A couple of insiders seemed to be honing in on a potential trade between the New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks—I believe Elliotte Friedman thought it was a trade for J.T. Miller, but who knows! Maybe it was for Tyler Myers or someone like that, which would not have been good. Either way, it probably centered on the 13th overall pick in last night’s first round.
Then, at the last minute, Lou Lamoriello opted for a different deal: He traded the 13th overall pick to the Montreal Canadiens for young blueliner Alexander Romanov (and the Canadiens immediately flipped the 13th pick and the 66th pick to the Chicago Blackhawks for Kirby Dach).