The 2014 NHL Entry Draft is over and with the league well into the offseason and free agency, it’s time to see how they did. Today, we’ll kick it off with part one of the Atlantic Division.
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There are a lot of things to like about McKeown. He’s got decent size at 6’1″, 194 pounds, and he could grow more and add 10-to-20 pounds of muscle to his frame by the time he’s ready to make his NHL debut. The Listowel, Ont.-native is also a right-shooting defender, which could raise his draft stock this weekend. However, his most admirable quality from a playing standpoint is how selfless he is with the puck and how well he thinks the game.
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Where DeAngelo comes off the board in the draft depends on how much teams like his game and are willing to put up with a potentially serious attitude problem. With that said, he could go anywhere from inside the top 15 to somewhere in the third round.
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How difficult is it to foresee what will happen in a player’s career several years down the road? It is incredibly challenging. However, these are the type of things that we just do anyway. The goal is to attempt to come up with a sort of possible projection with the eyeball test combined with some advanced statistics. Are you ready? Let’s go!
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For a team loaded with talented young play-making centres, the Jackets may get another one. Fortunately, this one can play wing, too.
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After years of watching their team take a defense-first mentality, fans in Smashville couldn’t be more excited to snatch up an offensive dynamo like Ehlers. According to Hockey’s Future, the Preds are strong in goaltending, defense and rugged two-way forwards. However, the team’s prospect pool sorely lacks elite offensive talent. Ehlers instantly addresses that weakness, as made evident by his 49 goals, 104 points and a plus-65 rating in 63 games last season as a rookie with the Mooseheads.
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The Canucks are aging fast and find their window of Cup contention swiftly coming to a close. Selecting a power forward like Ritchie could go a long way in extending that window.
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