Jack Dawkins
Jack Dawkins is a freelance scout, analyst and avid watcher of "way too much hockey." He has joined The Hockey Writers team to cover all things Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes and Florida Panthers. He's an absolute data hound and loves using stats and analytics to calculate and extrapolate data for analysis.
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Unable to Move Up, Coyotes Attempt to Make Lemonade
October 8th, 2020 The Arizona Coyotes did not have a pick until the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft. Part of new general manager Bill Armstrong's deal with the team was that he would not have an input on the draft. Other members of the front office did draft prep for other teams and thus were also prohibited from participating in the Coyotes' draft....
Wild Wheel and Deal to Move Up on Day 2
October 8th, 2020 The Minnesota Wild started the day with the 39th, 101st, 132nd, 163rd and 194th picks on Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. They finished the day picking 37th, 39th, 65th and 146th after general manager Bill Guerin was busy wheeling and dealing. Early in the second round there was a trade announcement: #mnwild trades Luke Kunin...
Capitals Quiet and Unassuming on Day 2
October 8th, 2020 Less than 24 hours after trading up to gamble on Hendrix Lapierre, the Washington Capitals made four picks in Rounds 4-7. GM Brian MacLellan did make the most of his assets, though. RELATED: Capitals Gamble With Hendrix Lapierre on NHL Draft Day 1 He grabbed two forwards that fit a similar mold, a precociously confident...
Panthers Stock Cupboard With High Value and Potential Draft Steals on Day 2
October 8th, 2020 I recently mentioned on Twitter what I thought the Florida Panthers needed to do at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft: I was going to do a pre-draft primer for the #FlaPanthers, but I couldn't justify 1000+ words on it when 1 tweet can handle it.Take the best player available in the 1st and every pick after.You need to add more quality depth...
Panthers Score Big at 12 with Lundell
October 7th, 2020 With the 12th-overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, the Florida Panthers selected center Anton Lundell from HIFK of Liiga. With this pick, the Panthers have added an excellent center talent who projects to be a great second fiddle to Aleksander Barkov someday in the near future. Who is Anton Lundell? Lundell is currently playing in...
Wild Get Their Center with Marco Rossi
October 7th, 2020 With the ninth-overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Minnesota Wild selected Austrian forward, Marco Rossi from the Ottawa 67s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Rossi is an ultra-talented center who has spent the last two seasons setting the OHL ablaze. The Wild may have gotten themselves one of the top-five most-talented...
