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The New Jersey Devils went into Montreal with 9 picks and left with five defenseman drafted, two forwards picked, and a goalie prospect, Vitek Vanecek’s rights. This post is a summary of thoughts about what the Devils did now that the 2022 NHL Draft is over.

BROSSARD, Quebec -- Shane Wright made sure to take a long look around at Bell Sports Complex during a clinic for children from the Montreal Canadiens youth development program Wednesday.

Rather than tip his hand on who the Montreal Canadiens plan to select with the first pick today in the NHL Draft, general manager Kent Hughes joked they’ll end up with all three of Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley. If the Canadiens want to make a splash, they could end up with two of them.

The 10 best players in NHL history who went No. 1 and delivered on their potential, but still weren’t the best in their draft year.

MONTREAL (AP) — Rather than tip his hand on who the Montreal Canadiens plan to select with the first pick in the NHL draft , general manager Kent Hughes joked they’ll end up with all three of Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley.

The Wild holds the No. 19 and No. 24 picks in Thursday nights first round. GM Bill Guerin said the team has a list and will stick to it. "You take the best player available," he said.

The 2022 NHL Entry Draft begins tonight.

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As we prepare for the start of the NHL Draft, we are providing this preview from the Flyers perspective, looking at targets with the fifth overall pick, a recent history of the fifth overall pick, and the possibility of the Flyers trading the pick.

Tonight is the first of two main events for the NHL offseason: the 2022 NHL Draft. It is in person in Montreal. The New Jersey Devils are picking second and have seven more picks to make tomorrow. This post previews the event and provides more information about it.