Rasmus Sandin Selected By Maple Leafs In First Round

The Toronto Maple Leafs selected defenseman Rasmus Sandin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds with the 29th overall pick. The Maple Leafs traded down from 25th overall, stating confidence that one of the players they wanted would be available. In 51 OHL games last season, Sandin potted 12 goals and 45 points, adding another 13 […]

Red Wings Shift Attention To Filip Zadina at Sixth Overall

Much to the delight of the Detroit Red Wings management, Filip Zadina was still on the board for their first-round selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Zadina, at 6-foot and 197 pounds, is an elite scoring winger with good size. It was rumored that the Red Wings would select from the top defensemen with […]

Buffalo Select Rasmus Dahlin With First Overall Pick

The Buffalo Sabres made official the rumors that Rasmus Dahlin would be drafted first overall at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Dahlin had been touted to be the best of the class for much of this past season, where he played with Frolunda in the Swedish Hockey League, scoring 20 points in 41 games. Dahlin […]

Avs Take Martin Kaut 16th Overall

The Colorado Avalanche landed Czech right winger Martin Kaut with the 16th overall pick on Friday night. There was some concern for the young winger's health after he had heart surgery and remained in Europe for an extra year despite being drafted by the WHL's Brandon Wheat Kings, but he made it clear to reporters […]

Panthers Take Grigori Denisenko With First Round Pick

With the 15th overall pick, the Florida Panthers took the speedy, undersized winger Grigori Denisenko. The young Russian scored nine goals and 22 points in 31 games in the MHL (the Russian junior hockey league) and is expected to move up into the KHL for the 2018-19 season. Despite not filling up the stat sheet, […]

Ruslan Iskhakov Chosen by New York Islanders at 43rd Overall

The New York Islanders added Ruslan Iskhakov to their organization with the 43rd overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The 5'8" undersized center is set to play for the University of Connecticut next season and is likely at least two or three years away from getting a shot to join the Islanders. Despite showcasing […]

New York Islanders Scoop Up Bode Wilde With 41st Overall Pick

The New York Islanders stop another talented defenseman sliding down the draft board as they select Bode Wilde with the 41st overall pick. Wilde was projected to be a mid-to-late first-round selection but fell potentially due to concerns about his consistency and responsibility in his own end. At 6'4" and 198 pounds, Wilde has the […]

Rangers Select Olof Lindblom

With the 39th pick in the NHL draft, the New York Rangers selected 17-year-old goalie Olof Lindblom. The Swedish native was named to the All-Star team and was the best goalie at U18s in Russia. At the World Junior Classic, he posted a 1.66 goals-against average and a .949 save percentage across six games. While […]

Alexander Romanov Selected 38th Overall by Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens selected defenseman Alexander Romanov with the 38th overall pick in the 2018 NHL draft. With two picks early in the second round, Montreal was looking to add scoring and defense, and with Romanov they may be getting both. The 5-foot-11 left-handed defenseman from Russia is at his best in transition and is […]

Flames Acquire Noah Hanifin, Elias Lindholm

The Calgary Flames have acquired defenseman Noah Hanifin and forward Elias Lindholm from Carolina in exchange for defenseman Dougie Hamilton, Michael Ferland and prospect Adam Fox. With the trade, the Flames get two very talented, young players who are restricted free agents that will surely demand a raise this summer. Hanifin, a 2018 All-Star, posted a […]

Avalanche Acquire Brooks Orpik, Philipp Grubauer on Friday

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired defenseman Brooks Orpik and goaltender Philipp Grubauer from the Washington Capitals on Friday. In exchange, the Avs sent a 2018 second-round pick to be used in the draft on Saturday. Orpik registered 10 assists in 81 regular season games last season and Grubauer, the Caps backup goaltender last season, posted […]

Andrei Svechnikov Goes Second Overall To Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes have drafted 18-year-old forward Andrei Svechnikov with the second overall pick. Svechnikov, a consensus No. 2 pick in this year's draft, scored 40 goals and 72 points in just 44 games with the Barrie Colts, ranking eighth in goals across the OHL despite missing a significant amount of time with a hand […]

Stars Sign Stephen Johns To Three-Year Contract Extension

The Dallas Stars have announced that the team has signed defenseman Stephen Johns to a three-year contract extension (worth $7 million) on Friday. Johns, a physical two-way blue liner, posted a career-high 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) as well as 41 penalty minutes and a plus-10 rating last season. Johns is a valuable fantasy […]

Los Angeles Kings Sign Ilya Kovalchuk To Three-Year Contract

The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to sign Ilya Kovalchuk to a three-year NHL contract, reportedly worth $18.75 million, on Saturday. Kovalchuk, who last played in the NHL back in 2012-2013 with the Devils, spent the last five seasons playing back home in the KHL. Despite now being 35 years old, Kovalchuk posted 816 points […]

Jets Take Nathan Smith With 91st Overall Pick

With the 91st overall (third round) draft selection in Saturday's draft, the Winnipeg Jets nabbed center Nathan Smith. Smith, a native of Tampa Bay, Florida, spent his 2017-2018 season playing in the United States Hockey League for Cedar Rapids, posting 47 points (17 goals, 30 assists) to go along with 88 penalty minutes in 51 […]

