Posts About "Drake Batherson"
Drake Batherson Hoping to Earn Full-Time Role with Senators
September 9th, 2019 BELLEVILLE, Ont. — After spending last season in the American Hockey League, Drake Batherson feels he's ready to make the jump to the Ottawa Senators. The 21-year-old forward hopes he can convince new Senators coach D.J. Smith that he deserves a s...
4 Fantasy-Relevant Rookies to Keep an Eye On
September 1st, 2019 Rookies are a fantastic way to get high risk, low reward sleepers in your league. However, there are only so many players like Elias Pettersson and Auston Matthews that come out of the gate and immediately produce at an elite level. Most rookies will hit roughly around 30-40 points in their rookie season and only a few will usurp that...
Ottawa Senators' Prospect Pyramid
August 22nd, 2019 As the Ottawa Senators rebuild is in full swing, most fans turn to look at the future of the organization. Teams’ prospects are scrutinized as much, if not more than the players already in the NHL lineups. Introducing a prospect pyramid can further categorize a team’s prospects, placing them into tiers to evaluate what to expect...
4 Dark Horse Candidates for the Calder Trophy
August 12th, 2019 The Calder Trophy, despite being a trophy with such a limited pool of players to pick from, can always be a challenge to make a prediction for who will come out on top at the end of the season. Take, for example, the star-studded 2014-15 rookie class, which consisted of fourth-round pick Johnny Gaudreau, sixth-round pick Mark Stone,...
Where Do the Senators' Brännström and Batherson Fit in 2019-20?
July 13th, 2019 It’s no surprise that Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion has been able to amass a wealth of young and talented prospects. With the departures of fan favorites like Erik Karlsson, Mark Stone, Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel over the past year, the Senators seem to be set for the future with all the assets they’ve acquired....
Boucher on Batherson: "Almost but Not There Quite Yet"
December 19th, 2018 In last night's home win against the Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators rookie Drake Batherson had a breakaway, a power play assist, and two shots on goal. The assist was his eighth point of the season in just 17 games, not bad for a 20-year-old rookie. But that assist was also his first point in his last nine games....
