Recent Top Pick Now Involved In Major Trade rumours
The Ottawa Senators have had a busy off-season thus far, and on the eve of the 2023-24 season, with which they've got high expectations, major trade rumours continue to persist.
A blockbuster coming?
For weeks now, the rumours surrounding Shane Pinto and the Philadelphia Flyers have continued, and in recent times, the rumours have managed to get much spicier.
Given that the Senators have just over $100,000 in salary cap space, it makes sense for them to make a move ahead of the season, but now, it appears the Flyers are looking to land a prized asset in the deal.
A former top pick
According to a report from The Fourth Period, a hypothetical trade could now include Tyler Boucher, a former top-10 pick of the Senators, as they look to get more value out of a potential trade between the two teams.
In his past two seasons at the OHL level with the Ottawa 67's, the 20-year old forward Boucher has tallied 17 goals and 31 points in 45 games, and with plenty of potential, it makes sense for the Flyers to want to land him in a potential deal.
However, Boucher is yet to live up to the expectations that come with being a top-10 pick, and if the Senators believe a cap dump would be worth giving him up, a deal makes sense, but for now, it could be seen as a big risk.
As Read on House of Hockey - Trade Involving Recent Top-10 Pick in the Works
| POLL | ||
SEPTEMBRE 25 | 37 ANSWERS Recent Top Pick Now Involved In Major Trade rumours Who would win a rumoured trade between these teams? | ||
| Ottawa | 18 | 48.6 % |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 51.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||