Apparently, both of my last draft profiles for the 2022 NHL Draft share the same birthday. And it’s not just any regular ol’ birthday, they are both born on the first day of the year. Talk about a perfect symbolism to end both this draft period and, with it, the hockey year 2021-22. Now we’ll piggy-back on Team HuGo, hoping and praying they’ll bring us into a new year which is better than the last.
Matthew Savoie is under the microscope today. He has been an expected top selection since the start of this (still very fresh) decade.