Järventie made his NHL debut with the Senators back in November and has logged almost a point per game in Belleville.

One of the Ottawa Senators' top prospects has been shut down for the season. 

21-year-old Finnish forward Roby Järventie underwent knee surgery in New York last week for a knee problem that's been hampering him for a couple of years.

"It's unfortunate for him," Belleville head coach David Bell told the Belleville Sens Entertainment Network. "It's just a nagging knee that they've tried to band-aid along the last couple of years, and it just got to the point where he needed to have surgery to get this thing completely fixed.

"So it'll be a long off-season for him, but hopefully he comes back the player that he was when he left."

Järventie was drafted by the Senators 33rd overall in what was a very lucrative 2020 NHL Draft for the club. He made his NHL debut back in November when played seven games for Ottawa, registering no points before being returned to Belleville.

What should be encouraging for the organization is that Järventie was a standout at training camp, managed to get to the NHL and also registered nearly a point a game in the AHL (20 points in 22 games) – all while playing on a bad knee. 

With a good summer of rehab and training, it will be interesting to see what Järventie can achieve with two good knees.