Posts About "Dawson Mercer"
5 Jets' First-Round Draft Targets
June 27th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft Lottery was different this year — just like everything else in the hockey and sports worlds — due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the objective of the Entry Draft will remain the same: to select the player who can best bolster your franchise in the future. There's certainly no shortage of talent in this year's draft...
Canucks Draft Targets With First Round Conditional Pick
June 22nd, 2020 As much as we are ecstatic that the Vancouver Canucks are on the cusp of making the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, let's stop for a moment and think about what would happen if they actually lost to the Minnesota Wild. The first round conditional draft pick they gave up in the JT Miller trade would be for 2021 instead of...
Canadiens' Draft Targets if They Beat the Penguins
June 9th, 2020 The Montreal Canadiens sat 24th in the NHL at the time of The Pause. This was good enough to earn them a position in the best-of-five play-in round versus the fifth seed Pittsburgh Penguins. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) The Canadiens aren’t exactly the favorites — they’re...
San Jose Sharks: 5 First-Round Draft Targets
May 20th, 2020 This was a season to forget for the San Jose Sharks. One year after losing in the Western Conference Final, and before the coronavirus stoppage, they were dead last in the west. During the offseason, they lost longtime Shark and captain Joe Pavelski, Gustav Nyquist, and Joonas Donskoi, and they didn't add anyone significant to the...
Nashville Predators: 5 Potential First-Round Targets
May 16th, 2020 The NHL Draft order is not set yet, but the Nashville Predators are more than likely to draft around the 18th selection. After a season filled with ups and downs, including a coaching change in early January, the team will be able to add a top-tier talent to their 23rd-ranked system, according to The Hockey Writers' Mid-Season Farm...
5 Hurricanes First-round Targets
May 9th, 2020 The Carolina Hurricanes have a rosy outlook for the next several seasons. They have one of the best defensive teams in the league, they have a young nucleus of cost-controlled stars (Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov, and Jaccob Slavin), and their farm system is loaded with top prospects, like Ryan Suzuki, Jake Bean, and...
5 Capitals First-Round Draft Targets
May 7th, 2020 It’s common to hear analysts use the phrase “win-now mode” when discussing the Washington Capitals. While it’s true that they have traded away many draft picks for NHL talent over the past half-decade, they still have quality minor leaguers knocking on the door to the majors. Their stars are signed through 2025, and...
6 Prospects That Could Fall to the Blues in the 2020 Draft
April 29th, 2020 Despite the uncertainty surrounding the status of the 2020 NHL Draft, there's still reason to discuss possible scenarios when the event takes place. Although we don't what kind of pick the St. Louis Blues will have in the first round, we know it will be towards the bottom of the round. We will act as if they have the 30th pick in...
NHL Prospect Dawson Mercer: Family, Hockey and the Draft
April 20th, 2020 This season has been a whirlwind for Dawson Mercer. He started in Drummondville and represented his country at the World Junior Championships. He was traded to a championship contender, and then with the stoppage of play in the CHL due to the coronavirus pandemic, everything came to a halt. Dawson Mercer of the Drummondville...
