We’ve finally reached the end folks, which is part 5/5 of my “Senators Long-Term Outlook” series. I’ve looked at Ottawa’s short and long-term situations for left wing, centre, right wing, and defense so far, which you can check out if you haven’t already.

But today I’ll be going over the most important position: goaltender.

For the first time in a while, the Senators have an incredible amount of depth at the position, and let’s start with the upcoming year first.

2020-21:

This year is pretty straightforward, and there will be much less competition compared to before Matt Murray was acquired:

2020-21 Goalies

Before Murray came in, Ottawa had projected Marcus Hogberg and Anders Nilsson splitting time, but after talk about Nilsson’s nagging concussion issues came about, it was clear that Pierre Dorion was going to go after a veteran goaltender.