Dallas Stars 2017 NHL Entry Draft: Final Thoughts and Reflections

Seven rounds and 217 picks later, the 2017 NHL Entry Draft has ultimately come to a close.

For me personally, the end of the draft is a bittersweet feeling. I have spent an absurd amount of time over the past few months watching games, watching highlights, reading scouting reports and poring over endless pages and pages and pages of statistics, all in preparation for this weekend. It’s strange for it to be over now, passing by in the blink of an eye over two hectic days. I’m sure that my girlfriend and my friends, however, will be glad to spend more time with me again.

I’ve been an obsessive draft enthusiast (an amateur-amateur scout?) for the last seven or eight years now, but as the 2016-17…