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2:37 Trade Alert Top 6 Forward and Top 4 D-Men headed to Vancouver


 Oliver Ekman-Larsson (12% or $.990 Thousand  retained), Connor Garland (Pending RFA)

 Jay Beagle, Louis Eriksson, Antoine Roussel, 2021 1RD pick (#9 Overall), 2022 2RD and 7RD


Analysis: Arizona continues theirs roster overhaul as they give the Vancouver Canucks Oliver Ekman-Larsson with 12% salary retained and Pending RFA Conner Garland for Loui Eriksson, Jay Beagle, Antoine Roussel, the Canucks 1RD pick from today (#9 overall), and a 2RD and 7RD pick in 2022. For Arizona they are now able to pick in the First round tonight after they had to forfeit the 11th overall pick but can now find a great future player picking in the top 10, the 7RD is just draft capital while the 2RD pick now gives them five 2nd round picks in 2022. As for Beagle Roussel, and Eriksson they will all be bottom 6 Forwards with Arizona and all only have one year left on there deals with Eriksson having $6 Million and Beagle and Roussel having $3 Million. For Vancouver they get Garland who can play on the opposite side of Pearson on the second line after he gets a new contract as he had (12G-27A-39P) in 49 games, and OEL is going to be a gamble. With the 12% of salary retained his contract in Vancouver his actual cap hit is $7.62 Million and if he can be a solid top 4 D-Men playing behind Hughes on the 2ND pairing then it shouldn’t matter but if they can’t get Ekman-Larsson to fit with the team then they will have problems as he signed for 6 years and had (3G-21A-24P) in 46 games played 



3:50 signing Alert Hall stays with Boston



Boston resigns Hall to a 4 year extension worth $6 Million to stay with the Bruins. Hall had regained his Hart Trophy winning form when he went to Boston and should remain on the second line with Craig Smith and David Krejci if they can sign him after he had (8G-6A-14P) in 16 regular season games with Boston and (3G-2A-5P) in 11 playoff games.


4:12 Blockbuster trade Alert Seth Jones goes to Chicago


 Adam Boqvist, 2021 1RD (#12), 2021 2RD (#44), Conditional 2022 1RD

 Seth Jones, 2021 1RD (#32), 2022 6RD

Analysis: Seth Jones has been moved to Chicago along with the (#32 overall pick tonight and a 2022 6RD pick for Adam Boqvist, the (#12 overall pick tonight), the 2021 2RD Pick (#44 overall), and a conditional 2022 1RD pick. Seth Jones becomes the Blackhawks top defender on the team  and will be the top right side D-Men maybe playing with Connor Murphy and UPDATE has signed a 8 year contract extension worth $76 Million with a AAV of $9.5 Million that will kick in after this year after having (2G-23A-28P) in 56 regular season games, they also don’t lose too much draft capital with the 2022 6RD pick and trading down 20 spots in the first round tonight. For the Blue Jackets trading up 20 picks this year and allowing them to pick twice in the top 15 is a big win, getting the #44 overall pick helps them get another pick in this years draft, the 2022 condition is if the Blackhawks win one of the 2 lottery picks in 2022 they instead get the 1RD pick in 2023, and Adam Boqvist is a young D-Men on the rise who can play the top pairing minutes jones was playing in Columbus and can be a big part of the Jackets future after having (2G-14A-16P) in 35 regular season games.




Live Draft update




#1) Buffalo Sabres 

Player: Owen Power

Age: 18 

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: (3G-13A-16P) in 26 games. 

Minor League: NCAA, Michigan



#2) Seattle Kraken

Player: Matthew Beniers

Age: 18

Position: Center

Stats: (10G-14A-24P) in 24 games 

Minor League: NCAA, Michigan



#3) Anaheim Ducks 

Player: Mason McTavish 

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats: (9G-2A-11P) in 13 regular season games, and (2G-5A-7P) in 4 playoff games.

Minor League: Swiss League, Olten



#4) New Jersey Devils  

Player: Luke Hughes  

Age: 17 

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: (4G-11A-15P) in 18 games 

College: USHL, USNTDP Junior



#5) Columbus Blue Jackets

Player: Kent Johnson

Age: 18

Position: Center

Stats: (9G-18A-27P) in 26 games 

College: NCAA, Michigan



#6) Detroit Red Wings 

Player: Simon Edvinsson

Age: 18

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: 1 assist in 10 regular season games and no points in 1 playoff game 

Minor League: SHL Frolunda HC



#7) San Jose Sharks 

Player: William Eklund

Age: 18

Position: Left Wing

Stats: (11G-12A-23P) in 40 regular season games and a goal and assist in 3 playoff games.

Minor League: SHL, Djurgardens



#8) Los Angeles Kings

Player: Brandt Clarke

Age: 18 

Position: Right Side Defensemen 

Stats: (5G-10A-15P) in 26regular season games

Minor League: Slovak Extraliga, MHC



#9) Arizona Coyotes (VIA Van) 

Player: Dylan Guenther 

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: (12G-12A-24P) in 24 regular season games.

