Sep 17, 2017; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen (18) reaches for the puck against Las Vegas Knights defenseman Griffin Reinhart (8) during the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
Remember the New York Islanders 2012 draft? If not there are two things you should know about it. The first one is that Garth Snow desperately wanted to draft a defenseman, and a good one. He wanted a top-end D so bad he was rumored to have offered the Columbus Blue Jackets all of his seven picks at the draft for their second overall pick.