Is Jake Sanderson ready to take the next step?

For most 21-year-old defensemen, a 38-point season is a very good effort. For Jake Sanderson of the Ottawa Senators, it seemed a bit disappointing considering he logged 52.3% of the team’s power play time, finishing in the 83rd percentile on blue lines in ice time per game and had just finished with a 32-point record. season as a rookie.

Let’s look at his 2023-24 season, what went wrong, and what his future holds in fantasy.

Sanderson finished 18th in the league in total power play time as a blue lineman, but landed 28th in power play points from that position. Among the 30 rearguards who skated at least 175 minutes with the man advantage, Sanderson finished 26th in points per minute.

The 2023-24 Senators have revamped their power play approach from Sanderson’s rookie year with the purp