Senators really screwed the pooch not picking this guy.
The Senators feast on the tears of people like yours - especially if you insist on doubting how good they are at the draft table.
Laugh at the Senators and their dog diddling ways for now I guess, but if you think they would trade Sanderson for Drysdale today if given a redo, the answer is actually more solidly a no than it was on draft day.
For all the hockey lawyer/guru's out there please feel free to use this as exhibit A on why you draft players based on what they become in 5 years, and not the one they are today. Thats not how you draft.
Seriously though, bump this thread or do what you have to do in a few years time. Sanderson will be taken by 10/10 people in 5 years or less in any kind of redraft. Sanderson will play significantly more and much tougher minutes for basically the entire duration of their careers.
And while I do think that JD peaks higher offensively than Sandy for a few seasons (maybe a 50-60pt peak on the right team for JD if alll goes well), Sanderon's prime average of 40pts along with his stellar two-way play will make this an unfair discussion for JD. And it will be like comparing Ryan Suter to Ryan Elis.