Ottawa Senators prospects

With their (as of now) penultimate selection in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Ottawa Senators picked North Battleford, Saskatchewan native Jordan Fransoo. The 6'2", 190-pound defenceman spent last season with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL, putting up 6G and 12A in 63GP. As would

With their second pick in the sixth round, acquired in the Jarkko Ruutu trade, the Ottawa Senators selected Max McCormick from Sioux City of the USHL. McCormick is 5'11" and 174 pounds and is a long term project player. Still, he did display some offensive skills with

The Ottawa Senators selected Swedish defenceman Fredrik Claesson in the fifth round, 126th overall. Claesson spent the last season at Djurgården in the Swedish Elite League, which was also home to Senators prospects Mika Zibanejad (6th overall 2011) and Marcus Sorensen (106th overall 2010). Claesson is 6'0"

via www.nyhockeyjournal.com The 61st overall pick got overshadowed a bit by the announcement that the Senators had acquired Nikita Filatov from the Columbus Blue Jackets, but Shane Prince is now the fourth forward acquired in the first two rounds of the NHL Entry Draft, fifth if you include

With the 21st pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the Ottawa Senators selected Plano, Texas native Stefan Noesen. Noesen is a 6'1", 193-pound right winger from the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. Noesen's first OHL season was an unremarkable one (just 8P

When all was said and done, the Senators got their man, and it was Mika Zibanejad. Many Sens fans hoped the team would be able to trade up, but when that didn't happen and Sean Couturier fell, many were hoping he would be selected. Bryan Murray and his