While the Ottawa Senators sit at a crossroads on the ice, their prospect bank seems to be drying up. The Binghamton Senators sit in last place in the AHL's Eastern Conference, while many of the touted young guns from the 2011 Calder Cup team develop on the big club’s roster.
Luckily for the Senators, they're located in a friendly geographical area that continues to refill their prospect pool and, ultimately, their main roster.
Eastern Ontario, the region the Senators call home, has served them well in recent years. Whether the prospects out of their area have been recent draft picks or additions to the roster, they have shown promise.
Players born and raised in Ottawa and local junior hockey imports have both been popular for the NHL team that they grew up cheering for.
Searching local areas for talent is often seen as a cliched and out-of-date strategy, but this successful movement engineered by Senators general manager Bryan Murray has breathed new life into an old scouting method.
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