Upon hearing this devastating news I thought of how bad this is for the development of all the Ottawa Senators prospects. Most of the teams’ prospects were playing for the Belleville Senators in the AHL, while some were in the NHL, and others in Europe.
Now all the players who were nearing a critical stage in their player development will need to put that on hold for a few months at least. The B-Sens were enjoying much success down in the NHL’s basement and seemed poised to sustain a prolonged playoff run.
This would have done wonders for the long-term development of the highly-skilled prospects that were a huge part of that team.