When The Athletic’s Corey Pronman put out his list of the best under-23 players within NHL organizations, eight Ottawa Senators prospects made the list. That’s a high number relative to other teams, and reflects the fact that Pronman has the Senators ranked with the third best U23 system in the league.
The list comprised of 155 players mainly drafted between 2016 and 2020 and there was a notable omission among the top talent: Ottawa’s 2016 first-round pick, Logan Brown.
That ranking, combined with the NHL squad’s lack of centre depth, the drafting of Tim Stützle, and Brown’s injury history has generated plenty of discussion on where the former 11th overall pick fits in the organization — if at all.