"As far as making other trades, we're hoping to improve the roster," Ottawa Senators president and general manager Steve Staios, seen in a June 22 file photo, said Saturday. "We're pleased at where we're at now, and we're going to continue to build on that depth." Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia

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Steve Staios has a plan.

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As the Ottawa Senators wrapped up Day 2 of the National Hockey League draft, the club’s president of hockey operations and general manager was confident in the changes he’s made to the roster in the last week and he noted on Saturday his job isn’t complete.

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“As far as making other trades, we’re hoping to improve the roster,” Staios said. “We’re pleased at where we’re at now, and we’re going to continue to build on that depth. As you’ve seen, it’s a copycat league, and we’ve been in the process of building a certain way.”

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He is trying to mould the Senators to play in the same fashion as the Stanley Cup-champion Carolina Hurricanes.

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To that end, Staios has had a busy week.

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Staios admitted he tried to make bigger moves. He confirmed that he spoke with the Anaheim Ducks about Mason McTavish before he went to the St. Louis Blues and the Utah Mammoth concerning JJ Peterka, who landed with the Boston Bruins on Friday night.

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The club did try to deal the No. 25 pick for help, but couldn’t find a fit.

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Ottawa Senators GM Steve Staios says he’s excited to see William Eklund’s “skill set with our team, in particular with our top-end players.” Photo by Rich Lam /Getty Images

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“We looked at all those players, we looked at every player that would have been available to make a deal happen; a lot of things have to be in place,” said Staios. “We’re really pleased to bring William Eklund to our team. We’re not going to replace Brady, but we bring in a different type of player, and I’m excited to see his skill set with our team, in particular with our top-end players.”

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But Staios must have felt like he had returned to his old days as a blueliner because he had to defend the decision to get Burakovsky. He’s carrying a $5.5 million cap hit and will only make $3.7 million in real cash, but he struggled mightily last season with the Hawks.

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The belief around the league is that Chicago was going to buy him out, but Staios said he didn’t believe that was the case. He thinks that Burakovsky, no matter where coach Travis Green puts him, will contribute. He is confident that Burakovsky can have success with this staff.

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“There are lots of players out there, in particular this week, and we want to stay strategic and disciplined to have the right players and the right fit for what we’re doing,” Staios said. “But going through the process on Burakovsky, and watching him and involving the coaching staff and looking at the variability to his game and where he can play, understanding that he wasn’t playing at his best.