The 2018 NHL Entry Draft is less than two weeks away, and things are heating up in the rumor mill. Mike Hoffman is expected to be traded at some point in the near future, while Jeff Skinner has been on the edge of the block for weeks. There will likely be plenty of movement leading up to the moment the Buffalo Sabres read out Rasmus Dahlin’s name on June 22nd, and we’re excited to cover it.
With more and more people checking in with PHR for all their NHL news and analysis, we’d like to ask you to submit some questions for the next edition of the #PHRMailbag. Your questions will be answered this weekend and can cover any topic from the draft to free agency to the offseason trade market. Submit them using the hashtag #PHRMailbag on Twitter, or by commenting down below.
You can read our last mailbag right here, where our very own Brian La Rose explained why he felt Carolina would be going with Andrei Svechnikov at #2. The Hurricanes have since confirmed their intention to take the big Russian winger. He also examined the Edmonton Oilers and suggested a swap of bad contracts, before the news surfaced that the team was looking to move Milan Lucic’s deal one way or another. Submit multiple questions if you’d like, and we’ll try to get to them all!
I think everyone is aware this draft is probably going to be a gong show because anybody from 4-10 could probably go anywhere. Which of Tkachuk, Kotkaniemi, Bouchard, Hughes, Dobson, Wahlstrom and Boqvist could you see falling further than expected?
With Garth Snow of the islanders gone, and Lou lamarello taking offer who is known for negotiationing, do you see Ilya sorokin being interested in coming to the nhl? He said he didn’t want to sign with snow there and there is a big hole in who’s going to be the starting goalie. He could come and jump right in to the starting position. Instead of moving picks in a stacked nhl draft pool, do you think they will try to get him to come over to the nhl?
What should the off season look like for the Bs should they go big or stick to the plane
What happened to PHR live chats?
Should the Blues look for a d-man and attempt to either sign Stastny, Sign Johnny T via acquiring his rights, or do we find someone on the trade market?
The Winnipeg Jets are going to have to be very creative going forward with salaries. Who will the Jets be looking to move to free up some cap space and who would fetch the best return?
Will the Canadiens trade the 3rd pick overall in order to move down and obtain more picks?
Who are in the mix for Skinner and Hoffman? What will it take to land them?
I would like to see the Sabres get both Skinner
Are the Rangers a threat to sign John Tavares?
Why does Marc Bergevin keep making 1 for 1 trades he’s destined to lose?
Where do you think Robin Lehner will end up? With all the talk about Grubauer and Hutton, I think Lehner on a better team than the Sabres can be a stud goalie.
Why is Bergevin so stupid?