The air is getting crisp and the leaves have well and truly turned, it must be time for some hockey!
Well, not quite. The COVID pandemic has meant that the whole calendar has shifted out by about a hundred days, so the NHL Draft which usually happens in late June is being held today.
A half-decent run last season meant that the Buffalo Sabres finished outside the really high picks and will be selecting #8 tonight.
Tonight will feature 31 first round picks, and it will end up taking an inordinately long amount of time, followed by Rounds 2-7 tomorrow, which will then go by so fast you’ll be hitting refresh on the Open Thread every couple of minutes.