NHL Draft

Pat Verbeek: Year One as General Manager in Review

It has been 365 days since Pat Verbeek took the “big chair” as the Anaheim Ducks general manager. He has been through his first trade deadline, NHL entry draft, re-signing player period, and free agency period. To say Verbeek’s been busy over the last calendar year would be an understatement. While currently doing his best […]

Why the Canadiens selected Juraf Slafkovsky over Shane Wright

Martin Lapointe said it best. “[Juraj Slafkovský] is a kid that you want to be around,” the Montreal Canadiens’ co-director of amateur scouting stated about their No. 1 draft pick. Slafkovsky has confidence, maturity, and swagger. Some may not know that he moved away from home and lived independently when he was just 15 to […]

Calle Odelius, Quinn Finley, and Isaiah George posing after being drafted by the Islanders

Breaking Down the New York Islanders’ 2022 Draft Class

Calle Odelius: LD (Round 2, 65th overall) Calle Odelius led all defensemen on his team in scoring in his first season with Djurgårdens IF J20, putting up 30 points in 43 games. His reliability and consistency even earned him a seven-game call-up to the SHL. He represented Sweden at the U18 World Junior Championship, where […]

Recapping the Six Draft Picks by the Boston Bruins

It has been a busy off-season with many moving parts for the Boston Bruins. Amid all the activity was the NHL Draft. Talk of the Bruins trading back into the first round was just that, talk. Due to the Hampus Lindholm trade last season, the Anaheim Ducks selected in the Bruins’ spot at 22. That […]

Brady Stonehouse makes case for NHL Draft

A lifelong dream realized for Brady Stonehouse. The five-foot-nine, 182-pound forward, who turns 18 on August 6, notched 18 goals, 17 assists and 52 penalty minutes in 68 games this past season with the Ottawa 67s as a rookie in the Ontario Hockey League. But Stonehouse, ranked 152nd among North American skaters in NHL Central […]

NHL Draft: 3 Potential 3rd Round Picks for the Maple Leafs

Earlier in the post-season, I wrote an article about the players the Toronto Maple Leafs could pick with their 25th pick in the 1st round, and now we are going to look at options for them in the later rounds of the draft. The Maple Leafs have three selections in the upcoming NHL draft on July 7th and […]

Breaking News: LA Kings Acquire Kevin Fiala

The LA Kings have traded for the top-six scoring winger they have been looking for when they picked up the rights to Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Wild receive Los Angeles’s first-round pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft (nineteenth overall) and the rights to defenseman Brock Faber. Fiala, a first-round […]

Blackhawks: Danny Zhilkin No Matter What

The NHL season has ended, and the Colorado avalanche is the 2022 Stanley Cup Champions. Now, all focus is on the NHL draft. This will be Kyle Davidson’s first draft as a general manager, but he does not need to panic. Instead, Davidson needs to make his best Kevin Costner impression, get a sticky note […]

Should the Bruins bring back this former player for next season?

Originally drafted 5th overall by the Bruins in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Phil Kessel’s time in Boston was short-lived. After only three years in Beantown, the Bruins would send Kessel north to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for two first-round picks and a second-rounder. Those two first-round picks would later become Tyler Seguin […]

Jets: First Round Draft Options Part Two

While it looks more and more like center Shane Wright of the Kingston Frontenacs will be the first overall pick, what lies lurking at the bottom of the first round? With the New York Rangers now eliminated, the Jets will pick at the 30th spot. Here are my thoughts on who the Jets could snag […]