This past week, it’s starting to become clear the NHL is going ahead with the NHL Draft, and it will likely happen before the season restarts. There’s a lot of issues that still need to be worked out, but one that’s on the top of the list is how conditional draft picks are going to work out. That’s an issue that’s most important to the New Jersey Devils.
The information has been flowing over the last week, but Pierre Lebrun with The Athletic has been ahead of the game on a lot of information. He tweeted on Sunday he believes the Vancouver Canucks might be one of the happiest teams when it comes to a June draft, and the ability to give up their 1st round pick right now rather than waiting for next year to give up an unprotected pick.