With the Washington Capitals taking home the first Stanley Cup in franchise history last night, other teams around the league can finally get started on what will be a long offseason. June 15th will mark the opening of the first buyout window, while just a week later the first round of the NHL Entry Draft will get underway.
We knew where most of the selections would fall first round, but with the Capitals finding a way to overthrow the Vegas Golden Knights, we finally have the full order. It is:
- Buffalo Sabres
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Arizona Coyotes
- Detroit Red Wings
- Vancouver Canucks
- Chicago Blackhawks
- New York Rangers
- Edmonton Oilers
- New York Islanders
- New York Islanders (from Calgary)
- Dallas Stars
- Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis)
- Florida Panthers
- Colorado Avalanche
- New Jersey Devils
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Ottawa Senators (from Pittsburgh)
- Anaheim Ducks
- Minnesota Wild
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- New York Rangers (from Boston)
- Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville)
- New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay)
- St. Louis Blues (from Winnipeg)
- Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas)
- Washington Capitals
______________________It’s important to note that the draft lottery changes only the selections of the first round, meaning the non-playoff teams will select in reverse standings-order in rounds two through seven. Round two looks like this: - Buffalo Sabres
- Detroit Red Wings (from Ottawa)
- Florida Panthers (from Arizona)
- Montreal Canadiens
- Detroit Red Wings
- Vancouver Canucks
- Montreal Canadiens (from Chicago)
- New York Rangers
- Edmonton Oilers
- New York Islanders
- Carolina Hurricanes
- New York Islanders (from Calgary)
- Dallas Stars
- St. Louis Blues
- Washington Capitals (from Florida)
- Colorado Avalanche
- New York Rangers (from New Jersey)
- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Toronto Maple Leafs (from San Jose)
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Anaheim Ducks
- Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota)
- Montreal Canadiens (from Toronto)
- Boston Bruins
- Colorado Avalanche (from Nashville)
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Winnipeg Jets
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Montreal Canadiens (from Washington)
padam
Rangers with 5 picks in the first 48 picks. Not too shabby.
met man
I bet they use some of those to move up to the top five