The San Jose Sharks were movers and shakers this offseason as is the custom of general manager Dealin’ Doug Wilson. Wilson sent a wave through his prospect pool with a pair of deals that sent two first round picks packing and had a solid 2017 Entry Draft even if the front office seemed to go [...]
The Penguins didn’t wait for the 2017 entry draft to start remaking the organization’s personnel. Expansion draft When the Vegas Golden Knights claimed Marc-Andre Fleury, it was the end of an era in Pittsburgh in which Flower (as he was affectionately known to teammates) helped the Pens to three Stanley Cups. The first-overall selection [...]
Nolan Patrick, Morgan Frost, Isaac Ratcliffe, Kirill Ustimenko, Matthew Strome, Maxim Sushko, Noah Cates, Olle Lycksell, Wyatt Kalynuk. The Philadelphia Flyers kept busy on draft day, making nine selections even after a trade with Arizona in which they gave up three picks to move up in the second round. Their prospect cupboard was once [...]
The Senators have done a nice job over the past couple of drafts assembling a stable of high end prospects in the way of Thomas Chabot, Colin White, Logan Brown. The 2017 draft class likely won’t yield any talent at that level but they did well working with what they had. As a result of [...]
Overview The 2017 draft was the first time the New York Rangers selected in the first round since 2012; and more than ten years since they had two first round selections. Overall the Rangers had a positive draft with two potential impact players selected early on in Andersson and Chytil. In the later round [...]
The Islanders ended up with five selections in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft as GM Garth Snow shuffled the deck a bit in light of his team’s performance in 2016-17 plus the fallout from the Expansion Draft. The Islanders dealt their first selection (15th overall) to Vegas in exchange for the Knights to take on [...]
The New Jersey Devils won the Entry Draft lottery despite the NHL’s fifth-worst record and just an 8.5% chance of landing the top spot. In all they selected 11 prospects – six forwards (four centers along with a left and right wing), four defensemen (three in the final round) and a goalie. General Manager Ray [...]
In what has been a roller coaster off-season for Montreal, the draft was a bright point as the Canadiens put together what looks like a very strong haul. Aside from locking down two skilled centerman in the first couple of rounds, the Habs nabbed four defenseman who can make plays at both ends of the [...]
A talented team that seemed to have lost its way before getting back on track last season hopes it has taken steps to carry it even closer to its first Stanley Cup. The Blue Jackets roared back with 32 more points than the previous campaign to finish fourth overall in the league, resulting in the [...]
The Predators have been doing wonderful things in the NHL Entry Draft these past few years. After Barry Trotz left town, it seems that the Preds have drafted more skilled forwards than they did when Trotz was still the head coach in Nashville. On April 14, 2014 the Predators announced that Trotz would not return [...]
