We’re back. At Silver Seven, Colin and I will be updating you on Sens prospects on a weekly basis. We’ve modified our stats sheet, and will continue to surf the internet in hopes of bringing you the best prospect-related gifs, highlights, news, and updates for the second straight year.

As always, we can’t do this alone. We rely a ton on sites like EliteProspects, College Hockey Inc., Prospect Stats, Natural Stat Trick, Corsica, and each league’s statistics database to bring you the numbers. If you haven’t followed @SensProspects on Twitter, do so now, as their gifs and highlight packs make bringing you the best plays a lot easier. Lastly, @DzingelBells will be doing some manual tracking of Belleville Senators games this season, and we’ll look to feature some of his work here as the season goes on.

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Biggest Standouts

A camp invitee last season after the Senators weren’t able to grab an extra seventh rounder to draft him in 2017, Kelly’s taken on a leadership role with the Prince Albert Raiders, and has gotten off to a fast start this season.

The team’s only CHL skater (!), Kelly’s 10 points in 8 games ranks him 12th among WHL point scorers, and his 3.4 shots per game is an improvement on his 3.13 a season prior.

Parker Kelly's 4th of the WHL season



Kelly has 5 Points (4G, 1A) in his last 3GP. This goal was against fellow #Sens prospect Jordan Hollett. pic.twitter.com/Tb7eyO4TpN — Sens Prospects (@SensProspects) October 4, 2018

Kelly will see minutes in all situations, playing on the Raiders top PP unit while anchoring a penalty kill squad. With Formenton and Batherson already players out of the 2017 Draft, Kelly would add a CHL trifecta if he turns out. Named one of the hardest workers of Sens Development Camp (along with Brady Tkachuk), Kelly’s expected to turn pro after this season.

Parker Kelly (#27) had 1G & 1A in a 4-1 win



Kelly's points were part of a team record for WHL Prince Albert. They scored 3 goals in just 16 seconds. pic.twitter.com/2q4npi6Anc — Sens Prospects (@SensProspects) October 2, 2018

Joey Daccord

Two games, two starts, two shutouts for Joey Daccord. Entering his third season with Arizona State, the independent Sun Devils have put together a stronger team in front of Daccord, and will look to surprise some more teams this season.

Daccord’s full toolkit was on display last weekend, as he continues to make his mark as the best puckhandling goaltender in the Sens system, and quite possibly, the best they’ve ever had:

1st star ⭐️

2nd NCAA shutout

3rd career assist



Joey Daccord had a huge game to kick off ASU's season. pic.twitter.com/DsjDuDmPzx — Sens Prospects (@SensProspects) October 7, 2018

Colin and I are big fans of Daccord, and we expect to feature him here quite a bit this season. The Sens haven’t made any indication on whether or when they’ll sign Daccord, but a big year could mean that he’ll turn pro after his junior season.

Max Lajoie

You all know about Lajoie by this point, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t feature him here after a 1G, 1A NHL debut, and a couple of fantastic defensive performances against the Leafs and Bruins.

I first got excited about Lajoie after reading a piece by our very own Callum Fraser a couple years ago, and hype continued to grow after the Sens signed him after his inaugural training camp, he was talked up by notoriously-tough head coach Guy Boucher last season, and turned pro despite being eligible to play another year in Swift Current (WHL).

He had a solid rookie season in the AHL, but found himself with poor teammates and third-pair minutes. Well, if he keeps playing like this, he may not have another bus ride in his career:

His instincts in the offensive zone have surprised me, as he’s mainly been known for his transitional prowess, so I don’t think we can continue to expect points to come. That being said, he’s been positive all over the ice, and was one of the only defenders to not get beat in yesterday’s 6-3 loss to the Bruins. He’s not as quick as a skater, but has clearly worked on it enough to look league-average at this level and more importantly, he has the brain to keep up with some of the faster teams in the league.

I’ll be following him closely, and expect there to be competition for his spot from the likes of Ben Harpur and Christian Wolanin.

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