SUNRISE, Fla. – As is the often the case, the most exciting events of the NHL draft day happen before the draft began.
The Boston Bruins created a major buzz heading into the draft when they traded blue chip defenseman Dougie Hamilton to the Calgary Flames for a first-round pick and two seconds.
GM Don Sweeney was far from done. He followed up by dealing top line power forward Milan Lucic to the Los Angeles Kings for a first-round pick, plus goalie Martin Jones and AHL defenseman Colin Miller.
Now, for a capsulized look at the rest of NHL draft's opening night.