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Sam Dickinson did an interview with Merrick Masters and had a conversation
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about what it would mean to be drafted to Ottawa and he knows that his name
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has been linked to Ottawa in a few different places. He's from Toronto
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Uh, he could be a pretty good target for Ottawa outside of him being a left-handed defenseman
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But I mean, after this week, who knows that might be a position of need for Ottawa. Um, so what do you think of Sam Dickinson and is he somebody that
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Ottawa should be targeting? Yeah, I think so. Um, I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago now that laid out, I think
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what Sam Dickinson could bring to the centers and why he should be a target
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I don't think he's a perfect target. There are some concerns, but, uh, he is one of the most well-rounded
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defensemen heading into the NHL draft. He's going to be a top 10 pick
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If he falls out of the top 10, that would be insane. Yeah
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He brings a lot of offense. He has a well-rounded defensive side. Uh, he was one of like, he was kind of a shutdown guy in the Memorial Cup and in
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the playoffs for the London Knights. But he also, like I said, it brings a lot of offense
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He had 70 points in 68 games this season. So he is kind of a total package
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The only concern is that he shoots left. And like you mentioned, there could be an opening if some of the rumors that
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have been circulating do come to pass. And I also think that the Senator's left-handed defensive depth isn't
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fantastic, like it's good, especially with the guys that you have right now in the
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NHL, but beyond that, you don't have anybody who could slip into the top four
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and definitely not the top two, top four, maybe top two, definitely not
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And Dickinson would give them another option. And I don't think the Senators should be, I guess, turning their nose up at somebody
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who doesn't quite fit because you never know who's going to fit
