Duclair, 25, led Ottawa in goals last season with 23 and represented the Senators in the All-Star Game. He seemed to have turned his career around after stops in New York, Arizona, Chicago and Columbus.“I don’t want to get into the specifics of it,” Dorion said on his post-draft Zoom call. “All I will say is Anthony chose to represent himself, and we told him from day one, it’s not always easy to represent yourself.
In total, the Senators used 10 of their original 13 picks, drafting seven forwards, two defencemen and one goalie. They also acquired defencemanDorion and chief amateur scout Trent Mann came away pleased. Kleven, Ottawa’s first pick of the third round, said he had no idea he would become an Ottawa Senator, but was delighted to join his three UND mates in the system.