BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nolan or Nico?
The debate rages on whether Nolan Patrick or Nico Hischier will be taken by the New Jersey Devils with the No. 1 overall pick at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft later this month in Chicago.
Both interviewed this week at the NHL Scouting Combine in KeyBank Arena with the Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers, who own the No. 2 pick. Both participated in the combine’s fitness testing Saturday at the Harborcenter. For Patrick, who went through an injury-plagued season with the Brandon Wheat Kings this past season, it was particularly important that he got the medical green light to take part.