Lightning Add Dimitry Semyin With 90th Overall Pick

With their only pick in the third round at 90th overall, the Tampa Bay Lightning selected Russian defenseman Dimitry Semyin. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 201 pounds, Semyin posted 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 41 games while playing for Kapitan Stupino of Russia's MHL. Expected to go later in Saturday's draft, Semyin is known […]

Bruins Draft Jakub Lauko With 77th Overall Pick

The Boston Bruins selected Czech forward Jakub Lauko with the 77th overall draft pick on Saturday in Dallas. Lauko, an electric skater, played for Piráti Chomutov in Czech's Extraliga last season, recording nine points (three goals, six assists) in 42 games. The 6-foot, 179-pounder can play at center or left wing and has a unique […]

Golden Knights Take Ivan Morozov With 61st Pick

The Vegas Golden Knights selected Russian center Ivan Morozov with their second-round draft pick on Saturday. Morozov played primarily with Mamonty Yugry of Russia's MHL last season, putting up 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 30 games. The 6-foot-1, 179-pound forward also suited up for 16 games for his country's U18 national team and […]

Jets Select David Gustafsson With 60th Pick

The Winnipeg Jets took center David Gustafsson with their 60th overall draft pick on Saturday in Dallas. Gustafsson, a 6-foot-2, 196-pound well-rounded player out of Tingsryd, Sweden, registered 12 points (six goals, six assists) in 45 games for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League last season. As an 18-year-old playing in Sweden's top professional league, […]

Lightning Grab Gabriel Fortier With 59th Overall Selection

The Tampa Bay Lightning added left winger Gabriel Fortier to their deep prospect pool on Saturday, selecting the LaSalle, Quebec native with the 59th overall draft pick. Fortier, listed at just 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, registered 59 points (26 goals, 33 assists) in 66 games playing for Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey […]

Canucks Draft Quinn Hughes With Seventh Pick

The Vancouver Canucks have taken University of Michigan defender Quinn Hughes with the seventh overall pick on Friday night. One of the top-ranked defenders in the draft, Hughes dominated in his freshman year, posting five goals and 29 points in 37 games. Somewhat undersized at 5-foot-11, Hughes believes he's ready to compete at the NHL […]

Boston Bruins Select Axel Andersson With The 57th Overall Pick

With the 57th overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Boston Bruins selected defenseman Axel Andersson. Andersson, a smooth-skating talented puck-moving blue liner, posted 31 points (six goals, 25 assists) in 42 games while playing for Djurgårdens IF J18 of the SuperElit league in Sweden last season. The Jarna, Sweden native checks in at 6-foot […]

Canadiens Add Forward Depth, Take Jesse Ylonen 35th Overall

The Montreal Canadiens took Jesse Ylonen with the 35th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The US-born right winger most recently played in Finland, where he scored 27 points in 48 games. Ylonen is a very strong skater and excels around the perimeter of the ice, but he will need to improve his defensive […]

Capitals Take Defender Alexander Alexeyev

With the final pick of the first round, the Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals have chosen 18-year-old Alexander Alexeyev, a defender currently playing for the Red Deer Rebels in the WHL. The hulking Russian managed 37 points in 45 games last season and is considered by some as perhaps close to NHL-ready. Comparable to players […]

Penguins Take Calen Addison With the 53rd Overall Pick

The Pittsburgh Penguins selected defenseman Calen Addison with the 53rd overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft on Saturday. Addison, a Manitoba native, has been evaluated as a very smooth skater who possesses great hockey sense. The 18-year-old blue liner played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League last season, posting 65 points […]

Avalanche Take Winger Martin Kaut 16th Overall

The Colorado Avalanche selected forward Martin Kaut with the 16th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Kaut was not as highly ranked as some of the other players available with this pick, but after his strong showing in the most recent World Juniors (seven points in seven games) and inclusion on the Czech World […]

Noah Dobson Slides to Islanders at 12th Overall

The New York Islanders added defenseman Noah Dobson with the 12th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. With their second-round pick they improved their defensive depth, but we likely won’t see Dobson in the NHL for another year or two. Dobson is a well-rounded, two-way defenseman that was expected to go in the top […]

Islanders Take Oliver Wahlstrom 11th Overall

The New York Islanders chose Oliver Wahlstrom with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. The Islanders add Whalstrom to a young, developing offensive core in their first of back-to-back first-round picks. Wahlstrom is expected to play for Boston College next year, but the sharpshooter could carve out a spot next to Calder […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Goes Third Overall to Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens selected Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Montreal addresses their lack of depth up the middle by drafting Kotkaniemi, who was the highest rated center in the draft. Praised for his high hockey IQ and dangerous shot, Montreal is hoping he becomes the elite goal scorer […]

Blackhawks Select Nicolas Beaudin 27th Overall

With the 27th pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected defenseman Nicolas Beaudin from the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Weighing in at 5-foot-11 and 172 pounds, Beaudin will stay with the Voltigeurs for next season and continue his development in the QMJHL. He is described as […]