Tag: NHL Draft

NHL News: A Second Avs Player and Rangers Owner Test Positive … NHL Draft Options

A second Colorado Avalanche player and New York Rangers owner James Dolan tests positive for COVID-19. NHL looking at some draft options

Mark Easson

NHL News and Notes: Trade Deadline, Draft Age, Sharks, Devils, Oilers, Predators and Senators

On the NHL trade deadline ... Renaud Lavoie: The NHL announced the NHL trade deadline will be on Monday, February 26th, 2018. On the NHL draft age ... Darren Dreger: There is talk once again about raising the NHL draft…

Mark Easson

NHL Draft: Top 2018 NHL Draft Prospects – Defensemen

With the World Junior Summer Showcase recently ended and the Ivan Hlinka Tournament in progress, NHL prospect talk has picked up. Now an apt time to examine some of the top candidates for early selection in the 2018 NHL Entry…

Kevin Wickersham

NHL Rumors: Senators, Stars, Canucks and Devils

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Senators: Though a final decision hasn't been made, sources confirming Dion Phaneuf is expected to not waive his no-movement clause for the expansion draft. He has until Friday at 5:00…

Mark Easson

NHL Draft Trade Tracker

The Colorado Avalanche trade Nick Holden to the New York Rangers for a 4th round pick. The Columbus Blue Jackets trade Kerby Rychel to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Scott Harrington and a conditional 5th round pick. Condition is if…

Mark Easson

NHL Draft: 2016 Traded NHL Draft Picks by Team

With each passing year, it seems like teams are becoming more reluctant to part with draft picks, especially the high picks. “I do think there is a premium on young players and draft picks,” Canucks president Trevor Linden told Sportsnet…

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Live Stream of NHL Draft – Rounds Two through Seven

Watch rounds two through seven of the 2015 NHL draft.

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Rumors I: Draft Talk – Coyotes, Leafs, Flyers and Oilers

Bob McKenzie took to twitter the other day answering some draft question. Here are the good ones. See layers when doing draft rankings: Top two, top five, top 11, top 20, scattergun Strickly McKenzie's opinion and not fact based: believe…

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Morning Hits: Pietrangelo, Maple Leafs, Omark, Nugent-Hopkins, LaRose, European development and drafting Russians

Jeremy Rutherford of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Blues and Alex Pietrangelo continue to negotiate and it's possible it could lead to a holdout. “There’s really nothing to report,” Armstrong said. “My belief is that it’s better to stay quiet until…

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Quick Hits: NHL draft odds, Setoguchi hearing, Gardiner and waivers, Darche retiring

Bob McKenzie via twitter: Odds to win the draft lottery and 1st overall pick: 30th, 25%; 29th,18.8; 28th, 14.2; 27th, 10.7; 26th, 8.1; 25th, 6.2; 24th, 4.7; 23rd, 3.6; 22nd, 2.7; 21st, 2.1; 20th, 1.5; 19th,1.1, 18th, .8; 17th, .5 Michael…

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NHL still waiting … MSG owner James Dolan willing to join talks … 3 options left of players … No CBA, no draft

Nick Kypreos via twitter: No word from the NHLPA yet, but it looks like they like idea if some new owners would get involved. Aaron Ward via twitter: You would assume that the players would hesitate to the meeting if…

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Sunday notes on Flames, Leafs, Canucks, Blake, Doughty, Connolly, Mueller, Hemsky and McDonald

Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: 2 league sources are saying that the Flames GM Jay Feaster is desperately trying to move contracts off their books. The Flames may be shopping Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman and David Moss, but it…

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