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In this episode of The Hockey Writers Senators Roundtable, Ottawa Senators writers Jacob Billington and Dayton Reimer are joined by prospects and draft expert Peter Baracchini to discuss the Senators' options for the 2024 NHL Draft at seventh overall. In this clip, they talk about Tij Iginla.
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I thought it interesting that you have again
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the over Hellenius on your list. Personally, I like Hellenius a little bit more
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but again, has shot up the draft rankings this year. And it's been really fun to watch
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Just kind of everybody open their eyes and say, this guy is not like a mid to late first round pick. This guy's top ten
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Because at the beginning of the year, he was like around 20th, 21st
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somewhere around there. And now that we're just a month away from the draft, he's top seven, top five
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Like people are seriously having that conversation. Dayton, I just wanted to get your thoughts on
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kind of having to get that number five on your list. Yeah, so I would have put him higher, but I was born in Alberta
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And there is a very large part of me that would just love to see him in a flames uniform. Oh, yeah
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And with him picking or with that team picking nine. Like, I think it's very much within the realm of possibility
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that he falls to them. And I feel like it should. The senators, however, could ruin that
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And I'd still be OK with that because he's so good. He is a fantastic goal scorer
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Like he's not his dad. His dad was a power forward who could score goals and then hit you into the boards and fight you and also pick you back up
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and pat you on the back because he was a gentleman. Right. Just a fantastic Hall of Fame type of guy
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That was a Don Cherry description right there. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I mean, a lot of Canadians have have that in the back of their mind, right
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But Tej is much more like pure offense. He will just outscore you because he's got a great shot, great playmaking abilities
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Yeah, really, really good with the puck. He's also a very hard worker, which he would have learned from his dad
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He is able to, you know, just kind of outwork the opponents
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Outwork the opponents to get the puck and then he can score. He doesn't have the same all around presence
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which is why I think maybe you'd prefer Hellenius. He's more of an all around center
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But the senators are lacking right wings. They do not have nearly enough to rely on
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If one guy goes down, then they're drawing on. Oof, not a lot
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The right wing. Aspect of their roster is is limited, so I prioritize getting one of those guys, and I think the best one available is
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is Demidov a right wing? I think he's a lefty. He's a right wing
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OK, so the second best right wing, I would argue, is Iginla. Just he's he's got everything that you need and senators need goals
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They couldn't score last year. At least not enough. So why not prioritize somebody who can
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really fill the puck or fill the net with pucks
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