Category Archives: NHL Draft

Emery highlights draft weekend for Rangers

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Derek

On a big NHL Draft weekend for James Dolan, the Rangers selected four players at Sphere in Las Vegas. Dolan’s creation for the first marquee sporting event at the new venue was personally thanked by league commissioner Gary Bettman during … Continue reading →

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Devils trade Schmid and Holtz to Golden Knights for Cotter and a ’25 third round pick

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Derek

Day 2 of the NHL Draft has been hectic. As Hasan mentioned in a previous post, the action has been fast and furious at Sphere in Vegas. After a relatively quiet first night that saw only a few teams move … Continue reading →

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Devils draft D Silayev, G Yegorov and trade Marino to Utah in busy start to draft weekend

Posted on June 29, 2024 by hasan4978

If it wasn’t obvious after GM Tom Fitzgerald made another coaching change and traded Kevin Bahl plus our first-rounder next year for a goalie, it’s even more obvious now after our last two moves that Fitz wants to remake our … Continue reading →

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2023 NHL Draft: First Round doesn’t disappoint, Michkov falls to Flyers, Rangers steal Gabriel Perreault

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Derek

Day One of the 2023 NHL Draft didn’t disappoint. Held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, which had two picks in the first round, including a funny moment where Pekka Rinne couldn’t pronounce the last name of their 24th selection, it … Continue reading →

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As Draft nears, teams make moves: Hayes dealt to Blues, Canadiens trade for Newhook, Kings land Dubois, Devils trade Blackwood and acquire Toffoli

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Derek

We have acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for F Alex Iafallo, F Rasmus Kupari, F Gabriel Vilardi and a second-round draft pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. In addition, Dubois agreed to terms on an … Continue reading →

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Feeling A Draft: Bedard set to go to Blackhawks on Wednesday, Real fun begins afterward, Rangers pick 23rd, Bruins dump Taylor Hall to Hawks

Posted on June 26, 2023 by Derek

In two days, the 2023 NHL Draft commences at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Predators will host the two-day event on Wednesday night and Thursday after school’s out for summer. I’m sure Alice Cooper wouldn’t mind. The biggest story remains … Continue reading →

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Off-season Begins: Golden Knights crowned new champs, Bratt re-signs with Devils, NHL Draft, July 1 ahead

Posted on June 15, 2023 by Derek

On Tuesday night in Vegas, the NHL crowned a new champion. In only their sixth year, the Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup. They did it in convincing fashion by defeating the Panthers 9-3 in Game 5. The Knights defeated … Continue reading →

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Devils add goaltending with Vanecek, conclude draft weekend with seven more picks on Friday

Posted on July 10, 2022 by hasan4978

With free agency beginning in just a few days there was still a question mark as to how the Devils were going to deal with their goaltending situation, especially given the ominous non-update of Jonathan Bernier after hip surgery ended … Continue reading →

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A chaotic first round, Rangers trade Georgiev to Avalanche, add six players at NHL Draft including Adam Sykora, will face Lightning on Opening Night, schedule criticism and a suggestion

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Derek

The last three days have breezed by. It certainly was busy for all 32 teams. The league released the schedule for 2022-23 on Wednesday. Then held the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre in Montreal on Thursday and Friday. As … Continue reading →

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Devils pick Nemec at #2 overall in a hectic first round

Posted on July 7, 2022 by hasan4978

Before I even get to what the Devils did, first a mea culpa. I gotta eat it, I was a cynic about how all these reporters were forecasting a hundred different things that would never happen, and the hype of … Continue reading →

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