NHL Draft Recap
1.01 - Ottawa Senators - Leon Draisaitl
1.02 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Aaron Ekblad
1.03 - Calgary Flames - Sam Reinhart
1.04 - Carolina Hurricanes - David Pastrnak
1.05 - Vancouver Canucks - Thatcher Demko
1.06 - New York Islanders - Brayden Point
1.07 - New Jersey Devils - Tony DeAngelo
1.08 - Minnesota Wild - Dylan Larkin
1.09 - Washington Capitals - Robby Fabbri
1.10 - Edmonton Oilers - William Nylander
1.11 - Toronto Maple Leafs - Eric Cornel
1.12 - San Jose Sharks - Nikolaj Ehlers
1.13 - Columbus Blue Jackets - Igor Takimowicz
1.14 - Buffalo Sabres - Kevin Fiala
1.15 - Los Angeles Kings - Nick Schmaltz
1.16 - Arizona Coyotes - Nick Ritchie
1.17 - Anaheim Ducks - Louis Belpedio
1.18 - New York Rangers - Haydn Fleury
1.19 - Philadelphia Flyers - Andrew Mangipane
1.20 - Florida Panthers - Alex Nedeljkovic
1.21 - Detroit Red Wings - Ross Colton
1.22 - Dallas Stars - Chase Lang
1.23 - Winnipeg Jets - Brendan Perlini
1.24 - Colorado Avalanche - Brandon Halverson
1.25 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Austin Poganski
1.26 - Montreal Canadiens - John Quenneville
1.27 - Nashville Predators - Michael Bunting
1.28 - Chicago Blackhawks - Adrian Kempe
1.29 - Boston Bruins - Dominic Turgeon
1.30 - Tampa Bay Lightning - Dylan Gambrell (Traded from St. Louis)
St. Louis Blues send
1st Round Draft Pick (2014)
Rights to Alexander Barbanov, RW, 20
Rights to Nikita Nesterov, LD, 21
Tampa Bay Lightning send
1st Round Draft Pick (2015)
4th Round Draft Pick (2016)
GM Meyer on the move to their 1st overall draft pick:
"We had a move in store as we attempted to move up in the draft significantly but we couldn't make it happen in the amount of time. Looking at the players that were available, we felt like it was the right decision to move on from this draft pick."
When asked what draft pick they were trying to move up to, Meyer smirked and said "that's between me and the rest of my staff. We're still in talks with the team to see if there is anything that we can still make a deal."
NHL Draft Review
Best Draft: St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets
Worst Draft: Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red Wings