Sens Putting Former First Round Pick On Waivers

Developing young NHL defenceman usually takes longer compared to a forward because of all the details of the game along with the time it takes to grow physically to withstand the big bodies of the game.

When the Ottawa Senators drafted Lassi Thomson 19th overall in 2019 they thought they had a good piece to add to the defence. Scouts were excited about his booming shot from the point, good skating and puck moving ability.

Last season Thomson played primarily for the Belleville Senators putting up 33 points in 56 game. Thomson would only play 2 NHL games last year registering zero points and was only trusted for an average of 10:53 in ice time.

Roster update: The #Sens have completed the following transactions, cont.

Players placed on waivers for the purposes of assignment to @BellevilleSens training camp: RW Currie, D Heatherington, RW Pilon, D Thomson.

https://twitter.com/Media_Sens/status/1707943161392242972?t=ICPpYgwZoXmwl4vhqprfig&s=19

The Senators top four of Jake Sanderson, Thomas Chabot, Jakob Chychrun and Artyom Zub could have a real argument of being the best four of the Atlantic division.

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30 SEPTEMBRE \| 82 ANSWERS Sens Putting Former First Round Pick On Waivers Do you think the Senators have the best top four in the Atlantic Division
Yes	23	28 %
No way, at least two other teams better	21	25.6 %
Not right now but will in the future	38	46.3 %
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