Putting the “D” in Draft
While all eyes are focused on the NFL draft in New York’s Radio City Music Hall today, I’m looking forward to the NHL draft in Ottawa that’s a few weeks out.
Of the thirty expected first-round picks, half of them are defensemen. Last year everyone marveled at the selection of Americans at the top of the draft order, this year it’s clear the emphasis is on blueliners who can skate in the “new NHL.” Question is: will the Devils make a trade to pick up another high pick, and will they expend those picks on play-making centers, blueliners, or another European born winger who languishes in Lowell?