Senators Looking toward next season, Jr's still in 1st!

The Ottawa Senators are rumoured to be in the hunt for a 1st rd. pick in this years draft. As this season appears to be a disappointing one, GM Schmucky says otherwise, "we may not be in the playoff hunt or winning a lot of games but we've seen some promising things this season. We have developed a lot of our young players and they will continue to come along. If we pick up a few guys in FA to match Teemu's new found scoring touch, we should be good for next year."

Schmucky has been hunting for a 1st round selection in this years draft with hopes of landing yet another future star to play on the powerhouse junior squad.

Speaking of which, the Ottawa JR's have had a very strong season. This is yet another bright side to the Senators seemingly dismal season this year. The Jr's have put up great numbers and have definitely overachieved to this point. Bright spots that were expected were veterans Kiel McLeod, Christian Pollar and Tomas Plihal who all have performed very well. Surprise performances include winger Chris Kelley who has been the best scorer for the Jr. Sens in the 2nd half of this season and Alexander Semin who has been scoring and playing fantastic for an 18 year old rookie.

With a multitude of injuries continuing to plague the Sens JR squad, they have continued to hold strong in 1st place in their conference. If they can remain healthy come playoff time, LOOK OUT!


GOOO OILERS!