Less than 24 hours until the NHL draft. Nothing is drawn yet, but we have very good ideas regarding the choices of the teams before the Canadian.
The Sharks will take Macklin Celebrini and the Hawks, who have already made their selection, will take Artyom Levshunov, most likely.
The Ducks and Blue Jackets’ picks are a little harder to predict, but let’s just say Ivan Demidov is heading quietly to Montreal. But…
You should not speak too quickly. If the teams in the top-4 do not seem more interested in drafting the Russian than necessary, some teams could arrange to draft him via advancement in the draft. This is obviously what the Flyers tried to do.
Columbus declined a trade for the fourth overall pick. Daniel Briere reportedly offered the 12th pick, a player from its roster and a 2025 first-round pick.
It’s obviously unclear which player the Flyers are targeting, but there’s strong reason to believe Demidov is in demand there.
After all, a Demidov-Michkov duo would be exceptional.
Does Philadelphia feel like it could get its hands on the Russian at fourth overall? If so, that’s good news for the Canadiens, who also have the KHL/MHL player in their sights. He seems to be slipping.
Besides, he certainly made some people happy this afternoon, as he introduced himself in French.
If Demidov could be a logical target for Brière and his club, he is not the only player who could be in their sights.
The Flyers have a dire need at center and Marc Dumont believes that if the club were to move forward draft, It would be to select Cayden Lindstrom, a big guy who plays center. To be continued, therefore, but nothing is yet decided in one of the most anticipated drafts of recent years.
A lot of
– News from Jonathan Drouin.
– Nathan MacKinnon remporte le Ted Lindsay.
– The Calder (easily) to Connor Bedard.
– He impressed the management.
– No operation for Connor McDavid.
– A James-James duo in LA.
– To be continued.