Minor League: WHL, Edmonton 



#10) Ottawa Senators

Player:Tyler Boucher

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: (3G-2A-5P) in 5 regular season games

Minor League: USHL, USNTDP



#11) Arizona Coyotes 

Forfeited pick



#12) Columbus Blue Jackets (VIA Chi)

Player: Cole Sillinger

Age: 18

Position: Center

Stats: (24G-22A-46P) in 31 regular season games 

Minor League: USHL, Sioux Falls



#13) Calgary Flames  

Player: Matthew Coronato

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing 

Stats: (48G-37A-85P) in 51 regular season games and (9G-4A-13P) in 8 playoff games 

Minor League: USHL, Chicago



#14) Buffalo Sabres (VIA Phi) 

Player: Isak Rosen

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: a assist in 22 regular season games 

Minor League: SHL, Leksands IF



#15) Detroit Red Wings (VIA Dal)

Player: Sebastian Cossa 

Age: 18

Position: Goalie

Stats: (1.57 GAA and a .941 SV%) in 19 games 

Minor League: WHL Edmonton 



#16) New York Rangers

Player: Brennan Othmann 

Age: 18

Position: Left Wing

Stats: (7G-9A-16P) in 34 regular season games and a goal and assist in 4 playoff games

Minor League: Swiss League, Olten



#17) St.Louis Blues  

Player: Zachary Bolduc 

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats: (10G-19A-29P) in 27 regular season games 

Minor League: QMJHL, Rimouski


#18) Winnipeg Jets

Player: Chaz Lucics

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats: (13G-5A-18P) in 12 regular season games 

Minor League: USHL, USNTDP



#19) Nashville Predators

Player: Fredor Svechkov

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats: (5G-10A-15P) in 38 regular season games 

Minor League: VHL Ladia Togliatti 



#20) Minnesota Wild (VIA Edm)

Player: Jesper Wallstedt 

Age: 18

Position: Goalie 

Stats: (2.23 GAA and a .908 SV%) in 22 regular season games and (3.36 GAA and a .871 SV%) in 2 playoff games.

Minor League: SHL Lulea



#21) Boston Bruins 

Player: Fabian Lysell 

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: (2G-1A-3P) in 26 regular season games 

Minor League: SHL, Lulea



#22) Edmonton Oilers (VIA Min)

Player: Xavier Bourgault 

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats: (20G-20A-40P) in 29 regular season games and 4 assists in 5 playoff games 

Minor League: QMJHL, Shawinigan



#24) Florida Panthers 

Player: Mackie Samoskevich

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing 

Stats: (13G-24A-37P) in 36 regular season games and (1G-9A-10P) in 8 playoff games 

Minor League: USHL, Chicago



#25) Columbus Blue Jackets (VIA Tor)

Player: Corson Ceulemans

Age: 18

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: (4G-7A-11P) in 8 regular season games 

Minor League: AJHL, Brooks



#26) Minnesota Wild (VIA Pit)

Player: Carson Lambos

Age: 18

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: no point in 2 games 

Minor League: WHL, Winnipeg



#27) Nashville Predators (VIA Car)

Player: Zachary L’Heureux

Age: 18

Position: Left Wing 

Stats: (19G-20A-39P) in 33 regular season games 

Minor League: QMJHL, Halifix



#28) Colorado Avalanche 

Player: Oskar Olausson 

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: (3G-1A-4P) in 16 regular season games and no points in 2 playoff games 

Minor League: SHL, HV71



#29) New Jersey Devils (VIA NYI)

Player: Chase Stillman

Age: 18

Position: Right Wing

Stats: didn’t play this season 



#30) Vegas Golden Knights

Player: Zach Dean

Age: 18

Position: Center 

Stats:  (10G-10A-20P) in 23 regular season games and (1G-1A-2P) in 4 playoff games 

Minor League: QMJHL, Gatineau



#31) Montreal Canadiens 

Player: Logan Mailloux 

Age: 18

Position: Right Side Defensemen 

Stats: (7G-8A-15P) in 19 regular season games

Minor League: HockeyEttan, SK Lejon



#32) Chicago Blackhawks (VIA TB through Columbus)

Player: Nolan Allan 

Age: 18

Position: Left Side Defensemen 

Stats: (1G-1A-2P) in 16 regular season games 

Minor League: WHL, Prince Albert



List of pick for pick deals


#1) 

Detroit Red Wings

2021 1RD (#15)


Dallas Stars

2021 1RD (#23)

2021 2RD (#48)

2021 5RD (#138)


#2)

Minnesota Wild

2021 1RD (#20)


Edmonton Oilers 

2021 1RD (#22)

2021 3RD (#90)


#3)

Nashville Predators 

2021 1RD (#27)


Carolina Hurricanes 

2021 2RD (#40)

2021 2RD (#51)


tune in at 8:00 AM for to more news and action as I will have more news on drafted players from rounds 2 and 3 and any news and trade rumors that come up throughout the day.





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