not sure how good a guy you can hope for at 21, but a guy like Carbonneau, Reschny, Kindel, etc . are types of guys that we haven't drafted since 2020. They are desperately, desperately needed
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It's frustrating to go into the draft process knowing that, in all likelihood, the Sens won't seriously consider guys like Kindel or Reschny if they're on the board. I honestly wonder if they are capable of taking a guy like Eklund if he took the small winger slide and fell to them. I have such low expectations for Don Boyd that it's not fun anymore. It's just preparing to be disappointed.
 
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He has Carbonneau gone, Reschny gone; Lakovic also gone I don't think they go with Kindell.

21. Ottawa Senators: Jack Nesbitt, C, Windsor Spitfires​

It has been a while since the Sens drafted a center, and I expect that’s the direction they go with this pick. Nesbitt and Milton Gastrin fit the two-way competitiveness with good size profile they covet more than Kindel or Cullen Potter (who may both be wings at the next level despite their listings as centers).

Lakovic is a winger who really fits their profile, but I doubt he’ll last beyond the teens.
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Nesbitt fits the mold. He is also top 3 forwards in PIMs in BMac's mid season list. He has RDs Hensler at 20 and Fiddler at 28 but the Sens likely see their RD as more a position of strength than I do

Picking in this draft does not necessarily mean we have a NHL player faster than passing on it for next year.

Assuming they are keeping it, I have not heard any official news on this, we may see a trade to get help in the lineup sooner.
 
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Interesting that Wheeler believes we want a centre.

I wonder if they don’t see Cozens as a C long-term or they just want insurance - never really hurts to have centre depth, we utilized ours heavily to change our line-up (Kastelic, Ostapchuk, Norris). At least on the surface though we’re more in need of wingers.

Lol @ the PIMS though. It is pretty funny at this point.
 
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Interesting that Wheeler believes we want a centre.

I wonder if they don’t see Cozens as a C long-term or they just want insurance - never really hurts to have centre depth, we utilized ours heavily to change our line-up (Kastelic, Ostapchuk, Norris). At least on the surface though we’re more in need of wingers.

Lol @ the PIMS though. It is pretty funny at this point.
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Yeah, I thought that was interesting too, though you can always convert a center to the wing.

We have Stu, Cozens, Pinto and Greig all 24 and under, so idk that there is any urgency in getting a center in the pool. Halliday I think is also a center.
 
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