The mock draft that flashed across the bottom of the screen on the Sportsnet feed of the 2019 NHL Draft pre-show claimed that Vasily Podkolzin would fall to the Philadelphia Flyers at 11th overall. We knew that this draft was going to be interesting.
The Vancouver Canucks were rumoured all day leading up to the draft to be ready to make a huge splash, from reports that they were in on a potential trade for Tyson Barrie that included Jake Virtanen and their 2020 first round pick, all the way to being interested once again in Nashville Predators defenceman P.