The St. Louis Blues are in a weird position heading into the 2024-25 campaign. They have a solid team with decent goaltending and some money available to spend, but they aren’t considered contenders. Some fans around the league have been calling for them to blow the team up and rebuild, but it doesn’t seem like
2024 NHL Entry Draft
Every year, talented players are not drafted. With dozens of junior leagues and hundreds of eligible players, NHL teams have to focus on who they believe will help their team the most, which unfortunately leaves more than a few excellent junior stars on the cutting room floor. It’s not a new phenomenon, and more often
With the 35th overall pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Anaheim Ducks have selected Lucas Pettersson from MoDo Hockey of the J20 Nationell About Lucas Pettersson Lucas Pettersson is a center prospect who skates quickly, works hard, and has shown a good scoring touch in Sweden’s top junior league this year. Pettersson was
It has been a long time coming for New York Islanders fans to see their organizational hierarchy walk up to the podium and make a first-round selection. That changed on Friday night for the first time since 2019 when Simon Holmstrom was drafted. Related: Grading the New York Islanders 2024 Draft Picks The draft class
With the 22nd overall pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Nashville Predators have selected Yegor Surin from Loko Yaroslavl of the MHL About Yegor Surin Surin is 6-foot-1, which gives him the size to excel as a professional forward. His high motor skills make him a consistent defensive presence. These are the main
Last night, the New York Rangers made a significant addition to their roster by selecting E.J. Emery with the 30th overall pick in the NHL Entry Draft. Emery, hailing from Surrey, British Columbia, has chosen to represent the United States internationally. His father, Eric Emery, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and made his mark in
With the 122nd pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild have selected Aron Kiviharju from HIFK of Liiga About Aron Kiviharju Aron Kiviharju essentially played no hockey during his draft year aside from the U18 World Championship where he had three assists in five games. Seen as one of the best defensive
With the 29th selection of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Dallas Stars have selected Emil Hemming from TPS of Liiga About Emil Hemming After a strong start to his season with the TPS U20 team, Emil Hemming found his way to the big club and played a total of 40 games with the Liiga
With the 32nd overall pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, the Edmonton Oilers select Sam O’Reilly from the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) About Sam O’Reilly Sam O’Reilly is constantly willing to get involved and does whatever it takes to regain possession with his strength and body positioning. He’s constantly battling
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired the 21st overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for the 26th, 57th, and 198th overall picks. The Kings now have one second-round pick since they traded away their own second-round pick to dump Cal Petersen’s contract. The Canadiens move up five spots
When diving specifically into the forward options for the Washington Capitals with the 17th selection in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, there are a few wingers who stand out. Liam Greentree of the Windsor Spitfires in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (who played last season on the Mora IK J20 and HockeyAllsvenskan
The NHL Entry Draft is approaching and will kick off a series of events that fill out the NHL offseason. For the Montreal Canadiens, it marks the start of an important summer that could define the rebuild that General Manager (GM) Kent Hughes has been guiding the team through these last two years. While the fanbase has
After a press conference where Philadelphia Flyers general manager (GM) Danny Briere didn’t really give up too much information, there was one thing he made abundantly clear—nothing is off the table for him leading up to the 2024 NHL Draft. Some other things he also mentioned? Drafting a center, and taking the best player on
The Detroit Red Wings will pick 15th in the 2024 Draft, the lowest selection they have earned since the 2016 Draft (20th overall after trading from the 16th pick with the then-Arizona Coyotes) when they selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski. While the Cholowski pick did not work out as hoped, the organization has had some luck
After a season in which the Winnipeg Jets finished fourth in the NHL, before being eliminated by the Colorado Avalanche in a mere five games, there are plenty of questions surrounding the organization as a crucial offseason approaches. I asked Jets fans on X/Twitter for their questions regarding the team and the offseason, and they
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After looking at three priorities the Ottawa Senators needed to address with their first-round picks, I targeted one player who should be available at seventh overall – Zayne Parekh, a highly-skilled, right-shot offensive defenceman who would address a hole on Ottawa’s depth chart. But the Senators need a right-shot defenceman now, and Parekh won’t be
While the Montreal Canadiens only spoke at 15th overall in the 2019 Draft and picked diminutive winger Cole Caufield, the Chicago Blackhawks used the third-overall pick to select a big center. Kirby Dach, a 6-foot-4 forward weighing 198 pounds at the time of drafting. Three drafts later though, the Blackhawks were ready to let go