Now that the Conference Finals are set, the draft order is set up to pick 27. The Tampa Bay Lightning will select in that slot, while the four remaining teams—or whoever owns their first-round pick—will fit into 28-31. Notably, the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings now know exactly where their newly acquired first rounders will land. The Senators will use the Columbus Blue Jackets’ selection at No. 19, the Rangers will follow with the Winnipeg Jets’ pick at 20, and the Kings get the chance to add another top prospect at No. 22 where the Toronto Maple Leafs finished.
Even though the Colorado Avalanche were crushed last night when they lost a game seven against the San Jose Sharks, there is plenty to look forward to next month. The Avalanche will get to select 4th and 16th even after getting to the second round, thanks to the way the playoffs have shaken out overall. Adding two more players of that caliber could help the Avalanche become an even more realistic contender for the Stanley Cup. The full order can be found here, thanks to CapFriendly.
- John Tavares was set to lead Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship that opens tomorrow, but now won’t get the chance. The Maple Leafs’ center has suffered an oblique injury and will return to Toronto for further evaluation. The Canadian roster was already lacking a bit of goal scoring punch, but will have to find a way to create some offense without the 47-goal man.
- The AHL Eastern Conference Final is also set, after the Charlotte Checkers finished their sweep of the Hershey Bears last night. The Checkers will take on the defending Calder Cup champion Toronto Marlies, who are undefeated so far in these playoffs. Game one is scheduled for May 17th in Charlotte, giving the Western teams time to finish off their respective series.
And the Avalanche get to add super prospect Cale Makar to their regular season roster too.
Should be a good few years coming up in Colorado. With MacKinnon’s friendly contract, Landeskogs too – and if Rantanen doesn’t break the bank then the Ave’s could go out and get a decent FA for scoring depth. Maybe trade one of these picks for one if they wanted to as well (How good would a center like Duchene look on the 2nd line….wait a second….)
Mr. Uncoachable NOT welcome back at The Can… Maybe he can get his Pot-O-Gold in…Buffalo! Or, back at the Canadian Tire Centre Tire Fire… the world is his carp (not oyster)..
Cmon man you missed it it’s obviously Canadian Tire Fire Centre
JD your new handle should be Mr.Predictable. Why cheer for that team whose put you through misery since 1927 !
I actually believe Mr. predictable would be the person who trolls every single one of my posts so here we are.
Hey JD watch some real hockey on now the Bruins!!. I’m free to meet up for a beer Saturday and watch the game just keep me in the loop.