The NHL Entry Draft is designed for teams to add players to the organization with the hopes they can become impactful players for the team. Some teams have a history of very good drafting, while some others have been better at building their team through signings and trades. The Dallas Stars and Ottawa Senators own
2020 NHL Draft
With the Winnipeg Jets on a break until Feb. 11, it’s the perfect time to check in to see what their prospects have been up to. Earlier in the week, we checked in on the seven selections they made at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and the four selections they made at the 2021 NHL
The San Jose Sharks had a strong draft, selecting all forwards in 2020. The 2020-21 season was a difficult one for development with many leagues not running either at all or not at full capacity. Despite this, the Sharks prospects from the 2020 Draft made strides toward their goal of playing for the NHL club
The Chicago Blackhawks scouting staff finally gets to take center stage in a few days as the NHL Entry Draft is nearly upon us. While they are preparing to add more prospects to the system, a former draft pick is coming along nicely overseas. Finally, for those dreaming of a reunion with an old friend,
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman cleared some cap space and made room on the roster with a trade on Sunday afternoon. He still has some work to do to make sure this new-found cap space doesn’t go to waste. Also, we take a quick look at four players who might become part of the
The NHL Entry Draft is always full of surprises; that was no different for the Nashville Predators in the 2020 Draft on Oct. 6 and 7. Nashville had the 11th-overall pick in the first round of the draft, the 42nd pick in Round 2, and the 73rd pick in Round 3. Round 4 saw Nashville
The 2020 NHL Draft was one for the ages, and that’s putting it lightly. The Colorado Avalanche walked out of the draft with a rather light crop of new prospects, but that just makes the day all the more special for the players they picked. Prospects are typically used to making a weekend out of
Landon Slaggert, a 2020 third-round draft pick of the Chicago Blackhawks (#79 overall), is currently a freshman at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Fighting Irish hockey team. We recently talked by telephone about his experience at the recently concluded Team USA 2021 US National Junior Team Evaluation Camp, how it felt
The 2020 NHL Entry Draft saw 216 young men selected to possibly play in the NHL some time down the road. Some we may see as early as this coming season; some may never hit the ice in an NHL jersey. Shortly after the draft, I had the opportunity to speak by telephone with the
As a team with already one of the best prospect pools in the NHL, the Los Angeles Kings needed to use the 2020 NHL Draft as a chance to fill out their remaining needs for the future. They did exactly that, cementing themselves as one of the most dangerous teams a couple of years down
The Arizona Coyotes did not have a pick until the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft. Part of new general manager Bill Armstrong’s deal with the team was that he would not have an input on the draft. Other members of the front office did draft prep for other teams and thus were also
The St. Louis Blues used their first pick of the draft on a forward, one that could fit into the system in the future. CS Ranking (NA): 26 / Larry Fisher (THW) Ranking: 51 With their first pick in the draft, the Blues made their first choice, winger Jake Neighbours from the Edmonton Oil Kings
Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft covered Rounds 2-7 on Oct. 7. The Chicago Blackhawks had seven picks, but they weren’t overly busy. They made only one move to trade-up in the seventh round, but, overall, the newcomers are worth getting excited about. If you missed coverage from Day 1, THW’s Shaun Filippelli
Less than 24 hours after trading up to gamble on Hendrix Lapierre, the Washington Capitals made four picks in Rounds 4-7. GM Brian MacLellan did make the most of his assets, though. RELATED: Capitals Gamble With Hendrix Lapierre on NHL Draft Day 1 He grabbed two forwards that fit a similar mold, a precociously confident
After a quiet Day 1 of the 2020 NHL Draft, Day 2 got started with a bang. The Pittsburgh Penguins traded two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Matt Murray to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for the 52nd overall pick in the 2020 Draft and forward prospect Johnathan Gruden. Senators Goalie of the Future Despite early success
The Anaheim Ducks sought a future solution to their struggling defensive corps on Day 2 of the NHL Draft. During Tuesday’s first round, the Ducks took a potential top-pairing defenseman in Jamie Drysdale at No. 6. Then they took a scoring specialist in left wing Jacob Perreault at No. 27. On Day 2, the Ducks
The already active NHL offseason raged on with the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and the Pittsburgh Penguins weren’t expected to make much noise with their picks. For the most part, the organization remained relatively quiet through all seven rounds. That might be a good thing for a team that has seen some huge changes so
The 2020 offseason has mainly been a frenzy of free-agent signings for the Philadelphia Flyers and general manager Chuck Fletcher. For the most part, their approach to the 2020 NHL Draft seemed to stay the same. They were looking for a shoot-first forward, preferably a winger, to add to their already loaded farm system. That’s
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