When Matt Duchene was traded to Columbus in 2019, a conditional 2020 1st round pick was sent to Ottawa.

The condition was that if Duchene re-signed with Columbus, Ottawa would receive Columbus' 2020 1st round pick.

If Duchene did not re-sign with Columbus, Ottawa would not receive Columbus' 1st round pick for 2020.

Assume Duchene re-signed with the Jackets and Ottawa had the 21st overall pick instead of Columbus.

What should Ottawa do with the pick? Who should they draft at 21st overall?

Let me know your thoughts and I'll see you in the comments


1 Alexis Lafreniere (LW) New York Rangers
2 Quinton Byfield (C) Los Angeles Kings
3 Tim Stuetzle (LW) Ottawa Senators (from San Jose)
4 Lucas Raymond (LW) Detroit Red Wings
5 Jake Sanderson (D) Ottawa Senators
6 Jamie Drysdale (D) Anaheim Ducks
7 Alexander Holtz (RW) New Jersey Devils
8 Jack Quinn (RW) Buffalo Sabres
9 Marco Rossi (C) Minnesota Wild
10 Cole Perfetti (C) Winnipeg Jets
11 Yaroslav Askarov (G) Nashville Predators
12 Anton Lundell (C) Florida Panthers
13 Seth Jarvis (C) Carolina Hurricanes (from Toronto)
14 Dylan Holloway (C) Edmonton Oilers
15 Rodion Amirov (C) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Pittsburgh)
16 Kaiden Guhle (D) Montreal Canadiens
17 Lukas Reichel (LW) Chicago Blackhawks
18 Dawson Mercer (C) New Jersey Devils (from Arizona)
19 Braden Schneider (D) New York Rangers (from Calgary)
20 Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) New Jersey Devils (from Vancouver via Tampa Bay)
21 ? Ottawa Senators (from Columbus)

i think they would've taken Greig there and someone else at 28, maybe Peterka

lapierre i think

If Ottawa had that pick I think they should have traded up for Braden Schneider to terrorise Leafs forward for years to come :P And Jake Sanderson would have been a great top pairing for Ottawa, and could have free Chatbot and Brannstrom to roam freely offensively. As a Leafs fan I am happy they will never come to pass. Ottawa will still be stacked and hard to play against in a couple of years when these prospects make it to the show!

I really wanted Helge Grans or JJ Peterka