With Bobby Ryan gone, the Sens will have no players from Game 7 of the ECF in 2017 on their roster

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Remember when the Ottawa Senators were one win away from playing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2017? Better yet, they were one goal away as they lost to the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins in OT of Game 7.

FINAL: #Sens fall to the Penguins 3-2 in double overtime in Game 7.
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) May 26, 2017

Fast forward to 2020 and with the news coming out that the Senators are placing Bobby Ryan on waivers for the purposes of buying him out, the entire starting lineup for Game 7 of that series in 2017 is no longer with Ottawa.

And there you have it. 1,219 days after they took to the ice, with a chance to go to the Stanley Cup Final, 100% of the starting roster from Game 7 against Pittsburgh has been completely turned over. #Sens pic.twitter.com/OV4OZ12A3O
— Brian Fraser (Loser of Bets) (@brianpfraser) September 25, 2020

Ryan, Craig Anderson, and Mark Borowiecki have all reportedly been told they won't be back with the Sens next season. In other words, this roster turnaround has been insane for such a short time span.

Literally the only players on the Sens who played on that team in 2017 are Tom Chabot (one game) and Colin White (two games).

Neither played in the postseason.
— UrinatingRee (@UrinatingTree) September 25, 2020

That said, just because there's been so much turnaround doesn't mean the future isn't bright. As Ryan said in his statement (via Ian Mendes), there's a lot of talent on the roster right now and they have two top-5 picks.

I was able to connect with Bobby Ryan after today’s news.

He wanted me to pass along the following statement to the fans here in Ottawa: pic.twitter.com/59YcuLl2mu
— Ian Mendes (@ian_mendes) September 25, 2020

(H/T: Brian Fraser)