Well here we are, it's finally draft day. Things should be heating up within the next hour or so, so be prepared to stay glued to your television come the start of the draft. We could be looking at numerous trades coming up very soon with names such as Bobrovsky, Seguin, Schneider and Coburn floating around. As the day goes on I will update with thoughts and analysis on the draft and any trades that happen. Also look for a piece in the next day or two on tentative winners and losers from the Draft. Cheers! -J
Here's some actual content for you guys! Accurately predicting the NHL draft is a next to impossible endeavour, as you can never tell exactly what each organization is plotting behind the scenes. I decided to take a shot in the dark at the first round just for fun, and for curiosities sake to see how closely I can predict the outcome. Feel free to let me know of any thoughts or opinions you have of my decisions, and give me a shout if you want any explanations as to my rankings. All right, here we go!
1. Colorado- Nathan MacKinnon, C 2. Florida- Seth Jones, D 3. Tampa Bay- Aleksander Barkov, C 4. Nashville- Jonathan Drouin, LW 5. Carolina- Valeri Nichushkin, LW 6. Calgary- Elias Lindholm, C 7. Edmonton- Sean Monahan, C 8. Buffalo- Darnell Nurse, D 9. New Jersey- Anthony Mantha, LW 10. Dallas- Hunter Shinkaruk, C 11. Philadelphia- Rasmus Ristolainen, D 12. Phoenix- Bo Horvat, C 13. Winnipeg- Alexander Wennberg, C 14. Columbus- Adam Erne, LW 15. NYI- Max Domi, C 16. Buffalo- Nikita Zadorov, D 17. Ottawa- Ryan Pulock, D 18. Detroit- Mirco Mueller, D 19. Columbus- Valentin Zykov, RW 20. San Jose- Samuel Morin, D 21. Toronto- Kerby Rychel, LW 22. Calgary- Ryan Hartman, RW 23. Washington- Curtis Lazar, C 24. Vancouver- Andre Burakovsky, LW 25. Montreal- Steve Santini, D 26. Anaheim- Ian McCoshen, D 27. Columbus- Frederik Gauthier, C 28. Calgary- Joshua Morrissey, D 29. Dallas- Michael McCarron, RW 30. Chicago- Jacob De La Rose, C Hey everyone, thank you for checking out my new website! I am an aspiring writer and as big a fan of hockey as you will find, my site is a hockey blog for any and all things hockey! You can expect all kinds of posts on this site ranging from scouting reports, trade rumours and analysis, pre and post game write ups, random thoughts and much more. This site will develop over time, so thank you for being patient with the relative lack of detail for the time being. Eventually I will establish a schedule for releasing blogs, but for now posts could come at any time. I also plan to connect with you all through Twitter as soon as I am more set up. I truly appreciate your support and readership, so please enjoy the content as you join me on my journey as a hockey writer! -J
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