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Nick Paul joins Senators Prospects

Nick Paul (right) stretches with Senators Prospects during off-ice training Thursday morning. PHOTO COURTESY OTTAWA SENATORS. Nick Paul didn’t have much time of reflect on being part of the biggest trade on the opening day of NHL Free Agency.

 

Nick Paul (right) stretches with Senators Prospects during off-ice training Thursday morning.  PHOTO COURTESY OTTAWA SENATORS. 

Nick Paul didn’t have much time of reflect on being part of the biggest trade on the opening day of NHL Free Agency.

The Mississauga product was part of a blockbuster trade that saw his NHL rights moved from the Dallas Stars to the Ottawa Senators as part of the deal that sees Jason Spezza head south to Dallas.  

Paul quickly packed his bags and headed to Ottawa where he joined 33 other Ottawa Senators prospects at the Senators annual Development Camp which started on July 1st and wraps up on Monday, July 7th. 

Paul met with Ottawa reporters Wednesday and described how he found out he was traded. 

“It was kind of nuts, I was just making myself breakfast, watching TV then my agent called and said ‘you got traded look at the TV,’ and see the breaking news, ‘Jason Spezza traded for Dallas Stars prospects,’ I saw I was up there it was just an amazing feeling, it was a huge trade, one of the biggest of the day, good organization and I was glad to be in it,” said Paul to reporters at Day 2 of the Senators Development Camp. 

The trade saw Stars forward Alex Chiasson, Paul, Stars prospect Alex Guptil and a prospect to Ottawa in exchange for Jason Spezza and Sens prospect Ludwig Karlsson.  

Paul, was called the “sleeper” in the 5-player deal by Stars GM Jim Nill. He told reporters about his incredible growth spurt that saw him gain nearly 6 inches in one year.  

“For my whole life I’ve been an underrated player, these last few weeks being asked to go to the World Juniors and this huge trade, really it has helped my confidence a lot but I just have to keep the same mindset and try to be better every time I go on the ice,” he said. 

Paul credited Head Coach Stan Butler with helping him get to where he is today. 

“It’s been amazing I love Stan Butler as a coach, I like when coaches are hard on me then I can learn from him that’s the best way I find,” Paul said.

“He has given me tonnes of opportunity playing with Barclay Goodrow in my first year from there my confidence just helped me out and I had a great year and I got drafted so I give everything to him right now.”

The Development Camp takes place at the Canadian Tire Centre and the Bell Sensplex, includes  on and off-ice training along with an evening scrimmage on Friday night at the Kanata Recreation Complex. 


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