With the trade deadline coming up, we take a look at the Sens' pending free agents. Yesterday, we looked at left-winger Shane Prince. Today we're going from one LW to another: Matt Puempel.
Although he has little NHL experience, Matt Puempel holds a significant spot in the Ottawa Senators organization. Drafted in the first round (24th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Puempel was one of three players drafted in that round. It was the beginning of a rebuild that would dramatically change the look of this team. While Mika Zibanejad, also drafted in that first round, has found his place on the Sens' roster, Puempel has yet to do the same.