The first round of the 2022 NHL draft has come to a close, and everyone throwing draft rankings out the window. Habs, Devils go off the board to give us back to back Slovakian draft picks to open the NHL Draft for the first time.
The guy who everyone thought was going #1? Shane Wright? That guy?
I wonder who these guys want the Canadiens to take tonight pic.twitter.com/eAxDL4denY
— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) July 7, 2022
He’s in Seattle now. Pick #4. Oops.
Pre-Draft
The hours leading up to the draft were full of speculation, trades, and signings that proved rumors incorrect.