The NHL season is over, the Vegas Golden Knights have won the Stanley Cup, and it’s time to turn the 2023 NHL Entry Draft coverage up to 11.
Tune in as we start with our respective top 20 rankings for the 2023 NHL Draft, including notes on which players are prototypical “Steve Yzerman” or Detroit Red Wings picks. Who will follow in the footsteps of Larkin, Seider, & Raymond in Hockeytown (4:55)? See our full rankings below.
Next, our analysis of the Vegas Golden Knights taking down the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, including Marchessault over Eichel for the Conn Smythe, Mark Stone, Aidan Hill, and other Vegas performances, what the rest of the league can or should learn, how much the expansion draft helped, & more (50:05).
Also, the Detroit Red Wings named Dan Watson as head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins after several strong years with the Toledo Walleye in the ECHL. How will this impact Sebastian Cossa, Marco Kasper, or other Red Wings prospects (1:04:00)?
Finally, news as the Ottawa Senators were finally sold to Michael Andlauer (1:06:40) & more before we take your question during our Overtime segment (1:12:25) – enjoy!
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Max’s Dan Watson article: https://theathletic.com/4609987/2023/06/14/dan-watson-ahl-grand-rapids-griffins-coach/
Brad’s Rankings:
Connor Bedard
Matvei Michkov
Adam Fantilli
Leo Carlsson
Will Smith
Ryan Leonard
Dalibor Dvorsky
Oliver Moore
Zach Benson
Gabe Perreault
Axel Sandin Pellikka
Matthew Wood
David Reinbacher
Brayden Yager
Nate Danielson
Tom Willander
Colby Barlow
Calum Ritchie
Dmitri Simashev
Samuel Honzek
Ryan’s Rankings:
Connor Bedard
Matvei Michkov
Adam Fantilli
Leo Carlsson
Will Smith
Dalibor Dvorsky
Ryan Leonard
Zach Benson
Oliver Moore
Gabe Perreault
Axel Sandin Pellikka
David Reinbacher
Nate Danielson
Colby Barlow
Brayden Yager
Tom Willander
Samuel Honzek
Matthew Wood
Calum Ritchie
Dmitri Simashev
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