Some nice options at No. 9 for Senators

As he and his staff get ready for next week’s draft in Montreal, Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray has only one first-round pick so far.

However, everyone expects him to get at least one more pick before next week’s draft begins, depending on what sort of deal he is able to swing for Dany Heatley. Whether that means Murray will have a chance at two decent players or be able to bundle the two picks for a chance to move up is another question. Murray will outline his plans for the draft on Monday afternoon.

But any chance to move up into the top five would be worth it, because the players projected to go in this group look as if they’ll eventually be pretty good NHL players.

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