To round out our coverage of the 2021 NHL Draft on Silver Seven, we turn our attention to some options that might be available for teams in the mid-to-late rounds of this weekend’s draft.
It was interesting to hear Chief Amateur Scout Trent Mann muse about this draft class on TSN1200 earlier this week. He shared that some teams might choose more overagers (players eligible for the draft for a second or third time) because they have more data on them, while others might gamble on players with a bit more developmental upside as they might slide more this year relative to others given the increased uncertainty.