The EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 9-ranked Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators prospect pool, long lauded for its depth and lamented for its lack of credible top-of-the-lineup talent, now has more than enough of both to set the foundation for a palatial estate with a view of the horizon.

That’s what a pair of top-five picks will do for a team. It’s not the only way to bring franchise players into the fold; it is undeniably the best way though.

In Tim Stützle and Jake Sanderson, taken third and fifth-overall respectively, Ottawa hopes they’ve unearthed of pair of players that fit the profile.

With those two diving into a prospect pool that already rivalled The Simpsons Martin Prince’s at the end of the iconic “Bart of Darkness” episode — this team is ready to burst onto the scene.

That’s before one accounts for all of the talent excluded from this p