Category: National Hockey League Entry Draft

2020 NHL Draft: The midseason top 31 rankings

By Lauren Kelly | Jan 21st 2020 | 8 min read |

Hello again! It’s your resident NHL Draft maniac, back again with another edition of 2020 NHL Draft rankings. Originally, it wasn’t my intention t...

2019 NHL Draft day two live blog with all Tampa Bay Lightning selections and trades

By loserpoints | Jun 22nd 2019 | 12 min read |

Day two of the NHL draft is officially underway. The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the day with five picks but didn’t waste any time acquiring a sixth...

The Tampa Bay Lightning select Nolan Foote 27th overall in the 2019 NHL draft

By loserpoints | Jun 22nd 2019 | 5 min read |

The Lightning have made their first selection in the first round of the NHL draft since 2017. And once again, they’ve selected a player from the Foo...

Trading out of the first round a possibility for Tampa Bay Lightning

By Justin G. | Jun 21st 2019 | 8 min read |

While both of these trades were under Steve Yzerman, the Tampa Bay Lightning twice in recent drafts have traded down from the 28th overall pick in the...

Final consolidated 2019 NHL draft rankings: The top 93

By loserpoints | Jun 21st 2019 | 4 min read |

The 2019 NHL draft is here. Well, almost. It starts with the first round tonight at 8 pm on the east coast. For those of us in the states, you can cat...

Scouting the 2019 NHL Draft: Five Players for the Tampa Bay Lightning to consider

By Lauren Kelly | Jun 20th 2019 | 8 min read |

To wrap up our prospect profiles for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, let’s take a look at some other options for the Tampa Bay Lightning. There’s a stro...

Scouting the NHL Draft: Nick Robertson is a lot of fun to watch

By Hardev | Jun 18th 2019 | 9 min read |

Tyler Johnson, Yanni Gourde, Jonathan Marchessault, Martin St. Louis. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a long history of trusting players whom many consid...

Scouting the 2019 NHL Draft: Bobby Brink is a fun option to ponder for the Lightning

By loserpoints | Jun 18th 2019 | 9 min read |

Bobby Brink is one of the most interesting players in this Friday’s NHL draft. He’s one of many players in the first round who has an intriguing s...

Scouting the 2019 NHL Draft: Late-bloomer Brett Leason has finally figured it out

By Lauren Kelly | Jun 17th 2019 | 5 min read |

Prince Albert’s Brett Leason is one of the more intriguing prospects available to NHL teams in this draft. It’s rare that we hear about overage pr...

Scouting the 2019 NHL Draft: Samuel Poulin is the power forward the Bolts are looking for

By Lauren Kelly | Jun 13th 2019 | 4 min read |

The 2019 NHL Draft lacks a plethora of large, pure-scoring wingers, but Samuel Poulin is one of them. The son of former NHLer Patrick, Poulin led the ...