August 31-in-31: New York Islanders

By |2018-06-12T11:01:20-04:00August 19th, 2017|Feature Story|

The New York Islanders underwent some pretty heavy plastic surgery over the course of the offseason. They made three big swaps: Shipping inconsistent young forward Ryan Strome to Edmonton in exchange for offensive winger Jordan Eberle; donating a first and a second round pick to Vegas in exchange for them taking Mikhail Grabovski’s contract as [...]

July 31-In-31: New Jersey Devils

By |2018-06-12T11:09:50-04:00July 18th, 2017|Feature Story|

The New Jersey Devils won the Entry Draft lottery despite the NHL’s fifth-worst record and just an 8.5% chance of landing the top spot. In all they selected 11 prospects – six forwards (four centers along with a left and right wing), four defensemen (three in the final round) and a goalie. General Manager Ray [...]

July 31-in-31: Nashville Predators

By |2018-06-12T11:10:22-04:00July 17th, 2017|Feature Story|

The Predators have been doing wonderful things in the NHL Entry Draft these past few years. After Barry Trotz left town, it seems that the Preds have drafted more skilled forwards than they did when Trotz was still the head coach in Nashville. On April 14, 2014 the Predators announced that Trotz would not return [...]

July 31-in-31: Chicago Blackhawks

By |2018-06-12T11:21:08-04:00July 7th, 2017|Feature Story|

For the first time since 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks had a first round pick (amongst nine total picks) to make on draft day. They spread those out geographically, choosing two players each from Canada, Finland and the United States while adding one each from Russia, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Overall, they chose five defencemen [...]

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