Draft Snapshots: Draft Pick Trades, Matthews

The Devils and Senators swapped picks in the first round. The Devils dealt the 11th overall pick to Ottawa for their 12th overall pick and 80th overall pick. Ottawa selected C Logan Brown, whose father coaches Ottawa’s OHL team and has family in Ottawa. The Devils used the pick to draft C Michael McLeod.

Other Draft notes:

• The Flyers traded for the Jets 22nd and 36th overall picks while giving up their 18th and 79th overall picks.
• The Capitals dealt their 26th overall pick to St. Louis for their 28th overall pick and 87th overall pick.
• #1 overall pick Auston Matthews was thrilled to be selected by the Maple Leafs, no matter the long road they still have to competing for a Stanley Cup.  Matt Larkin from The Hockey News writes that Matthews was “euphoric” on being a Maple Leaf after the Arizona native seemed less than excited following the revelation that the Leafs would pick first. Matthews is the first American to be drafted first overall since Patrick Kane in 2007.