After years in the wastelands (okay, only one year, but it feels like it’s been longer), the Nashville Predators have a first-round pick again, and seven total picks. The last time they made a selection in the first round they added Eeli Tolvanen with the 29th-overall pick; this year they’ll be picking several selections earlier.
The New Jersey Devils, thanks to Taylor Hall’s uncanny lottery-winning ability, will pick first; their nearest neighbors and division rivals the New York Rangers will choose right after. American center Jack Hughes and Finnish winger Kaapo Kakko will go first and second, but there’s still a little uncertainty about which of the two the Devils will choose.