31 Teams in 31 Days - Ottawa Senators

Only one OHL prospect for the Senators at this time, although another will debut in the league next year.

1. Alex Formenton - London Knights
A bit of a disjointed and difficult year for Formenton this year. Obviously got the 9 game cup of coffee to start the year with Ottawa before being sent back to London. Then just as he was truly getting things going, he suffered a knee injury at Team Canada's World Junior camp, causing him to not only miss the WJC's, but also OHL time. I kind of felt that with his late start to the year, Formenton never really found chemistry with anyone in London's lineup this year. To a degree, I think that contributed to his somewhat disappointing production (such as his drop in goals per game). Formenton is, without question, at his best when he keeps things simple. At times this year, I found him to be turnover prone, trying to force plays into traffic with his speed, rather than making the safer play. But when he uses his speed to attack intelligently, and is aggressive without the puck, causing havoc as a physical pest, he is so effective. Formenton does have good hands and is able to finish off plays in tight. But I think he will be someone who requires a competent playmaker down the middle to really get the most out of his goal scoring ability. I look at Formenton a lot like Jason Chimera when he first broke into the NHL. He was someone who really got under the skin of the opposition and could use his speed and hands to finish off plays. He was such an effective North/South attacker, on top of being a great penalty killer. I would imagine that with Ottawa's rebuilding position, Formenton probably breaks into the NHL full time next year. I would actually love to see him in the AHL for a year to really gain confidence in his offensive abilities first (getting powerplay time, key minutes). But I guess we shall see.

* Jonathan Gruden - London Knights
I am really excited to see Gruden play with the Knights next year after leaving Miami University. I really liked him in his draft year and thought he was an underrated component of that US U18 team. He should get top 6 minutes in London and see ice time in all situations. I think his tenacity and playmaking ability will translate really well to the OHL and he'll certainly have no shortage of talent surrounding him. I would imagine that he could be a point per game player, if not more.